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Good Krief!

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Respected Dears guitarist and solo artist Patrick Krief finally makes an album he can listen to

by Lora Mathis
04.05.2012

Multi-instrumentalist, musical prodigy, guitarist for Canadian indie rock band The Dears and fellow Montrealer Patrick Krief took some to discuss his latest solo venture, Hundred Thousand Pieces, with The Rover on the eve of its release, April 17.

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The End is a Long Way Away

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Montreal indie rockers Plants and Animals build forward momentum with new album

by Lora Mathis
06.03.2012

Montreal-based indie rockers Plants and Animals have created an album that marks a significant step in their progression. The End of That is the band’s third studio album and features both their standard catchy guitar riffs and lyrics that are more honest than ever before. No doubt about it, this album is one that asks [...]

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Save a Prayer

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Sardonic Montreal gospel group Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir raise the roof… and the occasional hackle

by Rima Hammoudi
15.12.2011

When you think of a gospel choir, three things typically come to mind: a church, an inspiring group of singers with miraculous voices, and the word “hallelujah.” (Stop thinking about Leonard Cohen – focus!) The music world, and truly, the art world en masse, is evolving alongside an increasing secular shift, which makes it hard [...]

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A Mystery of History

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A tragic, and fascinating, Mexican elegy comes to life in the beautiful Latin music of David Ryshpan's Alicuanta

by Shayne Gryn
13.12.2011

Local jazz and world music aficionado David Ryshpan has teamed up vocalist Gitanjali Jain to produce a song cycle based on the poetry of Francisco Serrano. The work, entitled Alicuanta, is a collection of haunting and evocative songs that, in the words of Serrano, address such primal dualities as “love and lost love, pain and [...]

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A Band’s Rich Pageant

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Psyche-pop rockers Elephant Stone join a host of prominent locals at the imminent R.E.M. tribute concert; Max LL shares his head room; Random Recipe get their holiday on

by Jamie O'Meara
01.12.2011

When R.E.M. ran up the white flag on Sept. 21 of this year, “calling it a day” after more than 30 years as a band, it was probably more of a relief than a surprise to long-loyal fans who’d watched the once-proud pioneering Athens, Georgia alt-rock band struggling over the last many years. The long-serving [...]

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More than Just a Weed Thing

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OG Hindu Kush’s Loe Pesci on battling, bud and uncontested bad-assery

by Catherine Averback
23.11.2011

Montreal hip-hop duo OG Hindu Kush are slowly growing an empire, with top spots as battlers in Canada’s renowned Toronto-based rap battleground King of the Dot, recent collabs with legend-status hip-hop artist Royce da 5’9 and Montreal’s own YouTube stars Epic Meal Time, as well as a fan base now spanning the globe, not to [...]

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On the Spot

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Lakes of Canada frontman Jake Freekin’ Smith lightly grills Folly & The Hunter frontman Nick Vallee in advance of their indie-folk co-presentation this weekend

by Jake Freekin Smith
23.11.2011

Folly & The Hunter are one of Montreal’s best kept secrets, though they won’t likely be a secret much longer. This indie-folk quartet is one of the best new bands to come out of Montreal’s rich music scene. Frontman Nick Vallee’s gorgeous lyrics, combined with the multi-instrumental talents of Christopher Fox, Laurie Torres and recent [...]

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Been Around the Block? He is the Block

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Brooklyn rock'n'roll/soul man Garland Jeffreys on just about anything - from Jackie Robinson to Lou Reed to Sonny Rollins - you ever wanted to know about everything

by Shayne Gryn
17.11.2011

Garland Jeffreys isn’t known for pulling his punches. The Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter, who’s been recording since the late ’60s, made a name for himself by painting honest, and sometimes bleak, portraits of the world around him. From the anthemic Wild in the Streets to the intimate and personal Spanish Town, Jeffreys has sung about murder, racial [...]

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A Hybrid of Musical Masterminds

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Two superstar electronic artists fuse musical styles from across the globe to create the hot, cutting-edge sound of Africa Hitech

by Rima Hammoudi
15.11.2011

Africa Hitech is a musical ensemble comprised of two of the most ubiquitous artists within the music industry. Hailing from the UK and settling in Australia, Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek are underground electronic superstars – champions of their particular brand of electro, which blends techno, soul, calypso, reggae and R&B into the mix.

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Listen Up! Pt. 1

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Rover Record Reviews: Bruce Peninsula, Jane’s Addiction, Library Voices, Coldplay, Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, Dog Day, Awolnation, Samantha Savage Smith and more…

by Rover Staff
10.11.2011

Listen up, indeed. The following represents the very first of what we anticipate will be many regular reviews of a broad spectrum of album releases, a detailed and critical synopsis of the sounds around, Rover-style.

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Peek Experience

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Winnipeg indie-soul outfit Imaginary Cities rise to unexpected heights while on tour with the Pixies

by Jamie O'Meara
08.11.2011

It seems that ascendant soul-pop rockers Imaginary Cities reached their ceiling recently while on tour with iconic indie-rock band the Pixies. “We were in Detroit, playing the Fox Theatre,” explains vocalist Marti Sarbit, “and somehow our drummer found out how to get into the ceiling of the venue. We climbed up and kind of peeked [...]

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Taking the Reins

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Charlotte Cornfield's debut full-length album, Two Horses, finds the musician older, wiser, and with one hell of a love story to share.

by Megan Stewart
02.11.2011

At 23 years of age, traipsing between two cities and across the continent with a guitar in hand, local folkster Charlotte Cornfield has become well acquainted with the thrill and loneliness inherent in love, travel and coming home.

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Still Rowing to the Beat of Their Own Drum

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Left Coast indie-pop upstarts Hey Ocean! say it's all smooth sailing after transition to major label

by Rima Hammoudi
30.10.2011

Hey Ocean! have been described as a “quintessential West Coast band,” which may bring to mind pop-ish beach songs. But word to the wise: the young Vancouver trio – made up of lead vocalist Ashleigh Ball, guitarist David Beckingham and bassist David Vertesi – are that and so much more.

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Meet Beaver

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Ce musicien de Terre Neuve profite de la vie à Montréal

by Isaline Cartier
28.10.2011

Le chanteur Beaver n’est pas le plus connu des castors canadiens.  Cela ne changera sans doute pas avec le lancement de son deuxième album, « Living with Women and Cars », imprimé sur vinyle et tiré à 500 copies.  Ce qui lui convient parfaitement, car ce qui l’attire avant tout, c’est de capturer l’instant.

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Three of the Elite

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The Adrian Belew Power Trio’s Montreal appearance with The Stick Men is as close to King Crimson as you’ll currently get

by Shayne Gryn
30.09.2011

If you listen to music, you’ve probably heard Tony Levin and Adrian Belew. That’s not to say you’ve heard of them, but if you peruse the liner notes of your record collection you’ll probably find their names appearing more than once. Both have played with Paul Simon and David Bowie, and are longstanding members of [...]

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