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Album Review: Desirée Walsh, Everybody Panic
Album Review: Desirée Walsh, Everybody Panic

Desirée brings her loveable scamp persona in full force on this delightfully quirky album.

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ComedyAlice RoseDecember 15, 2023Desiree walsh, Howl and Roar, Album Review, Stand UpComment
Album Review: Blue Ridge Band, Down To Business II
Album Review: Blue Ridge Band, Down To Business II

A near-perfect recipe of country pop with sweet harmonies.

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CountryJason MacNeilDecember 15, 2023Blue Ridge Band, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Bonez Poley, Inflammable Material
Album Review: Bonez Poley, Inflammable Material

Everything flows freely in a casual and colloquial way, even when it’s an obscure topic like illegal death goals.

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ComedyZillah FergusonDecember 15, 2023Bonez Poley, Stand-Up, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Gabe Koury, Mommy, I'm Boring
Album Review: Gabe Koury, Mommy, I'm Boring

Koury’s effective dialogue makes it feel like he’s speaking to just one listener.

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ComedyZillah FergusonNovember 28, 2023Gabe Koury, Stand-Up, Album Review, Cursed Blessings RecordsComment
Album Review: Dolly Parton, Rockstar
Album Review: Dolly Parton, Rockstar

Clocking in at over 140 minutes and 30 songs, Dolly isn't cutting any corners.

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CountryJason MacNeilNovember 23, 2023Dolly Parton, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Brendan D'Souza, "Clever, Hip, and Scary!"
Album Review: Brendan D'Souza, "Clever, Hip, and Scary!"

The album is solidly written and beautifully structured - all wrapped up in a neat little package.

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ComedyAlice RoseNovember 20, 2023Album Review, Stand-Up, Brendan D'SouzaComment
Album Review: Atheer Yacoub, Denied Entry
Album Review: Atheer Yacoub, Denied Entry

Yacoub seamlessly weaves through the stories of her life on this debut album.

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ComedyZillah FergusonNovember 13, 2023Atheer Yacoub, Stand-Up, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Sylvia Tyson, At The End Of The Day
Album Review: Sylvia Tyson, At The End Of The Day

Reflection is a common theme throughout the record but Tyson does it perfectly.

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CountryJason MacNeilNovember 8, 2023Sylvia Tyson, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Amy Martin, Travelin' On
Album Review: Amy Martin, Travelin' On

Travelin’ On has enough thematic range to observe both transcendent love and the grind of workaday life.

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CountryKim HughesOctober 10, 2023Bluegrass, Album Review, LGBTQ2S+, Amy MartinComment
Album Review: Everardo Ramirez, Goodbye Horses
Album Review: Everardo Ramirez, Goodbye Horses

There is a lot of the unexpected on this album, while still tapping into a universal humour.

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ComedyZillah FergusonOctober 2, 2023Everardo Ramirez, Album Review, Stand-UpComment
Album Review: Saltwater Hank, G̱al'üünx Wil Lu Holtga Liimi
Album Review: Saltwater Hank, G̱al'üünx Wil Lu Holtga Liimi

A huge onus is on Saltwater Hank to make the music and language meld, and he does it in an even-handed, inviting way.

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CountryJason MacNeilOctober 2, 2023Saltwater Hank, Album Review, IndigenousComment
Toronto Fringe Review: The Woman Who Ate Falafel
Toronto Fringe Review: The Woman Who Ate Falafel

A beautiful tale of empowerment and, frankly, being a badass against all odds.

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ComedyHolly HebertJuly 12, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live ReviewComment
Toronto Fringe Review: They Go Low, We Go Laugh
Toronto Fringe Review: They Go Low, We Go Laugh

If there were an award for most accurate title, They Go Low, We Go Laugh would surely win it.

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ComedyRobyn Grant-MoranJuly 12, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live Review, Stand-Up, Sketch ComedyComment
Toronto Fringe Review: 2 West 4 East - A Comedy
Toronto Fringe Review: 2 West 4 East - A Comedy

A new meaning is given to improvisational comedy through the delightful chaos that is 2 West 4 East.

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ComedyMicah ChuJuly 12, 2023Sketch Comedy, Fringe Reviews 2023, Toronto Fringe, Live Review, West 2 WestComment
Toronto Fringe Review: AHAHA
Toronto Fringe Review: AHAHA

AHAHA is a 30 minute gag by delightfully dark and ridiculous story tellers.

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ComedyRobyn Grant-MoranJuly 12, 2023Fringe Reviews 2023, Toronto Fringe, Live ReviewComment
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