Articles by Joshua Kloke

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  The Menzingers / Lemuria / PUP / Cayetana

  The Opera House, Toronto ON, June 3

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2014

  With four bands on an all-ages bill, there were bound to be a series of highs, lows and surprises on Tuesday night at the Opera House. Each...

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  Tigers Jaw

  Charmer

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2014

  Three members of scrappy Scranton, PA slacker-punks Tigers Jaw departed the band in early 2013, casting doubt over the band's future. In an...

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  Bidiniband

  The Motherland

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

  Dave Bidini's consistent creative output, be it in book form or through his time in the Rheostatics and with Bidiniband, is reliable for th...

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  Bry Webb

  Free Will

  PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

  With all the talk of the Constantines reunion this summer, Bry Webb's second solo record risks being overshadowed by the return of the art-...

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  DZ Deathrays

  Black Rat

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

  Brisbane guitar and drums duo DZ Deathrays garnered plenty of attention in their native Australia with their bratty 2012 debut, Bloodstream...

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  CATL

  This Shakin’ House

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2014

  The music of Toronto duo CATL has always taken cues from the blues of America's deep south, though that inspiration comes through more appa...

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  Thee Oh Sees

  Drop

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2014

  Here's what we know: Thee Oh Sees mastermind John Dwyer, frustrated with an influx of wealth in his beloved hometown of San Francisco, relo...

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  Gord Downie, the Sadies, and the Conquering Sun

  Gord Downie, the Sadies, and the Conquering Sun

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

  In recent years, the onstage presence of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie has grown stale. Once this country's gold standard of improvis...