Articles by Kevin Jones

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  Tita Lima

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  After a rainstorm pretty much washed out her pervious night’s performance, Brazil’s Tita Lima got a chance at some modest redemption on the...

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  Loot

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  The opening slot of a multi-artist show is never a good gig, and all of its drawbacks are amplified in a festival like NXNE. But New York C...

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  James Pants

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  As the latest signing to the formidable Stones Throw army, James Pants has already carved out his place in the fold as a man who has no par...

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  Peanut Butter Wolf

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  After a gauntlet-throwing DJ turn by Stones Throw rookie James Pants, label head extraordinaire Peanut Butter Wolf had to at least hold his...

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  Bahia Pierce

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  While you could hardly argue that jazz is well represented at the NXNE festival, it did make a captivating appearance in the sweet, sultry...

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  Platinum Pied Pipers

  North By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  What was supposed to be mark the climactic conclusion of the festival’s main portion turned out to be anything but as progressive hip-hop p...

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  9th Wonder & Jean Grae

  Jeanius

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2008

  As proficiency goes, 9th Wonder is at the front of the pack, in terms of sheer quantity of releases, with his endless stream of full-length...

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  Black Grass

  Three

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2008

  For his third record, lazily titled Three, Black Grass lone man Mex further expands on his original breaks and hooks blueprint to reach the...