TUNS w/Partner, Monomyth, Century Egg Friday, October 21, midnight The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 The members of the pop-rock group TUNS were friends first, which is probably why their debut, self-titled record feels as familiar and tasty as a sonic slice of vanilla cake. Or, as Mike O’Neill says about the “vocally driven pop” […]
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Listen to Mike O’Neill’s smooth cover on this rainy day
In the late evening last night, Halifax Inbred, producer, award-winning sound engineer and songwriter, Mike O’Neill, released the perfect song for a day like this: a cover of “All I Have to Do is Dream,” the 1960 hit song by The Everly Brothers. What a beautiful take. O’Neill rules. Jam it. Related Stories
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Enchanting new video from Mike O’Neill and Devon Sproule
Watch this with your eyes, the official video for “You Can’t Help It”, the opening single from Sproule and O’Neill‘s upcoming album Colours. Directed by Paul Curreri, this video features a lot of emotion and personality and good dance moves. Colours is out on September 24th via Tin Angel Records. They’ll be touring the UK […]
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See it all this Saturday at Sad Rad
Here’s where you should be on Saturday, November 24 (at 9pm with 6 spare dollars). Such a wide sampling of wonderful talent, sodas, couches, arcade games, pals in my favourite place in the city, Sad Rad (5820 Young Street). Don’t miss this please. It’s a crazy mix of genres, which rarely happens to this degree. […]
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Here’s a New Mike O’Neill Song
A song from Mike O’Neill‘s upcoming album Wild Lines has been posted at his website. “This is Who I Am” is pretty, honest and ruminative in the way that only O’Neill can be, bolstered by Laura Peek on piano, Mike Clattenberg on drums and Charles Austin on guitar. It’s an upbeat song that will haunt […]
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Long Duz Mike
I love when Duzheknew plays shows because they always somehow manage to amalgamate the name of each band on the lineup into an onomatopoeic email title (see above.) In an interesting but somehow sort of ideal triplicate, they will be joining Long Long Long and Mike O’Neill at the Seahorse this Saturday. O’Neill will be performing an entire set based on the lives of various composers because of course he is and Mike O’Neill, I just fucking love you. Meanwhile Duzheknew will be doing the music thing and also doing the zine thing, releasing a work entitled “T-Shirt Rapidshare”
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Zunior’s A Peanuts Christmas: Excellent holiday party soundtrack
Zunior.com, online label/store perfect for those who love sweet, sweet indie pop, are releasing a holiday compilation album titled A Peanuts Christmas: The 2009 Zunior Holiday Album. It’s a song by song tribute to the Vince Guaraldi Trio‘s A Charlie Brown Christmas and 100% of this online-only album’s proceeds go to the Daily Bread Food […]
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Dave Bidini at the Carleton on December 6 and 7
The Bidins also wrote a book of erotic hockey stories. Entertaining writer and Canadian songsmith Dave Bidini is coming to town with Bidiniband, featuring Don Kerr, Paul Linklater and Doug Friesen, making their Maritime debut next Sunday and Monday at the Carleton. 20$ for two hours of “Canadian Shield Rock.” And there will be a […]
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Mike O’Neill has a brand new Gemini
Dreaming of brulée Hometown hero Mike O’Neill (The Inbreds, The Beginners, The Lodge) won a Gemini at the October 19 industry awards show gala (the rest of the awards will be handed out in a ceremony next month held in Calgary, which will air on Global) for his composition work on French Food at Home II: French Food desserts. O’Neill won Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series. I don’t believe I have ever spoken to anyone who won a Gemini before, so I was eager to hear his thoughts. “It’s a good looking award.
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Hoserfest: Back and Plaider than ever
A fundraiser for CKDU has never been so full of national pride as Hoserfest (Saturday, October 10, $6/$5 if you dress like a hoser). Hosted by Mat and Dave from Let’s Get Baked and featuring local bands performing their favourite CanRock hits such as York Redoubt (Tom Cochrane), Mike O’Neill (Burton Cummings), The Prospector’s Union […]