Articles by Josiah Nelson

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  Common Holly

  When I Say to You Black Lightning

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2019

  Common Holly's second album, When I Say to You Black Lightning, feels like a worthy successor to her debut, Playing House. There are clear...

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  Bill Frisell

  Harmony

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2019

  Legendary composer and guitarist Bill Frisell couldn't have found a more appropriate title for his official Blue Note debut; Harmony deftly...

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  Red River Dialect

  Abundance Welcoming Ghosts

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2019

  Shortly after recording Red River Dialect's fifth album, Abundance Welcoming Ghosts, the band's singer and songwriter David Morris left Wal...

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  Paper Beat Scissors

  Parallel Line

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2019

  On their third album, Parallel Line, Montreal-based orchestral-pop project Paper Beat Scissors explore the tender fragility of human connec...

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  Megan Nash

  Mae Wilson Theatre, Moose Jaw SK, September 7

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

  With its high ceilings, brass railings and cream walls, on which complex golden patterns lay, and in which over a century of history lives,...

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  Corey Isenor

  Absinthe & Smoke

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2019

  Corey Isenor's latest album, Absinthe & Smoke, feels delicate and gentle, especially when compared to his backlog of alt-country records. H...

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  Half Moon Run

  The Exchange, Regina SK, July 16

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2019

  Over the course of their Regina set, Half Moon Run demonstrated why they have a reputation for technical prowess. Conner Molander moved fro...

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  Foxwarren

  The Exchange, Regina SK, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2019

  Foxwarren appeared as one, animated by blue and red lights, but the crowd's eyes went to Andy Shauf, who hadn't played in his hometown sinc...