Monthly Archives: May 2017

2017 Grand Porch Party – June 11th

Since 2011, The Uptown West Neighbourhood has hosted the Grand Porch Party on the second Sunday of June. Nearly thirty local musicians take post on house porches between Alexandra Ave. and  Dawson St. (north and south boundary) and  Avondale Ave. … Continue reading

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Anvil stays true to heavy metal

by Neil McDonald Waterloo Region Record Not too long ago, Canadian metal legends Anvil may have seemed like a band out of time. The group’s official website, for example, is a fan-run page that hearkens back to the days of … Continue reading

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Music has powerful (and visible) effects on the brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412181341.htm It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people’s favorites do in theirs. That’s one of the things Jonathan … Continue reading

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Absolutely Free making their way back

by Coral Andrews Waterloo Region Record Absolutely Free has been described as many things — from “polyrhythmic berbere stew” to “astro-beat-existential-debris-psychedelic-post-proto-punk-cosmic overlings.” “Ah. The next album is going to sound very different,” notes AF’s Moshe Rozenberg, one of three multi-instrumentalists … Continue reading

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CBC Music Festival 2017 Sat. May 27

http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/18533/2017-cbc-music-festival-what-you-need-to-know Festival time: Gates open at 1:30 p.m., festival ends at 11 p.m. How to get tickets: Buy them here. And remember: children 12 years of age and under don’t require a ticket. How to watch if you’re not in Toronto: Head to CBCMusic.ca … Continue reading

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Has music streaming killed the instrumental intro?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170404125029.htm Remember those drawn-out, dramatic intros into the pop power ballads of the 80s? They’re all but gone in today’s chart toppers, according to new research, and listeners’ short attention spans may be to blame. Intros that averaged more than … Continue reading

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