Articles by Kristin Cavoukian

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  Cluny Macpherson

  Country Squall

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2015

  When it comes to churning out good musicians, sleepy Victoria, BC, tends to punch above its weight. After years as a staple of the city's b...

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  Punch Brothers

  The Wireless EP

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2015

  Punch Brothers are at it again. Recorded at the same time as their most recent T-Bone Burnett-produced album, The Phosphorescent Blues (rel...

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  Jack Marks

  Wicked Moon

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2015

  Alt-country is a big tent, but much of what qualifies as the genre these days is much more alt than country. Jack Marks keeps the country s...

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  Tracy McNeil

  Nobody Ever Leaves

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2015

  From the first bass notes and "oohs" on the opening track, "Wildcats," what we've got here is an expertly crafted alt-country-pop album. Tr...

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  The Slocan Ramblers

  Coffee Creek

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2015

  If the Slocan Ramblers' first album, Shaking Down the Acorns, was an impressive debut, this second offering is pure gold. The Toronto-based...

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  Fiddle & Banjo

  Tunes from the North, Songs from the South

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015

  Fiddle & Banjo, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack's duo project, treads some very well worn traditional territory, but its charm lies in...

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  Artyom Manukyan

  Citizen

  PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2015

  After cutting his teeth as a sideman with two of the best Armenian jazz/world music hybrid projects, Arto Tuncboyaciyan's Armenian Navy Ban...

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  The Hillbenders

  Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2015

  As far as rock operas go, it doesn't get much better than the Who's Tommy. And the very idea of the Hillbenders' new project — a blue...