Fun fact: the Maritimes are extremely popular in the Northwest Territories. So when St. John's, Newfoundland natives the Dardenelles took th...
Articles By Randi Beers
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The Dardanelles Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 20 Published Jul 21, 2014 -
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The Committed Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 20 Published Jul 21, 2014If you can imagine a group like the Blues Brothers, but filled with government bureaucrats, the Committed would be it. Most notably, the Nor...
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The Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 20 Published Jul 21, 2014The Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project are such rebels they didn't even wait for the MC to introduce them before blasting straight into their...
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The Bushman Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 20 Published Jul 21, 2014There is a lot of resident musical talent in Yellowknife. Casey Koyczan, aka the Bushman, is one of those talents. He is a man with a mixer,...
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Yukon Blonde Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 19 Published Jul 20, 2014Yukon Blonde are a dependable band to have in a festival line-up. People know them, they like them. They're fun and upbeat, and yesterday th...
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Reuben and the Dark Main Stage, Yellowknife NWT, July 19 Published Jul 20, 2014Reuben and the Dark are a beautiful band. They have an ethereal sound, deep harmonies and a style influenced by gospel. The band are the mos...
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Matt Mays Main Stage, Yellowknife NWT, July 19 Published Jul 20, 2014It's been a month since summer solstice, so one a.m. in Yellowknife is starting to get a little dusky again. It's dark and chilly and the mo...
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The Strumbellas Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 19 Published Jul 20, 2014To see the Strumbellas live is to see a band give it 100 percent, every time. They performed for the few hundred lucky people who made it in...
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Cold Specks St. Matthew's Church, Halifax, NS, October 20 Published Oct 22, 2012Depending on how you look at it, Cold Specks could be the most appropriate musical act for St. Matthew's Church. But she could also be the l...
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Paper Lions The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax, NS, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2012The room was packed for PEI darlings Paper Lions, who headlined the Seahorse Tavern for Halifax Pop Explosion's penultimate night. The quart...
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The Burning Hell The Company House, Halifax, NS, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2012Sometimes it's possible to tell a band is going to have a good stage presence just from hearing their album. The Burning Hell are one of tho...
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Purity Ring The Marquee, Halifax, NS, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2012There's a lot of love going around for Edmonton-cum-Montreal duo Purity Ring. After a night of ambient dance pop, it was refreshing to hear...
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Southern Shores The Marquee, Halifax, NS, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2012Imagine lounging on a yacht. Champagne is flowing, the sun is shining, and Jay-Z and Beyoncé zip by on their sailboat. Southern Shores would...
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Al Tuck The Carleton, Halifax, NS, October 16 Published Oct 17, 2012Al Tuck was a quotable guy at his Halifax Pop show at the Carleton. The Prince Edward Island native walked on stage promptly at 11:30 p.m. w...
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Christina Martin Sleeping with a Stranger Published Jul 10, 2012Nova Scotia's Christina Martin is back with her fifth album, Sleeping with a Stranger. As the title suggests, the tracks are ephemeral and r...
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Susanna Wild Dog Published Jul 10, 2012Susanna (a Norwegian songstress as prolific as she is celebrated) has released eight albums in the past eight years. She is back this summer...
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Brandi Carlile Bear Creek Published Jul 10, 2012Washington State native Brandi Carlile has released five studio albums, a smattering of EPs, named her horse after her first guitar (it was...
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Jessie Brown Jessie Brown Published Jun 08, 2012Jessie Brown's first release, the self-titled Jessie Brown EP, takes a bare bones approach to blues rock. Her influences are apparent: the a...
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Francis Dean Peace of Mind Published Jun 05, 2012I really don't like bongos. Unfortunately, it the members of Francis Dean do. (By the way, don't get Francis Dean mixed up with Kurt Cobain...
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Scarlett Jane Stranger Published May 22, 2012Scarlett Jane isn't a person, but a duo of young women (Cindy Doire and Andrea Ramolo) and their debut album is a strong, confident foray in...