Toronto Unplugged

(Image Source: JunoFest)There will be a Six Shooter Records showcase as part of JunoFest.
Luke Doucet & Justin Rutledge will play The Palomino Club in Calgary on Friday Night (April 4th) Rutledge will hit the stage at Midnight and Doucet will follow at 1am.
Tickets for the show are $10 or you can get a multiple access wristband for $30. Good deal.
Nominated for his sophomore record, the critically acclaimed “The Devil On a Bench in Stanley Park” (2006) Rutledge is being honoured alongside Corb Lund, Jill Barber, David Francey & Oh Susanna.
To bolster the outstanding nod, Justin will release …read more

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I’ve always been a big fan of NOW Magazine. For the most part their music coverage of what’s going on in the city and beyond is solid. However, it’s their interviews that I especially enjoy. Interviewers don’t ask questions that are of interest to me, but the folks employed at NOW often pry answers to questions I would ask the artist myself. This is likey because the interviews are a few beers or other in.
For example, here is a great snippet from a great interview with Luke Doucet.
What club do you like to go to after …read more

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Keep working away this week, because there is a great lineup of some very cool gigs this weekend.  Here are our picks.
Let’s start with Thursday…
The Pitter Patter Music Festival returns for the second year.  In Toronto, the festival touches some unique venues (The Montreal House, The Boat, Teranga)
(Pitter Patter) Drop $5 at The Boat to catch – Foxfire Forest, Fire Hydrant, Bass Lions, Reuben O’Dell Barkow
On to Friday…
Go for the music and stay for the food at Sneaky Dee’s – Shit la Merde feat We Are Wolves The cost: $7
(Pitter Patter) A great $5 spend at Teranga – Bocce, Beth …read more

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Holiday Monday…Family Day.
Here are some clips of tracks that had our ear this past week.
The Kooks performed at the MOD Club this past Monday. Straight from (my favorite music site on the web) La Blogotheque’s Take Away Shows is a great clip of The Kooks playing on the street in Paris.

Listening to Plants and Animals this week before the launch of their album this week.

Luke Doucet put on an excellent show at the Starlight in Waterloo this past week. Here is an old clip of an acoustic performance…

Happy Family Day.

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The Starlight in Waterloo is a great little venue. The acoustics are good, especially on the nights when the crowds are up – it soaks in the vastness of the space. As of late, their lineups have included: Jason Collett, Joel Plaskett, The Dears not too long ago and last night Luke Doucet and The White Falcon. Doucet was playing his second last show last night before he heads to SXSW. His only show between now and Austin is with Blue Rodeo at Massey Hall. Not bad.
From the opening track Long Haul Driver …read more

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