Articles by Scott Tavener

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  Beach House

  Bloom

  PUBLISHED May 16, 2012

  In two quick beats of atypical percussion at the very beginning of Bloom, Beach House set an uneasy tone. It's a fleeting moment on "Myth"...

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  Frankie Rose

  The Shop @ Parts & Labour, Toronto ON May 3

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2012

  The Shop in the basement of Parts & Labour doesn't really have a stage and Frankie Rose isn't particularly tall. That combination led to pl...

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  Willis Earl Beal

  Drake Underground, Toronto ON April 30

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2012

  A great backstory never hurts (ask Justin Vernon). Between serenading strangers on his cellphone and trying out for television talent shows...

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  Red Hot Chili Peppers

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON April 27

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2012

  Anthony Kiedis turned up at the ACC in an "OFF!"-emblazoned baseball cap, a pair of pant/short hybrids (one long leg, one short leg) and a...

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  Forest City Lovers

  The Great Hall, Toronto ON April 19

  PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2012

  "We're ending it on a good note... it can happen," insisted Forest City Lovers' singer/guitarist Kat Burns during her band's farewell appea...

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  The Cribs

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON April 11

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2012

  Outlasting a laundry list of artier peers -- many that only mid-aughts NME devotees will remember -- Brit-guitar survivors, the Cribs are a...

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  The Twilight Sad

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON February 29

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2012

  Rainy weeknights in February are tailor-made for Scottish bands, especially those with a penchant for atmospheric soundscapes and a soft sp...

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  Jane's Addiction

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON February 27

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012

  The frontman and guitarist-with-mystique dynamic served Jane's Addiction pretty well for over two decades. Admittedly, Perry Farrell lost s...