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Forest City Lovers - Keep The Kids Inside

And I'm guessing with confidence this vid was filmed in a couple of locations around Durham Region including the pier in Beaverton and at the storage yard on lower Simcoe St. in Oshawa

Charlotte Cornfield - shades of the Canyon

One time TO but now embedded in Montreal Charlotte Cornfield is a folk singer, a pop singer, a singer singer, and on her debut record Two Horses she straddles twin solitudes. At times she harkens back to the spirituals of The Band, powerful emotional wraps of our Joni, at times she harkens forward like Feist fronting Timber Timbre... and on Lonely Acorn she reveals Americana in all its pan-continental splendour.  At times she displays the strenght of Kathleen Edwards and at times she breaks just like a little girl.

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Dutervil at Murphys Pub Saturday

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Stream Feist - Metals

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Cuff The Duke stream new album

Alt-country faves Cuff The Duke have a full stream of their new album Morning Comes up at Exclaim.

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Big treat in store for old skool cool garage rock... The Cynics are scheduled to play The Bombshell on October 27th. Ultimate Most High open.

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Friday September the Mark Inside and Sports: The Band will play the Bombshell. Free show. 

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Music News

Paul Reddick Band is booked to play the Music By The Bay club in Pickering. The blues player of the first order will be in Nov. 25.
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MuchMusic presents: K-Os Oct. 2 at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. The versatile rapper originally from Whitby will perform an one hour concert featuring collaborations with friends such as Emily Haines, Shad, Seb Grainger and others. Universal Music Canada will release the footage as a combination CD/DVD on Oct. 4. 

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Luke Doucet has curated the first Sleepwalk Guitar Festival which will take place Nov. 4 - 6 at the Great Hall in Toronto. On the schedule… Afie Jurvanen, Amos Garrett, Andrew Dickson, Brent Mason, Christine Bougie, Colin James, Danny Michel, Duke Robillard, Gordon Lewis, Grant Siemens, Ian Blurton, J Mascis, James Robertson, Jay Nowicki, Kurt Swinghammer, Luke Doucet & The White Falcon, Melissa McClelland, Redd Volkaert, Richard Lloyd Trio and The Sadies, yes Richard Lloyd is back in town!! The Festival includes performances, workshops, clinics and interviews. The Emerging Guitarist Award (prize is $1000) will be presented to anyone under 19 who demonstrates an innovative artistic technique. Submissions accepted through YouTube.

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Toronto duo Trust have signed to Arts & Crafts. The label will release their debut record next year but their first single Bulbform is available now free. The 12" release party will take place at the Drake Underground Sep. 30.

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Mad Ones new album Behaviour is available, as of today on Itunes. The band, which consists of Andrew Devillers on vox and guiter and Phil Wilson on drums, will play the Silver Dollar in Toronto (486 Spadina Ave.) Sat. Sept 24 - with the Archives, the Mercy. $10 bucks gets you in plus a CD. Mad Ones are also playing L'escoe Griffe in Montreal Oct. 6 and Live Lounge in Ottawa Oct. 7.

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Arkells on Campus

Hamilton's Arkells will join Classified this Saturday at UOIT north campus. Gig kicks off at 2 pm and runs to 10 pm. The Reason are also on the bill.

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Diamond Rings -Video

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Correction Notice

The Hard Party/ Take Drugs gig at the Bombshell is FRIDAY not Saturday at noted in this week's music column. I apologise for the error.

A couple of louder more aggressive rock bands make their way up the stairs to the Bombshell this Friday. The members have been around in a variety of bands over the years so its quite the reunion hookup, the location adding that extra layer of poignancy… but this is heavy metaloids we speak of so cloying sentimentality is not gonna dominate the night.

The Hard Party (pictured) seen by many of you at the Canada Day Celebrations in Lakeview Park are on deck. The saucy HP bring a little raunch and whole lot of roll to the party.  Big riffs, over the top front man and an all for one stage presence make them one of the more enjoyable of the genre. Al Nineleven ex Almighty Trigger Happy and HYFY makes a rare homecoming with his new band Take Drugs. Toss in some mates ex-Scratching Post, Citizen Kill, Iron Leaque, Unbelievers and Tacoma Redd and thats a whole lot of talent. Take Drugs and The Hard Party will be joined by 6th Floor Balcony. $5 will get you in.

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