Articles by Daniel Sylvester

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  Frog Eyes

  Pickpocket's Locket

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2015

  Over the past few years, Carey Mercer (aka Frog Eyes) has had no problem coming up with lyrical fodder. After contracting cancer before the...

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  Deradoorian

  The Expanding Flower Planet

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2015

  After leaving Dirty Projectors in 2012, Angel Deradoorian lent her hand to a number of projects, guesting on albums by the Roots, Flying Lo...

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  Teen Daze

  Morning World

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2015

  When the mononymous man behind Teen Daze, Jamison, released All of Us, Together, his 2012 full-length debut, it became apparent that the Va...

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  Seaweed

  Actions and Indications

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2015

  Fifteen years after their breakup, fans and critics have finally identified Seaweed as one of the great, underrated groups of the grunge er...

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  "Weird Al" Yankovic

  Claridge Homes Stage, Ottawa ON, July 19

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2015

  Helping to close off Ottawa's expansive 11-day Bluesfest, "Weird Al" Yankovic brought a headlining-sized performance to the 5:30 p.m. times...

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  Interpol

  Claridge Homes Stage, Ottawa ON, July 18

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2015

  Interpol and sunlight don't mix.   But that's exactly what Ottawa Bluesfest spectators got on the second Saturday (July 18) of the sprawlin...

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  Run the Jewels

  Monster Energy Stage, Ottawa ON, July 15

  PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2015

  In 2013, El-P and Killer Mike played separate, back to back shows at Ottawa Bluesfest, but overlapped their sets in order to give the scarc...

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  Zachary Gray & Para Palabras

  Containment EP

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2015

  After contributing tracks to last year's terrific Forest City Series Vol. 1 compilation, Zachary Gray and Para Palabras debut new material...