Articles by Jill Langlois

The Death Set

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

Baltimore-based Australians the Death Set brought a concept to the table not comparable to anything I’ve seen in a long time. Hip-hop meeti...

Poorfolk

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

One of a handful of bands signed to White Whale Records, Ottawa/Montreal’s Poorfolk seemed reluctant to let go of record label daddy and th...

Rural Alberta Advantage

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

They might not actually be living in Alberta anymore, but Toronto-based Rural Alberta Advantage play gritty-sounding indie rock like they’r...

Irma Thomas

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

The Soul Queen of New Orleans had some idea why her Montreal audience skewed so young, and it wasn’t her recent Believer cover story; on st...

The Weather Station

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

If you like quiet folk, then the Weather Station is for you. Banjos and pretty vocals are at the forefront, not to say that Tamara Lindeman...

Winter Gloves

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

I fell in love with their About A Girl record months ago, but it took a trip to the quartet’s hometown for me to finally see Winter Gloves....

Woodhands

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

If Dan Werb’s multitude of painful-looking facial expressions don’t bother you, then you might like Woodhands. The Toronto based duo — or t...

Young Rival

Young Rival

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Hailing from one of Canada’s handful of steel towns, Hamilton, ON’s Young Rival harbour sentiments of garage rock past on their self-titled...