Articles by Daryl Keating

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  Astro

  Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto ON, June 22

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014

  Astro, The Astronomical Kid, one of the only laudable artists to pass through the populous belly of The X Factor unscathed. Before emerging...

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  Zeus

  Cameron House, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014

  They're hairy. They sounded hairy (in a good way). No messing around needed, Toronto group Zeus dove headfirst into toe-tapping classic roc...

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  Benjamin Booker

  The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

  The southern blues stylings of Benjamin Booker fit so snugly onto the Horseshoe Tavern stage that it looked like he'd been playing there al...

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  Cities Aviv

  The Mod Club, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

  Indefinable as always, Cities Aviv's NXNE set was possibly even more puzzling than anyone had imagined. Dressed like a punk rocker, cultiva...

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  Ryan Hemsworth

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

  Ryan Hemsworth's set began with some outrageously colourful 8-bit tones that wouldn't have sounded out of place on a Super Mario game. Seei...

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  Tobacco

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Tom Fec, the man behind Black Moth Super Rainbow, has always dabbled in the grotesquely beautiful and the beautifully grotesque. His Tobacc...

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  tUnE-yArDs

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  With a black light shining down and the band sporting day-glo face paint, tUnE-yArDs dove straight into "Hey Life," which was quickly follo...

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  Lone

  Reality Testing

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2014

  The latest offering from British producer Lone, a.k.a. Matt Cutler, tunnels through a strange middle-ground of acid house and hip hop, fusi...