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Sidewalk Hustle x 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit

From the GM Heritage Centre ^ CARS! DETROIT! AMERICA! GM Canada was unveiling some big news at the North American International Auto Show (#NAIAS2013), and Sidewalk Hustle was brought along for the ride down south. (Get it?) Okay, so here’s [...]

January 22, 2013 Tech
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Osheaga 2012 | Santigold

Santigold, it seems, was intent on putting on a show at Osheaga yesterday. While many non-headliners are tasked with condensing sets and paring down the “flash factor” in the name of logistics, the American wonder woman, neé Santi White, took [...]

August 6, 2012 Live Music, Music
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Osheaga 2012 | Young Galaxy

I don’t like when people call Young Galaxy “dream pop.” I also don’t like that they only rocked a 40-minute set, especially with three incredibly diverse and full albums to their name. It just feels odd, and unfair. The Vancouver-based five-piece is one [...]

August 5, 2012 Live Music, Music
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Osheaga 2012 | Kandle

Kandle Osborne is musical progeny. Her father, Neil, fronted the band 54-40, and produced her eponymous debut EP, which saw a physical release earlier this summer. The Victoria, B.C. native is an accidental rising star, learning to play the guitar in her teens [...]

August 5, 2012 Live Music, Music
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Osheaga 2012 | MGMT

Watching MGMT live is like watching an evolution, and getting an education. The boy duo, known less commonly as Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, have come a long from Connecticut. Hell, they’ve come a long from their first album, 2008′s Oracular Spectacular, and [...]

August 5, 2012 Live Music, Music
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Osheaga 2012 | Florence + the Machine

Florence Welch at sunset. Wake me if I’m dreaming. Welch is a pro, isn’t she? I’ve seen her live in support of her debut Lungs several times, and she keeps getting better as the audiences keep multiplying in numbers. Yes, the statuesque Brit has [...]

August 4, 2012 Live Music, Music
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Osheaga 2012 | The Weeknd

In his mere 17 or so months on the music block, The Weeknd, a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye, has already been there, done that. Tesfaye – a two-time Polaris Prize nominee who’s already played big fests around North America and Europe – [...]

August 4, 2012 Live Music, Music