Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: David Coats Amy Millan’s first solo release, 2006’s Honey From the Tombs, was a stylistic surprise, as she seemingly turned 180 degrees from her Stars and Broken Social Scene gigs, and made a record of lonely, weary country songs. Though she did more or less pull it off, there was [...]
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Andrew Mitchell Laughin’ and Cryin’ with Reverend Horton Heat is the kind of foot-stompin’, hootin’ and hollerin’ fare that depicts Texans as gun-wielding, pickup-driving, beer-drinking, gambling rednecks. For nearly 25 years, the three piece band led by vocalist/guitarist Jim ‘Reverend Horton’ Heath has gathered a loyal following churning out flippant [...]
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue Regarded as one of alt-country’s foremost pioneers, Jay Farrar is known for many things, but being upbeat and positive isn’t necessarily one of them. To that end, the pace of his sixth Son Volt release should not come as much of a surprise to anyone.
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Rating: 2 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov For Ben Kweller’s entire career up to this point, people have been hesitant to bring up the dreaded ‘e’ word, when really they should’ve been championing him as an artist who brought some credibility to the emo genre.
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue Over the years, Calexico’s trademark blend of Southern Rock and traditional Mexican sound has, from time to time, been brought into question with critics arguing that too much of one influence or the other is present on their records.
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue At a glance, the playlist for Blue Rodeo’s live at Massey Hall recording Blue Road seems, for lack of a better word, underwhelming. Featuring only three titles out of eleven that stand out as ‘big hits’ the multitude of B.R. fans that may have be asking questions at [...]
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue Two years after the release of his Juno award nominated project When the Angels Make Contact, Matt Mays is back together with El Torpedo, releasing their sophomore record Terminal Romance.
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Trent Depue It has been a long road for Calgarian singer/songwriter J.R. Shore. He entered the music scene in 2003, relocated to Nashville to learn the ropes, and has since returned to Calgary to enter and win songwriting contests at Calgary’s Folk Festival. Now, he finally sees the fruition of [...]
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