Articles by Scott Tavener

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  Hannah Georgas

  The Mod Club, Toronto, ON, February 1

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2013

  Like dropping down a weight class to battle lighter opponents, playing an early Friday night headlining slot lowers expectations, making vi...

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  Tegan and Sara

  Heartthrob

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2013

  For a record that kicks off with a song called "Closer," Tegan and Sara's seventh effort has a fair amount of distance to it. Throughout, t...

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  Indians

  Somewhere Else

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2013

  Like Coke and Pepsi, subtlety and slightness occasionally get confused. With his debut, Somewhere Else, Copenhagen singer-songwriter Søren...

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  Leonard Cohen

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, December 4

  PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2012

  With obvious similarities, porkpie hats and fedoras fall into the same genus. Nevertheless, they're worlds apart. While the former exudes a...

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  Titus Andronicus

  Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON, November 27

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2012

  If the conversation is great and the sex is better, then you know you're in the best kind of trouble. And so it was with New Jersey's Titus...

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  The Who

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, November 23

  PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2012

  A few years ago, I foolishly passed up a chance to see the Cure. I didn't want to see an old Robert Smith because, in my head, he still loo...

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  Menomena

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, October 17

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2012

  Portland's Menomena will likely never write anything as catchy as the Muppets' version of "Mah Nà Mah Nà," though that's not really the poi...

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  Argo

  Ben Affleck

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2012

  With the help of Boston accents and hardscrabble locales, Ben Affleck's first two films (Gone Baby Gone and The Town) created vibrant, insu...