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MusiCounts donates money, instruments to 90 schools across Canada

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bookie, Dave Bookman, Indie 88, Music Education, MusiCounts

Every year, there are kids across Canada who want to take lessons and learn how to play instruments while their

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Radio 

Indie 88/Toronto Billboard Contest Winner Gets Big American Coverage

June 5, 2014June 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABC News, Billboard, Indie 88, Pip MCallan, Tara McCallan

Indie 88–the station for which I act as “guidance counselor”–gave away a billboard at Bay and Bloor in downtown Toronto

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Interview 

An Interview with Matt Berninger of The National

April 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Bookman, Indie 88, Matt Berninger, The National

Ahead of one of the band’s shows at Massey Hall in Toronto, The National’s Matt Berninger sat down for a

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Radio 

A Brief History of Toronto’s Indie 88

March 26, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Indie 88, Radio, Toronto

I’ve been a part of Indie 88 for almost a year now–I first signed on last April–and it’s been fantastic

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Recommended Music 

Unplugged Sam Roberts: “We’re All In This Together”

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Indie 88, Sam Roberts

Here’s a recent performance at Indie 88 in Toronto.

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Beer Company’s New Series of Music-Related Labels

February 25, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beer, Collective Arts, Craft Brewery, Indie, Indie 88, Music

Collective Arts is a craft brewery based in Ontario which describes itself as “a grassroots beer company fusing the craft

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Is This Toronto Radio Station the First in the World to Offer a Bitcoin as a Prize?

January 29, 2014January 30, 2014 Alan Cross 4 Comments Bitcoin, Contest, Indie 88

I can’t say for sure, but I haven’t heard of another station doing this. Toronto’s Indie 88 (full disclosure:  I

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Radio 

Some Nice Press for Indie 88/Toronto

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Indie 88, Radio, Toronto

I’m the “guidance counsellor” for Toronto’s newest radio station, Indie 88.  (“Guidance counsellor” is a much better name than “consultant.”)

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Music News 

So Indie 88 Had a Big Party on Saturday Night…

January 20, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Indie 88, Lee's Palace, Stars

…and it was fantastic.  Completely sold out.  Great performances from Stars and openers July Talk.  (See the NOW magazine review

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Radio 

What’s On 88.1?

January 3, 2014 Alan Cross 5 Comments Indie 88, Radio, Toronto

Posters like these are starting to show up around Toronto.

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