Articles by Jessica Lewis

Jenny and Johnny

I'm Having Fun Now

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2010

As the title implies, this is what the couple of Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice have been waiting to do for a while now. Unfortunately, thei...

Ra Ra Riot

Mod Club, Toronto ON August 30

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2010

Ra Ra Riot fans were in for a treat on Monday night, courtesy of a free show from the Syracuse, NY-based indie rock outfit. The concert cam...

Winter Gloves Talk the High School Ambitions of <i>All Red</i>

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2010

The new answer to John Hughes, in terms of Canadian musicians, can easily be Winter Gloves and their newest album, All Red. Out September 7...

!!! Explain New Album's Cinematic Ties to Leonardo DiCaprio

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2010

This past Tuesday (August 24), California dance punks !!! released their fourth LP, Strange Weather, Isn't It?, via Warp. Speaking with Exc...

Winter Gloves

All Red

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2010

Winter Gloves' pleasant melodies and playful attitude make something that works, especially when they're singing about youth and awkward si...

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Strange Weather, Isn't It?

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2010

If you're looking for the angry, foul-mouthed funksters from California and NYC, well, they've grown up. The anger has passed, but sadness...

Seth Smith

New Problems

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2010

The ever-brooding underdog frontman of Dog Day lets us in a little more with this collection of b-sides and demos (and now possibly old pro...

Bravestation

2010

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2010

It's easy to be startled when an indie band's production quality is so high. Such is the case with Toronto, ON's Bravestation, featuring gu...