Articles by Matthew Blenkarn

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  Un Blonde

  Good Will Come to You

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2017

  Jean-Sebastien Audet never seems to stay in one place for long. Since the Calgary pop prodigy moved to Montreal, his output as Un Blonde ha...

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  Faith Healer

  Try ;-)

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2017

  Psychedelia has always been about the mind. Like their forbearers, Edmonton psych-pop duo Faith Healer are concerned with the cerebral, but...

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  Zola Jesus

  Okovi

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2017

  Nika Roza Danilova's work as Zola Jesus has always been precarious. The Merrill, Wisconsin native fits theatrical, sometimes abrasive synth...

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  Moon King

  Hamtramck '16

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2017

  Cities have profound effects on their resident musicians. Beyond offering supportive communities and subject matter, they imbue artists wit...

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  Doldrums

  Esc

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

  Listening to a Doldrums album can be an overwhelming experience. Both 2013's Lesser Evil and 2015's The Air Conditioned Nightmare felt meti...

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  Kirin J. Callinan

  Bravado

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2017

  Waiting four years to release a sophomore album is always a dicey proposition, and for Australian provocateur Kirin J. Callinan, the risk h...

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  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, May 31

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2017

  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds took the stage in Toronto last night (May 31) with their work cut out for them. Promoting both a greatest hits...

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  Colin Stetson

  Great Hall, Toronto ON, May 15

  PUBLISHED May 16, 2017

  Colin Stetson isn't a singer, but you could recognize his voice from anywhere. Passed through a dog collar microphone, his hoarse wail is a...