Articles by Scott Tavener

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  Magic Cheezies

  Toronto, ON February 12

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2010

  If you're going to play sloppy, play fast. Starting with a misfire, punk threesome Magic Cheezies burned through a straight-ahead and at ti...

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  Laura Barrett

  Toronto, ON February 12

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2010

  Sneaky Dee's oblong shape tends to stoke background noise, often overwhelming quieter bands. Case in point, Laura Barrett's Wavelength slot...

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  From Fiction

  Toronto, ON February 12

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2010

  Hitting the stage to "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb, From Fiction reformed for their first gig since 2006. Centred on a walloping rhythm se...

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  Professor Fingers

  Toronto, ON February 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  Part DJ, part pantomime, a mask-clad Professor Fingers kicked off night two of Wavelength 500. Easing into the evening like a vaudevillian...

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  FemBots

  Toronto, ON February 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  Steam Whistle Brewery's Roundhouse is a pretty place to see a show, complete with massive skyline-facing windows. The vistas offer a nice d...

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  Diamond Rings

  Toronto, ON February 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  The D'Urbervilles's John O'Regan, aka Diamond Rings, has the one-man-and-a-canned-band act down to an art. A pop star in waiting, O'Regan h...

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  The Russian Futurists

  Toronto, ON February 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  Emerging from songwriting and recording exile, the Russian Futurists arrived with a selection of fresh songs. New tracks retained the band'...

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  Holy Fuck

  Toronto, ON February 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  Arguably Toronto's best live band going, Holy Fuck's free-blip, madcap circus of sound closed the second night of Wavelength 500 in thrilli...