Articles by Travis Persaud

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  Real Estate

  The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON March 14

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2010

  In a soft voice, Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker told the crowd that this was the New Jersey band's last night in Canada and they wanted t...

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  Shapes Stars Make

  These Mountains Are Safe

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2010

  They may come across as devoted disciples of fellow Texans Explosions in the Sky, but the build-up and ensuing conflict between the crashin...

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  Pianos Become the Teeth

  Old Pride

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2010

  Pianos Become The Teeth prove they can continue in impressive fashion from their debut EP, Saltwater. Old Pride comes through more focused...

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  Story of the Year

  The Constant

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2010

  For some odd reason, Story of the Year gained a cult-like following when they released blasé single "Until the Day I Die" in 2004. A...

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  The Reveling

  3D Radio

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2010

  Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, the Reveling's debut EP immediately strikes as pleasantly simple, straightforward and in direct contrast to the...

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  City of Glass

  Equations

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2010

  Filed somewhere between Minus The Bear and Incubus, this Vancouver, BC duo soar on Equations. "Wait" highlights the five-song EP. Opening w...

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  Before There Was Rosalyn

  The Führer: An Allegory Of A History Of Deception

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2010

  Before There Was Rosalyn march boldly forward on their Victory Records debut. With imagery, and an album title, that invokes the Third Reic...

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  Mercury Program

  Chez Viking

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2009

  The hiatus did them well. In a perpetual state of "rest" since 2003, the four members of the Mercury Program return with Chez Viking, featu...