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Said the Whale

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Said the Whale get back to live music in Ottawa

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Club SAW, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Said the Whale

[A report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] It was below freezing in Ottawa as Juno Award-winning band Said

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Concerts Cool! Music News 

Arts & Crafts wants to help people feel Home for the Holidays

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arts & Crafts, Busty and the Bass, Charles Spearin, Chris Murphy, Dan Mangan, Ellevator, Hannah Georgas, Jordan Klassen, Lowell, Reuben and the Dark, Said the Whale, Sara MacDougall, Side Door Access, Sloan

While we’re staying (read: stuck) at home a little more these days than in a typical holiday season, the fine

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This music video Said the Whale is AMAZING! And no special effects were used. Seriously.

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Said the Whale, Video

Said the Whale’s approach to the video for their new single “Record Shop” looks high-tech but is actually pretty steampunky

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Music News 

And the best Canadian music video of the year is…

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Belle Game, Clairmont the Second, Johnny Larson, Kevan Funk, Said the Whale

Artists and directors gathered at the Bell TIFF Lightbox in Toronto last night to name the best Canadian music video

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Music News 

Here are photos from Toronto’s Mother Mother/Said the Whale show.

March 3, 2019March 5, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Mother Mother, Said the Whale

Staff photographer Andrei Chlytchkov drew the assignment of shooting the Mother Mother show at The Phoenix in Toronto on February 28.\

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 March 2017

March 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Del Paxton, FRONTEERS, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jay Som, Last Giant, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mister Tom, Said the Whale

Many songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of

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New Music From The Inbox January 9, 2017: N-A-I-V-E-S, Said The Whale, Oh Pep! & More

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Del Bel, Habbit Hands, Juliette Jagger, N-A-I-V-E-S, New Music From The Inbox, Oh Pep!, Said the Whale

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: N-A-I-V-E-S Song: “Crystal Clear” Album/EP: N-A-I-V-E-S From wonky-pop powerhouse duo N-A-I-V-E-S, “Crystal Clear,” is a

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 07 March 2014

March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bear Den, Bear Hands, Brian Byrne, Circa Zero, Coldplay, Gord Downie, Hockeysmith, Medazoic, Ray Lamontagne, Said the Whale, The Sadies, Top 11, X Ambassadors, You Me At Six

This week’s whine:  Please, please let this winter end.  I just want to drive a car that’s clean inside and

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