Eight staples per poster, four per side: that’s how you’ll recognize the work of Ian McRuer. He aligns the temporary signs one on top of another with a bit of space between, as if in an outdoor gallery. He picks up fallen, soaked and crumpled posters from the ground, though it isn’t his job, and […]
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Pharoahe Monch Comes to the Paragon
When I was but a wee squirt back in the summer of ’99, I remember my wannabe-tough-guy little brother playing “Simon Says” from his basement hovel while I snuck around outside hiding bottles of Mike’s Hard Lemonade in the bushes so I could pick them up later. I got caught and to this day I […]
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Frolic with Caribou
“Me, I’m a big fan of the ‘magic eye’ motif when it comes to my button-up shirts.” Caribou (human name: Dan Snaith) will beckon you into his dreamy poppy-psych world on Friday June 11th at the Paragon Theatre. Doors are at 9:30pm and tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Ticket info […]