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Allison Russell Celebrates Her "Fierce, Hard-Won Joy"
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NewsGeorge Winston, Prolific American Pianist, Dies at 73 Published Jun 06, 2023George Winston — the award-winning American musician known best for his top-selling solo piano albums named for the seasons — has died. News...
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NewsCorb Lund, Jenn Grant, Julian Taylor to Play Ontario Festival of Small Halls 2023 Published Jun 06, 2023The Ontario Festival of Small Halls will once again bring live music to small communities across the province this October, and organizers h...
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NewsViolent Femmes Announce Fall Tour Published Jun 06, 2023Violent Femmes have added a fall leg to their 40th anniversary tour, including two Canadian stops. The band will play their classic debut...
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NewsAstrud Gilberto, Voice of "The Girl from Ipanema," Dies at 83 Published Jun 06, 2023Astrud Gilberto — the Brazilian singer who popularized bossa nova worldwide with her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema" — has die...
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Newscorook Maps Out First Headlining Tour Published Jun 06, 2023Fresh off the release of the serious person (part 1) EP (featuring the viral hit and recent Exclaim! Staff Pick, "if i were a fish"), Tennes...
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ReviewsTEKE::TEKE Expand Their Kaleidoscopic Universe on 'Hagata' Published Jun 06, 2023It can be difficult for a band with a truly distinctive sound to innovate and expand beyond their signature style without compromising their...
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News'Succession' Creator Was "Terrified" for Jeremy Strong While Shooting the Show's Final Scene Published Jun 06, 2023There is truly no one as committed to the bit as Jeremy Strong in his role as Kendall Roy. So much so that he reportedly risked his life for...
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Reviewsfeeble little horse Are Relentlessly Unpredictable on the Charismatic 'Girl with Fish' Published Jun 06, 2023The camaraderie between the members of feeble little horse is like jet fuel in the hands of arsonists. Set ablaze, their sophomore LP Girl w...
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ReviewsDead Quiet Remain Ahead of the Curve on 'IV' Published Jun 06, 2023Kevin Keegan might be possessed. Or, if not that, the Dead Quiet frontman has some connection to a manic spirit, one that allows his bellowi...
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NewsDave Grohl Pens Handwritten Note to Fans Published Jun 06, 2023Foo Fighters bandleader Dave Grohl has shared a heartwarming handwritten note to the band's fans on social media. This follows the relea...
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ReviewsTEKE::TEKE Expand Their Kaleidoscopic Universe on 'Hagata' Published Jun 06, 2023It can be difficult for a band with a truly distinctive sound to innovate and expand beyond their signature style without compromising their...
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![feeble little horse Are Relentlessly Unpredictable on the Charismatic 'Girl with Fish']()
Reviewsfeeble little horse Are Relentlessly Unpredictable on the Charismatic 'Girl with Fish' Published Jun 06, 2023The camaraderie between the members of feeble little horse is like jet fuel in the hands of arsonists. Set ablaze, their sophomore LP Girl w...
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![Dead Quiet Remain Ahead of the Curve on 'IV']()
ReviewsDead Quiet Remain Ahead of the Curve on 'IV' Published Jun 06, 2023Kevin Keegan might be possessed. Or, if not that, the Dead Quiet frontman has some connection to a manic spirit, one that allows his bellowi...
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ReviewsGodflesh Creep Toward the Light on 'Purge' Published Jun 05, 2023Six years have passed since we last heard from industrial metal legends Godflesh; while many things have changed in that period, the English...
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ReviewsProtomartyr March Toward Love on 'Formal Growth in the Desert' Published Jun 05, 2023On Formal Growth in the Desert, Protomartyr's Joe Casey takes the band in a direction it's never gone before: toward love. The band's sixth...
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![Allison Russell Celebrates Her 'Fierce, Hard-Won Joy']()
FeaturesAllison Russell Celebrates Her "Fierce, Hard-Won Joy" Published Jun 06, 2023Allison Russell pinches herself to make sure that she's not dreaming. After two decades of playing in folk bands and subsistence touring, he...
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FeaturesRelive Spring Reverb 2023 in Photos, Including Dizzy, Zoon, Status/Non-Status and More Published Jun 05, 2023For the second year in a row in downtown Kingston, Spring Reverb brought a whirlwind of kinetic energy from June 1 to 4, ringing in the new...
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FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: June 2, 2023 Published Jun 02, 2023Dog on Dog & Bun on Bun, Succession, remembering Phil Hartman, unpopular opinion, and much more from this week in funny tweets. May 26 ...
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FeaturesExclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2023 So Far Published Jun 01, 2023The ingénue, the prodigy, the blinding comet of talent that comes crashing to earth from seemingly out of nowhere — there are few characters...
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FeaturesMarie Clements Brings the Truth of Residential Schools to the Big Screen Published May 31, 2023A week before filming began on Bones of Crows in 2021, the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc First Nation reported that the remains of 215 children wer...
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FeaturesFoo Fighters' 20 Best Songs Ranked Published May 30, 2023In a pop music climate that has become less and less accommodating to straight-up rock bands, Foo Fighters have stood tall through all of it...
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FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 26, 2023 Published May 26, 2023Throwing star summer y'all, orcas heed the proletariat call, ChatGPT takes it all, Carmelo Anthony rebounded the ball, and much more from th...
