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Paper Bag Records Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

Paul Banwatt sets the beat for Woodhands at last night's Paper Bag Records' 10-year-anniversary show, the first of three concerts.

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Great Hall hosts Paper Bag Records' 10th anniversary

This weekend marks a milestone for one of Toronto's most prolific indie record labels.

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Aging rocker still on a roll

On the one hand, Samir Khan is starting to feel a little long in the tooth for the indie rock game.

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Comedian's quest to find the king or queen of Cornish knowledge

If you think you know the difference between the Men an Tol and Men Scryfer or Carn Brea and Carn Marth or even Charles Causley and Charles Thomas, then comedian Kernow King wants see you at The Acorn...

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Guelph's Guthrie raises the bar

The year was 2003: a Montreal band called Arcade Fire put out their first EP. The label Arts and Crafts was launched to promote Broken Social Scene and its various offshoots.

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4 live music shows to see in Ottawa

Amanda Putz is the host of Bandwidth, which airs every Saturday at 5 p.m. on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM in Ottawa.

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Bittersweet farewell at local banda s final show

Their final show before an indefinite hiatus spanned four hours and three sets. Ohbijou played nearly everything from their discography and was joined onstage by friends from their eight-year career...

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Josie's adventure comes to Cornwall

LAST year, award-winning comedian Josie Long and director Doug King made two short comedy films in Glasgow called Let's Go Swimming and Romance And Adventure, which were nominated for a BAFTA Scotland...

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Three Canadian record labels are gettina better with age

It's a big couple of weeks for independent Canadian record purveyors. You've Changed, Last Gang and Kelp are all celebrating milestone anniversaries quite an achievement, considering the current...

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Kelp Records at 20: Fan favourites

Kelp Records has released approximately 70 albums over 20 years, including reissues and compilations, and choosing a favourite song or album is, as one Kelp patron says, an "impossible task.

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ACORN-linked groups may profit in Bank of America settlement

A chunk of the Justice Department's recent $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America may go to a government-chartered nonprofit that gives hundreds of millions of dollars to housing activists once...

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City to promote local musicians when you're stuck on hold

The City of Ottawa is trying to raise the profile of local musicians when you call 3-1-1 and are stuck on hold. The initiative, #ottmusik, invites interested artists to submit their tunes via Ottawa.ca...

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Controller.Controller are Reuniting

It's our CanRock duty to report this: Controller.Controller are reuniting for Wavelength Music Festival 15 this February in Toronto. If you were a music fan in Canada around a decade ago, you probably...

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The top 5 reasons to check out Wavelength 2015

The Wavelength Music Festival is set to celebrate its 15th birthday this weekend with its array of unique concerts and parties planned across multiple Toronto venues. The event is once again a...

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Reaney's Pick: Beth Prysnuk

A song inspired by a telemarketer's call that turned into a tribute to a beloved grandparent is heard in this week's Reaney's Pick video. London singer-songwriter and guitarist Beth Prysnuk's Man Of...

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Indie Landscapes a " June 13, 2015

Tune in and get in the zone with music from thee magnetic group Francisco The Man, Barsuk Records band Trails And Ways out of Oakland, CA. The lovely four piece Cristobal And The Sea, new side project...

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NXNE Day Two Recap

Heems. Drake Underground, 9 p.m. If you were expecting a straight ahead rap show from Heems, then you probably don't know that much about Heems.

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What to do this weekend and beyond

The first ever Mountain Man Festival , in a week already slammed with festivals, celebrates 27 different singer-songwriters, folk artists, and indie bands over three days with one outdoor, two indoor...

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The Acorn discusses new album on this week's Our Ottawa

Ottawa band The Acorn dropped by the CBC studios to discuss its new album and the upcoming 2015 Arboretum Festival. Our Ottawa , CBC Television's weekly magazine program, airs this Sunday at 11 a.m....

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Taylor Louderman, Leslie Kritzer, Ryann Redmond & More to Star in New ...

Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce the cast for the first show of Vineyard Theatre 's 2015-2016 season, the musical comedy GIGANTIC, beginning previews at The Acorn Theatre @...

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