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2012 Canadian Music Week Preview: Who to see in Toronto
Blackie and The Rodeo Kings play Massey Hall during Canadian Music Week in Toronto. (Julia Pelish photo) TORONTO — Canadian Music Week keeps reaching higher and for its 30th year it will ascend as high...
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The Manvils will rock — and entertain — you
Mike Manville's infectious songs for The Manvils match his fun personality. (Julia Pelish/Vacay.ca) Diners at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village may not realize the likeable guy who greets...
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Tom Wilson plays a secret Toronto house party
Tom Wilson gives it his all wherever he plays. (Photo collage by Julia Pelish) [Had a chance last month to catch up with Tom Wilson, great musician, great guy, at a secret house party in Toronto....
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Friday Night Live at the ROM is a Toronto sensation
The popular Friday Night Live series wraps ups at the ROM on June 22, 2012. (Julia Pelish photo) [First published in Vacay.ca in May] TORONTO, ONTARIO — Before this year, JT Stevenson hadn’t walked...
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Chicago rockers Filligar dig Toronto
[THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED LAST MONTH ON VACAY.CA, AFTER I SPOKE WITH THIS FANTASTIC BAND DURING THEIR TWO-NIGHT STOP IN TORONTO.] Casey Gibson’s first time to Toronto came in March during a record...
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Paul Brandt talks travel and songwriting
[I had a quick chat with Paul Brandt, one of the truly good guys in music world, for inclusion in the Rock n Roll Road Trips series Vacay.ca is producing. Brandt, whose new album is out this fall,...
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Road tales from the Tragically Hip
[Big thrill for me to interview the guys from the Tragically Hip a couple of months back. This article appeared in Vacay.ca on November 4, 2012.] KINGSTON, ONTARIO — Armed with will and determination,...
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Diamond Rings takes on the world
[This article was published last month in Vacay.ca as part of its Rock 'n Roll Road Trips series. Diamond Rings has since been nominated for a SiriusXM Canadian Indie Music Award, whose show takes...
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Lee Harvey Osmond brings on the folk
Tom Wilson put together a stellar lineup during Lee Harvey Osmond’s recent show in Toronto. (Adrian Brijbassi photo) [This article was originally published on Vacay.ca] By its nature, roots music makes...
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Justin Hines shows his cool and class
[This article and video were first published on Vacay.ca as part of its Rock n' Roll Road Trips video series, where musicians discuss their travels. This interview was particularly delightful because...
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