Articles by Jessica Carroll

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  The Luyas

  La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  The audience waiting for the Luyas was uncomfortably wet. The torrential downpour raging outside of the venue meant that no one - not even...

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  Twin Sister

  La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Twin Sister's reputation for putting on multi-sensorial shows that showcase the band's penchant for the thrilling, strange and ephemeral wa...

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  Friendly Dimension

  Cagibi, Montreal QC September 29

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2010

  There's nothing better than an overt visual cue at a show, especially a drummer so passionate that he stands while smacking away at his kit...

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  Bad Vibrations

  Cagibi, Montreal QC September 29

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2010

  Bad Vibrations' brand of accessible indie works well in a small venue like Cagibi, bouncing around off the crowd and the foggy glass window...

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  Play Guitar

  Cagibi, Montreal QC September 29

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2010

  You know when you're 13 and you've been listening to Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and some Saves the Day record all week, and you'...

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  The Ether

  Cagibi, Montreal QC September 29

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2010

  If three-piece the Ether are any indication of what's to come from the new Halifax scene, then expect it to be loud. While their onstage de...

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  Boris / Russian Circles

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON August 9

  PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2010

  I learned a lot of life lessons at Toronto's Boris/Russian Circles show. First, bands who wield impressive technical music skills do not ap...

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  The XX / JJ / Nosaj Thing

  Phoenix, Toronto ON April 4

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2010

  Let's face it: dancing is overrated. Or at least that was the impression made by the crowd at the XX, JJ and Nosaj Thing's Toronto tour sto...