Articles by Rob Nay
Moneen
Explore the Intricate Balance Between Harmonic Challenges and Humorous Inclinations In the Modern Age
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003
Inside the diminutive Rivoli club in Toronto, crammed with people, Moneen plays as if their lives hang in the balance, delivering a continu...
Conrad
Conrad
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003
Vancouvers Conrad, featuring former members of the Velveteens and Wayne Omaha, play deftly measured pop and refined alt-country. The disc...
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
The Secret of Elena's Tomb
PUBLISHED May 1, 2003
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Deads five-song EP features a wavering assortment of songs. The disc opens with "Mach Schau, a song...
Various
The Trans-Canada Beaver Cookoff
PUBLISHED May 1, 2003
The Trans-Canada Beaver Cookoff supplies a very strong selection of independent Canadian rocknroll. The Catch and Release compilation fea...
Bob Log III/Bebe and Serge
Royal Albert Arms, Winnipeg MB - February 17, 2003
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003
The task of getting Winnipeg music fans to forsake their apartments and go to a concert on a Monday night in February is an onerous one, ak...
Various
"I Said Sometimes!" - A Tribute to Bum
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003
I Said Sometimes is a rarity among tribute albums, being a disc that actually features inspired and clever interpretations of the group's m...
Atomic 7
Gowns by Edith Head
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003
Atomic 7 includes Clinton Ryder on double bass, Mike Adreosso on drums, and Brian Connelly (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Neko Case & He...
Tangiers
Hot New Spirits
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003
Toronto's Tangiers feature Marco Moniz (formerly of Killer Elite), Josh Reichmann, and Yuri Didrichsons and James Sayce, both formerly of t...