Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  British Columbia-Based Singer Sibel Thrasher Dead at 67

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2020

  British Columbia-based singer Sibel Thrasher has died at 67. The singer, who lived in Richmond at the time of her death, passed away on Apr...

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  Toronto Venue the Hideout Is Closing Permanently

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2020

  A month after Toronto venue the Hideout closed temporarily due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, its owners have announced that there will b...

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  ROY's 'PEACE LOVE AND OUTER SPACE' Celebrates Toronto's Emerging Psych Scene

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2020

  ROY wear their influences on their flowing, satin sleeves, and they're all the better for it. On new album PEACE LOVE AND OUTER SPACE, the...

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  Watch NOBRO Shred with Satan in "Don't Die" Video

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2020

  Raucous Montreal punk quartet NOBRO have shared stages with the likes of Alexisonfire, FIDLAR and PUP, and now they can add Satan himself t...

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  Frog Eyes Offshoot Soft Plastics Share Three New Songs

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2020

  A few weeks after announcing their debut album, Soft Plastics — born from the ashes of Frog Eyes — have shared three new songs and an accom...

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  Eleanor Friedberger Shares Two Destroyer Covers from Unfinished EP

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2020

  Eleanor Friedberger opened for Destroyer on his recent tour, which was cut short when the world shut down. Now, the former Fiery Furnaces m...

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  Lana Del Rey Details Poetry Album 'Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass'

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2020

  Lana Del Rey turned heads when she announced that she would quickly follow up last year's stunning Norman Fucking Rockwell! with a spoken w...

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  John Mulaney Still Intends to Perform in Toronto After Postponing Show Four Times

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2020

  Last night (April 10) was supposed to mark the long-awaited conclusion to the epic saga that is John Mulaney's infamously postponed Toronto...