Articles by Jibril Yassin

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  Deerhoof

  Fever 121614

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2015

  What's the best thing about San Francisco noise-pop heads Deerhoof: Is it their hyper-pop sensibilities, or their nuanced, deconstruction o...

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  Duotang

  Yellowhead Brewery, Edmonton AB, October 11

  PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2015

  Winnipeg post-punk group Duotang were a going concern at a time when two-piece bands consisting only of bass and drums weren't common &#821...

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  The Wet Secrets

  Freemasons' Hall, Edmonton AB, October 10

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2015

  A 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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  Never Young

  Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2015

  The first thing you hear from Never Young is the sound of gurgled electronics before the band rips into a frenetic rendition of "Like a Ver...

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  Moon King

  Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2015

  Moon 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...

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  D.O.A.

  Brixx Bar and Grill, Edmonton AB, October 9

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2015

  For 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 landm...

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  Pétur 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 acousti...

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  Jom Comyn

  DECL Office, Edmonton AB, October 9

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2015

  While 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 tha...