Reviews
Metric / Death Cab For Cutie Rexall Place, Edmonton AB, March 29
Published Mar 30, 2016
Seeing Metric and Death Cab for Cutie on the same tour poster seems almost like a dream. At first glance, there's maybe not much overlap bet...
Articles By Jibril Yassin
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![Teen Suicide 'It's the Big Joyous Celebration, Let's Stir the Honeypot']()
ReviewsTeen Suicide "It's the Big Joyous Celebration, Let's Stir the Honeypot" Published Mar 30, 2016In many ways, getting a return statement from Teen Suicide is amazing in and of itself; their 2013 breakup seemed destined to send the band...
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ReviewsLaura Sauvage Extraordinormal Published Mar 23, 2016Building on the momentum from her previous EP, Americana Submarine, Extraordinormal is the debut full-length from Les Hay Babies' Vivianne R...
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ReviewsB Boys No Worry No Mind Published Mar 16, 2016The title for Brooklyn band B Boys' first release, No Worry No Mind, is a funny one. In the context of their music — broody, artsy post-punk...
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ReviewsFrank Turner & the Sleeping Souls Union Hall, Edmonton AB, March 6 Published Mar 07, 2016Walking on to the sound of falling rain and kicking things off with the triumphant opening that is "The Next Storm," Frank Turner & the Slee...
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ReviewsThe Cult Hidden City Published Feb 05, 2016On the Cult's tenth studio album, Hidden City, the long-running British act seem to have hit a new creative streak. Hidden City is the band'...
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![Mötley Crüe / Alice Cooper Rexall Place, Edmonton AB, December 12]()
ReviewsMötley Crüe / Alice Cooper Rexall Place, Edmonton AB, December 12 Published Dec 13, 2015How was it determined that Alice Cooper would be not co-headlining but opening for Mötley Crüe on what is deemed their "Final Tour"? The Det...
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![The Weeknd Rexall Place, Edmonton AB, November 30]()
ReviewsThe Weeknd Rexall Place, Edmonton AB, November 30 Published Dec 01, 2015Hearing the opening guitar chords of "Real Life," chords that sound triumphant even as they hint towards melancholy, you can't help but thin...
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ReviewsDeerhoof Fever 121614 Published Nov 26, 2015What's the best thing about San Francisco noise-pop heads Deerhoof: Is it their hyper-pop sensibilities, or their nuanced, deconstruction of...
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![Duotang Yellowhead Brewery, Edmonton AB, October 11]()
ReviewsDuotang Yellowhead Brewery, Edmonton AB, October 11 Published Oct 12, 2015Winnipeg post-punk group Duotang were a going concern at a time when two-piece bands consisting only of bass and drums weren't common —...
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ReviewsMoon King Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10 Published Oct 11, 2015Moon King got off on the right note as they started off with the sounds of "Apocalypse," a slow build-up of soft guitar that exploded into a...
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![Never Young Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10]()
ReviewsNever Young Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10 Published Oct 11, 2015The first thing you hear from Never Young is the sound of gurgled electronics before the band rips into a frenetic rendition of "Like a Vers...
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ReviewsThe Wet Secrets Freemasons' Hall, Edmonton AB, October 10 Published Oct 11, 2015A later start time meant that there was a large and friendly turnout for the Wet Secrets just before one a.m., but it dwindled by set's end....
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ReviewsSnorri Helgason DECL Office, Edmonton AB, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2015Earlier this year, several Edmonton musicians travelled over to Iceland as part of a cultural exchange, collaborating with musicians and per...
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ReviewsJom Comyn DECL Office, Edmonton AB, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2015While being the sole artist on the bill not to hail from Iceland, Edmonton's Jom Comyn (aka Jim Cuming) has built up a well of goodwill than...
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ReviewsPétur Ben DECL Office, Edmonton AB, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2015"These songs... they're all depressing but in Iceland, that's really hot" joked Pétur Ben at the beginning of his set. With only an acoustic...
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ReviewsD.O.A. Brixx Bar and Grill, Edmonton AB, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2015For weeks, it had been billed as "D.O.A. Performing Hardcore '81" but it ended up being a bit of a misnomer. Rather than playing that landma...
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ReviewsDrive Like Jehu Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 27 Published Jun 28, 2015When John Reis' band Rocket from the Crypt reunited to play shows including last year's Sled Island, hopes were high a reunion set from his...
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![Body/Head The #1 Legion (Downstairs), Calgary AB, June 27]()
ReviewsBody/Head The #1 Legion (Downstairs), Calgary AB, June 27 Published Jun 28, 2015People expecting anything closely resembling Sonic Youth were going to be disappointed with Body/Head's set. The duo of Bill Nace and Kim Go...
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![Television Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 27]()
ReviewsTelevision Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 27 Published Jun 28, 2015New York band Television helped usher in the punk era with the seminal album Marquee Moon, and most of the people watching their Sled Island...
