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"Come show me something I can't see." The opening line of "Slow Burning," the first song on Kathryn Calder's new record, is an invitatio...
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NewsHeart Talk the Tumultuous Road to 'Fanatic' Published Nov 05, 2012Even Ann Wilson has to agree: 2012 has been a surreal year for Heart. The legendary singer-songwriter behind such massive hits (and kara...
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FeaturesHeart Published Oct 29, 2012It's unlikely that anyone in 1976 listening to Heart's breakout hit "Crazy On You" could have foreseen a future, more than 35 years away, wh...
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FeaturesMartha Wainwright Mourning Light Published Oct 29, 2012Martha Wainwright admits she's something of a sadist. Tell her you spent a lot of time crying while listening to her fantastic new record, C...
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NewsMartha Wainwright Explains Her Personal Take on 'Come Home to Mama' Published Oct 29, 2012Three years ago, the two biggest events of Martha Wainwright's life skimmed past each other with crushing effect: Her son, Arcangelo, was bo...
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NewsHannah Georgas Explains Her Newfound Album Inspiration, Streams New Record on Exclaim.ca Published Oct 02, 2012Hannah Georgas's first album title, This Is Good, proved to be an understatement — it was great. An indie pop collection of confession...
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FeaturesHot Chip's Al Doyle Published Sep 25, 2012Hot Chip are stalwarts of England's electro-dance scene. With five records, countless side projects, and nary a near-breakup scandal in thei...
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FeaturesLoving Hannah Georgas Published Sep 24, 2012"I put pressure on myself for the last record, but for the most part I'm just trying to get that crap out of my head." Hannah Georgas sit...
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FeaturesSt. Vincent The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Sep 24, 2012Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, has always excelled at the weird and wonderful. Her collaboration with legendary musician David Byrne, Love th...
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ReviewsCat Power Sun Published Sep 24, 2012It took six years for Cat Power's Sun to rise and the wait was worth it. It's gloriously fractured, just like singer/songwriter Chan Marshal...
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NewsAnnie Clark Explains the Origins of St. Vincent and David Byrne's Collaborative Partnership Published Sep 20, 2012St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) and David Byrne's new collaboration, Love This Giant, is a gloriously strange amalgamation of influences: big...
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![Hot Chip's Al Doyle Talks the Perils of a Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle]()
NewsHot Chip's Al Doyle Talks the Perils of a Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle Published Sep 13, 2012With the summer release of Hot Chip's fifth album, In Our Heads, the English band celebrated a dozen years' worth of electro-dance jams. Ove...
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ReviewsPassion Pit Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 3 Published Sep 04, 2012Because of the trek back to Vancouver from Seattle, this intimate KEXP live show was my only chance to see Passion Pit. It was also the only...
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ReviewsEl Vez Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 3 Published Sep 04, 2012At first glance, El Vez looks and sounds like a joke. Bursting onto the stage in a glitzed-up, bell-bottomed twist on the classic Uncle Sam...
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ReviewsSeapony Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 3 Published Sep 04, 2012Seapony make nice music: it's dreamy, affable and sonically pleasing. Lead singer Jen Weidl has a melted-candy sort of voice, sweet but not...
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ReviewsStars The North Published Sep 04, 2012At times on Stars' new record, The North, you can practically see the day-glow scrunchie in Amy Millan's hair and the acid wash of Torquil C...
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ReviewsLee Fields & the Expressions Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 2 Published Sep 03, 2012Lee Fields has the grunts, growls and snarls down, and the necessary confidence to pull off a blindingly white suite. When the iconic funk s...
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ReviewsNiki & the Dove Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 2 Published Sep 03, 2012The Swedish sound is alive and well in electro-pop duo Niki & the Dove, but with just enough twists to keep things fresh. In their second sh...
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![Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 1]()
ReviewsJason Isbell and the 400 Unit Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 1 Published Sep 03, 2012After liberating himself from the Drive-By Truckers five years ago, Jason Isbell set about proving that he's a master storyteller, be it in...
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![The Heavy Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 1]()
ReviewsThe Heavy Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, September 1 Published Sep 03, 2012Confession: I used to think "How Do You Like Me Now?" was a Franz Ferdinand song, and that made me like FF better. But the song that's every...
