Articles by Chris Gee

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  Spoon

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, July 25

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2017

  Spoon have shown steady, unwavering growth since their inception in the '90s to become one of indie rock's most consistent bands of the las...

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  (Sandy) Alex G / Japanese Breakfast / Cende

  Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, July 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2017

  The triple bill of real life friends (Sandy) Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, and Cende share overlapping fan bases, and the level of stoked-nes...

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  Ratboys

  GN

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

  Ratboys' latest effort, GN, short for goodnight, is not quite the sleepy-time record that its name suggests. Instead, the Chicago-based gro...

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  Do Make Say Think

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, June 10

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2017

  Following last month's release of their seventh studio album, Stubborn Persistent Illusions, Toronto-based post-rock veterans Do Make Say T...

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  Future Islands

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, May 27

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2017

  On the heels of releasing their excellent fifth album The Far Field, Baltimore-based Future Islands stopped in Toronto for a highly anticip...

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  ​Sylvan Esso / Lucy Dacus

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2017

  Sylvan Esso, made up of singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn, quickly rose in popularity in their first few years of existence tha...

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  Slates

  Summery

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2017

  On new album Summery, Edmonton punk-rockers Slates go for a more optimistic outlook than they're used to. After recording with Steve Albini...

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  The Velveteins

  Slow Wave

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2017

  Slow Wave, the debut full-length from Edmonton-based the Velveteins, is a sunny soundtrack to mark the beginning of a hot and dry Prairie s...