Articles by Jibril Yassin

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  Snorri Helgason

  DECL Office, Edmonton AB, October 9

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2015

  Earlier this year, several Edmonton musicians travelled over to Iceland as part of a cultural exchange, collaborating with musicians and pe...

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  Television

  Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 27

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2015

  New York band Television helped usher in the punk era with the seminal album Marquee Moon, and most of the people watching their Sled Islan...

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  Body/Head

  The #1 Legion (Downstairs), Calgary AB, June 27

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2015

  People expecting anything closely resembling Sonic Youth were going to be disappointed with Body/Head's set. The duo of Bill Nace and Kim G...

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  Drive Like Jehu

  Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 27

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2015

  When 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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  Failgiver

  The #1 Legion (Upstairs), Calgary AB, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2015

  With members of Edmonton's Failgiver split between the Prairies and the West Coast, live appearances by the hardcore band might seem hard t...

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  Mykki Blanco

  Commonwealth, Calgary AB, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  "You might have heard some things about me lately" said Mykki Blanco at the beginning of the performer's set, referring to the recent, bold...

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  Godspeed You! Black Emperor

  Central United Church, Calgary AB, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  For a few moments, the audience didn't clue in to the fact that Montreal post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor were playing, talking l...

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  Ex Hex

  Broken City, Calgary AB, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  Washington, DC band Ex Hex — led by indie stalwart Mary Timony — are still a relatively new group, but they showed mastery of the power-pop...