Articles by Chris Whibbs

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  Poor Folk

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2007

  Arriving a little late, the barrage of sound that emanated from the small concert room seemed much more aggressive than the delicate indie...

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  Raising the Fawn

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2007

  Returning from a recent recording sojourn, Raising the Fawn were armed with more than a couple of new tunes, but, wonderfully, they also ma...

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  Silversun Pickups

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2007

  Putting a together a perfect combination of looks and music, this L.A.-based band dabbled in music that was just as dishevelled and messy a...

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  The Brown Hornets

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2007

  Even though you could fry an egg on the venue's chipped Formica counter, Newcastle, ON's Brown Hornets couldn't have cared less. Drawing up...

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  Paul Freeman

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2007

  Ah, the first timeslot, where the artist is never truly on time, as each musician pines for that sudden rush of people. Singer-songwriter F...

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  Hopewell

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2007

  Anything from an ex-Mercury Rev member will always draw interest and, gleaming in his all-white ensemble, Jason Russo expertly commanded th...

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  Julie Mack

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2007

  Even though you sometimes wonder why you keep that Rusty concert T-shirt, with its holes and mystery stains, it's very simple: the familiar...

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  Maplewood Lane

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2007

  While the country-tinged somnambulant styling of this Vancouver, BC band may not be advised late at night in a mugging hot venue, the vocal...