Articles by Daniel Sylvester

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  Peggy Lee

  Echo Painting

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2018

  Not to be confused with the long-deceased vocalist, Vancouver cellist Peggy Lee has taken the traditional jazz associated with her namesake...

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  Azalia Snail

  Neon Resistance

  PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2018

  The second-most fascinating thing about Azalia Snail is that, over her 28-year career (as a solo artist and one half of LoveyDove), the cul...

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  Kid Koala

  Floor Kids (Original Video Game Soundtrack)

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018

  Although he's had his share of classic solo releases over the past 22 years, Eric San (aka Kid Koala) has acted the consummate soundtracker...

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  Okkervil River

  In the Rainbow Rain

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018

  Good news/bad news: In the Rainbow Rain, the latest album from Okkervil River, is as hopeful and punchy, but also as clunky as its title. A...

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  Jah Wobble & MoMo Project

  Maghrebi Jazz

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2018

  Since leaving Public Image Ltd. 38 years ago, Jah Wobble has made the most of his solo career, recording over 40 albums and collaborating w...

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  µ-Ziq

  Challenge Me Foolish

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2018

  In 1999, Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) followed up his genre-defining opus, Lunatic Harness, with the coolly received Royal Astronomy, an albu...

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  The Damned

  Evil Spirits

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2018

  The advantage the Damned always had over their punk contemporaries is the fact that the British band always provided their music with a cer...

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  Jeff Tweedy / OHMME

  Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa ON, April 11

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2018

  Almost since the formation of his iconic alt-country outfit, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy has continued to show Ottawa a great deal of love, often in...