It was back in April when PUP—the Toronto punk four-piece that’s garnering international attention and acclaim for its latest, Morbid Stuff—leaked it’d be playing a show at The Marquee Ballroom, during dates that lined up with Halifax Pop Explosion. And though cool kids around town made sure that set was sold out before it was […]
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Autumn concert announcements: Lucinda Williams and Japanese Breakfast
Even as summer’s heat remains a distant memory, the crispness of fall can already be felt in a pair of excellent show announces today. On September 15, the iconic (actually) Lucinda Williams will bring her 20th anniversary celebration of the seminal Car Wheels on a Gravel Road to the Rebecca Cohn. “The influence of Car […]
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Review: Japanese Breakfast, Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Tegan and Sara w/Japanese Breakfast Thursday, July 27, 8pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium 6101 University Avenue $49.50 The title of Soft Sounds from Another Planet, Michelle Zauner’s second album under the Japanese Breakfast moniker, suggests a supernatural focus that doesn’t entirely capture her decidedly worldly concerns. Aside from the iridescent lead single “Machinist,” which sees Zauner […]