Articles by Stuart Henderson

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  Day Three: Jeff Tweedy, Jenny Lewis, July Talk, Ladies of the Canyon

  Fort York, Toronto ON, July 6

  PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2014

  The tireless Jon Langford (billed as "Jon-Boy" for this set) opened up the sunny day with a straight-up bat-shit idea: blues-rock numbers h...

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  Day One: Waco Brothers, Andrew Bird, Tift Merritt, Gary Clark Jr.

  Fort York, Toronto ON, July 4

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2014

  I brought my young family to a rock festival. Or, more specifically, I brought my young family to a roots festival. I am not entirely certa...

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  Old Crow Medicine Show

  Remedy

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2014

  I'll admit to having had a hard time getting excited about Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show's ninth record. I saw that it was coming in, thou...

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  Rachel Ries

  The Rivoli, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014

  Vermont-based Rachel Ries has been making a name for herself these past years with her adventurous folk songs. Her most recent record (the...

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  Waiting for Henry

  Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014

  "The river rises without warning, and here comes the rain." It's a lyric from one of the better songs on Waiting For Henry's impressive 201...

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  Slow Down Molasses

  Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014

  "I remember them being much mellower," noted Exclaim! photographer (and this reviewer's wingman) Tiana Feng midway through the second song....

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  Jessica Mitchell

  Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

  "I'm an emotional person," Mitchell announced before launching into another one of the mid-tempo country songs populating her set. "Can you...

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  Shred Kelly

  Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014

  A band composed of ski town skids from Fernie, British Columbia, Shred Kelly walked onstage looking for all the world like… a band of...