Articles by Joseph Mathieu

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  Jean Leloup

  Southam Hall, Ottawa ON, February 12

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2016

  A sold-out National Arts Centre welcomed Jean Leloup to Southam Hall with a standing ovation last night. The Quebecois singer-songwriter gr...

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  Cloud Cult

  The Seeker

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2016

  Cloud Cult's tenth full-length album is also the soundtrack to their third movie; they're both named The Seeker and both out on February 12...

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  Geoff Berner

  Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield QC, January 22

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2016

  It was warmer than made sense for a January night in the brimming Blacksheep Inn. A one-man wildfire swayed on stage through a whiskey-fuel...

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  Promise and the Monster

  Feed the Fire

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2016

  Promise and the Monster's most recent album, Feed the Fire, is the band's debut on Bella Union. Billie Lindahl, the Swedish artist behind t...

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  Casey Mecija

  Psychic Materials

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2016

  As if her melodious voice, emotive lyrics and songwriting weren't beguiling enough, Casey Mecija has released her solo debut Psychic Materi...

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  Pony Girl

  Foreign Life

  PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2015

  Before Pony Girl had even released their 2013 debut album, Show Me Your Fears, many of Foreign Life's songs had already been written. Thoug...

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  Bosveld

  Veldbrand

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2015

  Electro-folk outfit Bosveld's debut LP Veldbrand both laments and praises the devastating powers of the natural world. Once a minimalist ex...

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  Freddie Gibbs

  Babylon, Ottawa ON, October 15

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

  L.A.-based rapper Freddie Gibbs was booked to play Ottawa on October 15, but he only took to the stage in the earliest hours of October 16....