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Oh, Great — Soapboxer

  You can say the title of Soapboxer’s debut with enthusiasm or ennui: for this collection of pop punk songs, either reading...More

June 20, 2016 admin

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Cry, Cry Baby — An unforgettable night with Janis Joplin

By Kyle Poluyko A Night with Janis Joplin, the 2013 Broadway musical now on a 34-city North American tour, left the Community...More

April 18, 2016 admin

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Black Mountain: IV

I stumbled upon Black Mountain a decade ago while still immersed in the genre known as “stoner rock.” Even then I could...More

April 2, 2016 admin

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Matt Sellick: Nocturne

“Thunder Bay’s red-haired flamenco guy,” as guitarist Matt Sellick describes himself, offers a vibrant and exciting collection of 11 luxuriant tracks on...More

April 1, 2016 admin

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Wintersleep: The Great Detachment

Wintersleep’s sixth LP, The Great Detachment, is not only the furthest thing from detached but the music might have actually awoken me...More

March 2, 2016 admin

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EpicDemic — Forever Dead!

Fueled by a heavy dose of wolfsbane and B-movie splatter, EpicDemic, the third album from Thunder Bay’s Forever Dead! is the perfect...More

January 5, 2016 admin

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Fuck The Facts: Back in TBay on September 19

Started as a recording project in the late ’90s, it wasn’t until 2001 that the work ethic that produced a slew of...More

September 1, 2015 admin

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A Real Fine Melody Songwriting Contest

Photo by Adam & Kev Photography In the time leading up to their third studio album, British Columbia based duo The Harpoonist...More

June 17, 2015 Melanie Larson

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Liar’s Club: The Honest Heart Collective

Debut albums tend to be those which we measure an artist by throughout their entire career. Those songs are an introduction to...More

May 1, 2015 admin

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Pounding Metal: Anvil – Hope in Hell Tour

Crocks, Monday, April 30, 2015 It was easy for Anvil, one of Canada’s longest-running heavy metal bands, to take over the stage...More

April 9, 2015 Melanie Larson

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Brew and Beethoven

Brew and Beethoven from The Walleye Magazine on Vimeo. The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s popular Brew & Beethoven returned for its third...More

March 31, 2015 Melanie Larson

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The Tragically Hip: Fully Completely (Deluxe Reissue)

“The last goal he ever scored, won the Leafs the cup…”“Fifty Mission Cap” still sounds  as fresh and edgy now as it...More

February 17, 2015 Melanie Larson

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The Decemberists: What a Beautiful World, What a Terrible World

So here’s the thing with The Decemberists—you never really know what you’re going to get. What a Beautiful World, What a Terrible...More

February 16, 2015 Melanie Larson

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Black Label Society: Catacombs of the Black Vatican

Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society (BLS) returns with 11 new tracks of embattled hard rock, their first full album in four years....More

February 16, 2015 Melanie Larson

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Club Meds – Dan Mangan + Blacksmith

Club Meds is Dan Mangan’s fourth studio album and the much anticipated follow up to his multi-Juno Award winning Oh Fortune. It...More

January 12, 2015 admin

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