Articles by Scott Tavener

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  The National / Neko Case

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON December 9

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2011

  Cozier than its full-court counterpart, the trimmed-down theatre version of the Air Canada Centre still has plenty of cavernous nooks and c...

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  The Artist

  Michel Hazanavicius

  PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2011

  Making a black and white silent film in an age of 3D extravaganzas might seem like a gimmick, but The Artist has more to it than just an at...

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  Hey Rosetta!

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON November 23

  PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2011

  Shortly before Hey Rosetta! took the stage for the first of two nights at the Phoenix, the street outside was a ghost town. Usually that do...

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  Los Campesinos!

  Hello Sadness

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011

  Populated with plenty of carnage, the third proper LP from boisterous Brit tweemo platoon Los Campesinos! features scattered carrion, birds...

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  Youth Lagoon

  The Garrison, Toronto ON November 19

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2011

  Youth Lagoon's critically fellated debut, The Year of Hibernation, is a headphone record par excellence. The work of 22-year-old multi-inst...

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  WU LYF

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON November 12

  PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2011

  The name World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation (aka WU LYF) toes a line between populist implications and insularity. Thus, it does a decent...

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  Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON November 7

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  (What's the Story) Morning Glory? was the apotheosis of Britpop. In the months leading up to the album's release and for more than two year...

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  Iron & Wine / Marketa Irglova

  Sound Academy, Toronto ON October 15

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2011

  The bygone version of Iron & Wine -- a ghostly troubadour -- would have been an entirely incongruent Saturday night Sound Academy booking (...