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QPOP roars back to life

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On Saturday night, you couldn’t walk around campus without coming across an indie rock band performance. Attracting respectable crowds as the festival entered its fourth year running. QPOP returned to Clark Hall, The Underground and the Grad Club this weekend with a collection of student and Canadian...

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Hello Goodbye Honolulu

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In a quiet corner of The Toucan, Goodbye Honolulu’s Fox Martindale, Jacob Switzer, Emmett Webb (all guitar, bass, vocals) and Max Bornstein (drums, vocals) crowded into a booth, destroyed some hot wings and talked tour life with The Journal. Their answer when I asked them to describe their sound in...

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Brendan Canning plays The Grad Club

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Hot off his third solo album, Brendan Canning lit up The Grad Club last Friday night with an eclectic set of cool rhythms and smooth vocals.    Performing with his seven-piece band, Canning played new releases like, ‘Book it to Fresno’, ‘Hey Marika’, and ‘Vibration Walls’ from his fresh studio album,...

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Queen’s baseball team’s spontaneous cameo in new music video

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Country rockers and Queen’s alum, The Abrams, premiered a music video for their hit single ‘Champion’ on Oct. 27, featuring a familiar backdrop.  Filmed in the brothers’ hometown of Kingston, the music video tells stories of individual hardships and heroism.   “The idea to have storylines about community...

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The real on Busty and the Bass

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It was around this time last year, when I first set eyes on the McGill-bred band, Busty and the Bass. I’d never listened to them before and didn’t know what to expect but one year later, I was back for more.   This time around, I didn’t have to wait in line with a hundred other Busty fans. As I opened...

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Royal Canoe puts on an otherworldly show at The Mansion

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Royal Canoe has been pushing the boundaries of sound since 2010. With their array of synthesizers and guitar pedals married with electronically-warped vocals, the Winnipeg band’s live performance at The Mansion felt like being transported into the future. With blue lights washing everything out, the...

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Clark’s festival fever

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Just when you thought festival season was over, Clark Hall Pub hosted Clarkapaloozaroosheagastock— a mouthful of a music festival — on Saturday night. The evening featured the newly announced Clark Hall House band Georgia Straits, Toronto-based band Bravestation, and The Kents out of Lindsay, ON. Georgia...

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The Vault bids summer farewell, but not without some hiccups

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This Sunday, live bands and audiences came together to enjoy a laid-back listening experience at the fourth annual Welcome Back!-yard Festival presented by The Vault that didn’t entirely go according to plan.  This year’s lineup originally included seven artists: Graham and Aidan Carr, Glands, the...

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Frosh mosh to Canadian folk-rock band

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The Frosh Week Mystery Concert, one of the more highly anticipated events this week, didn’t disappoint as it featured some up-and-coming names in the music industry. Tyler Shaw, Canadian pop singer from BC, opened the pre-show with a lively, crowd-pleasing set according to frosh attendees. Having...

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Kingston to live stream The Hip’s farewell concert

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On August 20, all of Kingston will have a front row seat to music history, as the beloved Kingston-bred band, The Tragically Hip say farewell to their fans with a final concert at the K-Rock Centre that will be live streamed in Market Square.   A photo posted by The Tragically Hip (@thetragicallyhip)...

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