Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

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  North of America

  The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

  If there is anything better than seeing a North of America set as a young and impressionable fan, it's seeing them reform years later to pl...

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  Basia Bulat and Symphony Nova Scotia

  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax NS October 22

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2010

  It was remarkable how natural it sounded to have a full symphony playing Basia Bulat's quiet folk songs. With arrangements done by orchestr...

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  Senses Fail

  The Fire

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  The Senses Fail machine just keeps on churning. Without flinching, they've toured ceaselessly and released a commercially successful string...

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  The Snips

  Blackouts

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  The musical shift in the Snips (formerly the Ceremonial Snips) camp over the past few years isn't unlike that of pals/frequent tour-mates/C...

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  White Lung

  It's the Evil

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  It's The Evil is every bit the full-length debut followers have been anticipating from White Lung. Finally, after personnel conflicts and c...

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  The Intelligence

  Males

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  Only a year after the excellent Fake Surfers, Lars Finberg returns with another loveable new record with post-A Frames, lo-fi, art punk pro...

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  Falklands

  Think About It

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  While there isn't anything decidedly tormented about Falklands' debut full-length, an intangible sense of urgency is embedded into every on...

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  It Kills

  CKDU Lobby, Halifax NS October 22

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  The emotional depth Halifax's It Kills was able to wade into during their short set was quite something. Sitting in a circle in a tiny radi...