Articles by Mackenzie Herd

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  John Grant

  Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2015

  Opening and closing an album with readings of the same bible verse (1st Corinthians 13:4) is a bold move for any artist to make, but for fo...

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  Northcote

  Hope Is Made Of Steel

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015

  On Matt Goud's third album under the moniker Northcote, it's evident that the Victoria-based musician has left the lion's share of his punk...

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  Built To Spill

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2015

  The Built To Spill set at TURF was a tale of two bands; the one you got to see really depended on the song. Hitting the stage in a black t-...

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  Shakey Graves

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2015

  Don't bother telling the crowd gathered to watch Alejandro Rose-Garcia that the man better known as Shakey Graves isn't a headliner. Judgin...

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  The Sadies

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2015

  Framed by Toronto's perpetually under-construction Gardiner Expressway, The Sadies took to the South Stage at TURF as men on a mission. The...

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  Evening Hymns

  Quiet Energies

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2015

  Following Evening Hymns' extensive tour supporting 2013's celebrated Spectral Dusk, core member and songwriter Jonas Bonnetta took some tim...

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  Lucero

  All A Man Should Do

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2015

  Lucero's new album All A Man Should Do includes a song called "Went Looking For Warren Zevon's Los Angeles" that depicts lead songwriter Be...

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  Legendary Shack Shakers

  The Southern Surreal

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2015

  After a prolonged absence that saw a one-year hiatus become three years, Legendary Shack Shakers are finally back with their new album, The...