“I’m over music.” Those are the words of Renata Axler, a card-carrying member of Neon Windbreaker, who’s joined myself and Marianne Madeline Lau, our gutsy photographer, for most of our NXNE journey. Yes, we’re coming off a 12-hour, 12+ drink day, but with the aid of a few electrolyte beverages and espresso shots, we’re back […]
White Cowbell Oklahoma
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More (White)Cowbell!
Last October, White Cowbell Oklahoma covered Halifax in pumpkin guts sprayed from a whirring chainsaw. This year, they’re back to serenade you with songs from their third album, Bombardero, and celebrate a whopping 10 years as a band. Only time will tell if Tuesday’s show with Iron Giant at the Seahorse will be as wild […]
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White Cowbell Oklahoma
Twin guitars head up the charge with ’70s-styled harmonics and solos. Keyboards fill in with ghostly fog and analog weirdness. The rhythm section stays speedy and tight. Too often it sounds as though this Toronto band only wants to recreate a bygone era, its heroes—Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, early Judas Priest and also Edgar Winter, […]