Articles by Helen Spitzer

Ohbijou

Swift Feet for Troubling Times

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

Dig beneath the surface of the flourishing music scene in Toronto and you’re as likely to find emigrants from Brantford and Oshawa as you a...

Gogol Bordello

The Drake Hotel, Toronto ON - February 15, 2006

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

Given the frantic word of mouth that preceded this show, it was clear that the Drake's basement rumpus room would be inadequate to contain...

How To Reach Campus/Community Radio

Attacking the Airwaves

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Campus and community radio is frequently misunderstood as just a stepping stone to commercial radio success. But because campus and communi...

Country Time for <b>Eleni Mandell</b> and Carol Van Dyk

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Sure, country has more recent cachet than it has in 30 years, but why would two musicians with some serious career momentum choose this mom...

Sleater-Kinney

Opera House, Toronto ON - February 17, 2003

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Though they produced the only cogent rock response to post-9/11 America, Sleater-Kinney still hit the stage as if they had something to pro...

Shannon Wright's Blistering Sun

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Shannon Wright unleashed is a force of nature, as any witness to her live show will affirm. Seemingly unaware of anything else, she plays g...

Warsawpack Name Names and Point Fingers

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

It defies all logic that Warsawpack should even exist. A seven-member genre-mutation cooked up by chance meeting at a party, the band rocks...

Ursula Rucker's Art of Dark Places

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Ursula Rucker is fearless about taking a good hard look at subjects others would prefer to forget. The Philadelphia poet's sophomore full-l...