Articles by Chuck Molgat

The Two Koreas

Toronto ON June 7 to 9

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2007

The Two Koreas don’t cut a wide stylistic swath, but the band work their well-chosen Pavement-meets-Fall territory with aplomb and, o...

AA Sound System

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Contrary to the prevailing vibe of his electronic-nuanced recent CD, Laissez-Faire, Ayla Brook pressed his rhythm section into lean, three-...

Ox

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Ox front man Mark Browning declined an offer of a free drink, asking instead if anyone in the crowd had a Fisherman’s Friend for him. That...

Two-Minute Miracles

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Though prone to conducting industry showcases in solo or duet mode, principal Miracles worker J. Andrew Magoffin treated assembled delegate...

The Telepathic Butterflies

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2007

Réjean Ricard and Jacques Dubois have rehearsed in the spacious basement of the St. Norbert Roman Catholic Church for nearly 20 years. As i...

Grand Mal

Love Is the Best Con in Town

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

Bill Whitten has dropped one for the ages with this fourth full-length effort from his strung-out sounding, eyeliner-in-the-rain New York C...

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3

Olé! Tarantula

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

British art pop sage Robyn Hitchcock teams up with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin and Minus 5 maestro Scott McCaughey f...

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds

Philosophy and Underwear

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

Former Gun Club, Cramps and Nick Cave sideman Kid Congo will never be accused of garbling his lyrics. That’s what stands out the most on th...