Articles by Daniel Sylvester

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  Pluralone

  To Be One With You

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019

  Before Josh Klinghoffer joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2007, the California guitarist enjoyed a career as a session/live musician for...

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  Owen Pallett / Carmen Elle

  27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 15

  PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2019

  Five years and counting since his last full-length, and just as long since his most recent solo appearance in the nation's capital, Owen Pa...

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  Guided by Voices

  Sweating the Plague

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2019

  Eight years, five EPs and 13 LPs since their reformation, it's no longer surprising to witness Guided by Voices put out so much music so co...

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  Anamai

  Dream Baby

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2019

  Although Anna Mayberry and David Psutka may be best known for their HSY and Egyptrixx projects, there's something to be said about how much...

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  808 State

  Transmission Suite

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2019

  In the late '80s and early '90s, 808 State helped pioneer British electronica with a trio of LPs, influencing pioneering artists like Aphex...

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  Operators / Legal Vertigo

  Club Saw, Ottawa ON, October 4

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2019

  As bandleader of Operators and co-songwriter in Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner has toured non-stop over the last half-decade, playing at least o...

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  Gaby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks

  ¡Spangled!

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2019

  Even if you neglected to listen to a single lyric, ¡Spangled! still comes off as a powerful political statement. Performed by 37-year old G...

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  The New Pornographers

  In the Morse Code of Brake Lights

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2019

  In the past half-decade, the New Pornographers have enjoyed a return to form. Surprisingly, bandleader Carl Newman has achieved this by mov...