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Music rags: Revelations on Current Swell

As much as I’ve genuinely tried and wanted to, I’ve never understood Current Swell’s appeal.

New Minus the Bear album adds up to awesome

Infinity Overhead (Dangerbird

Feast on MNDR’s latest

Feed Me Diamonds (Ultra)

Album reviews: Glass Tiger and The Internet’s latest

Then … NOW … Next, billed as a compilation of past, present and future Glass Tiger hits, begins with an extremely upbeat song titled, “I’m still searching.”

Fans like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s goods

The first thing that struck me as Seattle hip-hop vet Macklemore took the stage on Sept. 21 was the new knowledge that the MC is apparently somewhat of a heartthrob…

Rifflandia’s White Buffalo an evocative mix of talent

There are few things in music as compelling as a man with a guitar.

Expect to see Red at the Belfry

If you know anything about art, you’ve most likely seen or heard of painter Mark Rothko’s work: rectangular hues of colour that seem to vibrate when viewed up close.

The Mighty Spoon: Just throw it in a pan

Every so often I find myself in a grocery store, wandering the aisles in a state of complete dissociation. Up and down, through the meat and the produce aisles, trapped…

Music rags: Rifflandia performance that takes the Cake

It’s in with the old and in with the new.