Articles by Kristin Cavoukian

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  Jerry Garcia

  Before the Dead

  PUBLISHED May 14, 2018

  There are discerning Grateful Dead fans out there, and then there are those who'll buy just about every newly unearthed vault release. The...

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  Peter Rowan

  Carter Stanley's Eyes

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018

  After a good half-century in the business, bluegrass great Peter Rowan has earned the right to rest on his laurels, but with this second ne...

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  Western Centuries

  Songs From the Deluge

  PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2018

  Two years ago, when Western Centuries came barrelling onto the scene with their flawless debut, Weight of the World, I couldn't wait to hea...

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  Graham Nicholas

  Dial Tones and Pretty Notes

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2018

  Toronto's Graham Nicholas writes songs you'd swear you've heard somewhere before. His uncluttered approach to songwriting and simple folk-r...

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  Ronley Teper and the Lipliners

  The Game

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018

  If Kate Bush and Frank Zappa had a lovechild, it might just be Toronto's Ronley Teper, who has spent years bringing her quirky jams to audi...

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  Sunny War

  With the Sun

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2018

  Sunny War's musical influences are wide-ranging. Nashville-born and Venice Beach, CA-based, War spent her childhood moving frequently, and...

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  Big City Cough

  Born at Night

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2017

  When an album starts off with sweetly fingerpicked acoustic guitar, it's easy to think you know where it's going: an album of saccharine, o...

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  Bird City

  Winnowing

  PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2017

  If I were an indie filmmaker with an introspective rom-com/road movie nearly in the can, I'd get Bird City to do the soundtrack. Since I fi...