Owen Pallett w/Dance Movie Thursday, January 22, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 Owen Pallett is one of the busiest musicians in Canada. With a solo career spanning a Polaris Prize win, multiple records—including his latest, In Conflict—he’s a recent member of international musical explosion Arcade Fire, garnered an Academy Award nomination for […]
Owen Pallett
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Sappyfest 2011, Day 1:
I arrived in Sackville around 5:30pm; The highway was full of cars, and we spot a few familiar faces along the way and one back window sign proclaiming ‘Sappy-Dappy-Doo!’). With just enough time to head to the local liquor shop and to direct a few fellow passengers to a vacant lot to set up a […]
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Sappy Preamble:
What else could you possibly be doing aside from seeing Charles Bradley in Sackville, New Brunny?
Not much, really.
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The Arcade Fire Is Coming
On the same day as the concert scandal report comes out, there’s this announcement that the Arcade Fire will be playing Alderney Landing on July 28. CLEVER GIRL. If I was better at Photoshop, I would have turned that raptor into the face of the ginger guy from the Arcade Fire who always plays the […]
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Owen Pallett second show added
Polaris Prize winner Owen Pallett (the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy) has added a second show Thursday, February 11 at St. Matthew’s Church (all ages, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm, $20/$25. Tickets are available online at www.ticketpro.ca ). Pallett and tour-mate Basia Bulat are touring to promote their respective new albums, Heartland and […]
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Owen Pallett
Final Fantasy is no more, but fans need not worry, Pallett’s compositional talents still soar higher than an imaginary video game world, though Heartland is set in another land, far, far away. One of the few musicians who can successfully work to a theme without sounding too contrived, this time our dreamy orchestral pop virtuoso […]
