Jenn Grant
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We’re thrilled to let you know that The Wilderness of Manitoba will be the very special guest of one Jenn Grant this Thursday evening at Glenn Gould Studio. The Wilderness of Manitoba has been compared to Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver – which, if you ask me, is quite a compliment. The folks out there in the blogosphere are pretty excited about this group too: just take a look at It’s Not the Band I Hate It’s Their Fans, who put the group on their list of Top Ten Hottest Canadian Bands 2009, and North by East West. Between the recent mad props for The Wilderness of Manitoba and Jenn Grant’s Music Nova Scotia loot (she recently won Fem
ale Artist Recording for her latest, Echoes), this show is going to be a guaranteed good time. CONTINUE READING >
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Van Morrison is at Massey Hall on September 30 and October 2 performing his masterpiece album Astral Weeks in its entirety, followed by a set of his classic songs.
Music journalists have been warning us that “the album is dead” for at least a few years now, citing increasing online sales and other internet-related “acquisitions” of singles (and singles alone) as the culprit. As early as 2007, however, there has been some dissension among the ranks on this subject, as is evidenced in this Rolling Stone article citing some evidence to the contrary.
And, if we may be so bold as to join with the dissenters, may we just say that the album appears to be alive and kicking, especially if some recent and upcoming activity at Massey Hall is any indication. Van Morrison comes to town this week with two concerts featuring performances of the songs from his landmark album, Astral Weeks. If you’re not convinced that this album continues to be celebrated as one of the greatest of all time, check out Jesse’s post from when we excitedly announced these events. CONTINUE READING >
Steely Dan,Van Morrison
