Sloan is holding another garage sale and everyone is invited
[A preview from Elisa F.G. – AC] “Please sir, I want some more” the famous bold move by Oliver Twist, the second novel by Charles Dickens of the same name. Second slice of
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Photos from Sloan in concert in Ottawa
[Another photo report and review from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Thursday night (February 2), just prior to the first big deep freeze of the year, Sloan came to Ottawa to
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Unison Jam returns with Karaoke Edition
Have you ever found yourself singing along with a song on the radio or at home and thinking how much fun it would be to sing with the band yourself? Unison Jam, back
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Ongoing History Daily: The immortal Sloan
I have been told by many people that the average lifespan of a band is about seven years. But then there are bands like Sloan. Their roots go back to 1986 when Chris
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There’s a petition to get Sloan into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
[As a Sloan fan myself, I’m happy to help Emily Plunkett with her crusade to see Sloan inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She wrote this plea. -AC] These two photographs
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Sloan is having a garage sale this Saturday
If you’re in Southern Ontario and want a chance at some interesting Sloan merchandise and ephemera, the band is having an old-fashioned garage sale this Saturday (June 11). Because that’s what people do
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Photos from Sloan’s tiny gig in Ottawa
[Sloan has played much, much bigger venues than this–which is why it was so cool to see them at this venue outside of Ottawa. Ross MacDonald reports. – AC] Sloan was the only
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Here’s Canadian indie supergroup Anyway Gang live in Ottawa
[This is another report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] Canada’s alt-rock supergroup Anyway Gang played in Ottawa, and it wasn’t without a last-minute crisis. This time it wasn’t brought on by COVID, but
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The Saints and Sinners Tour has been canceled. Again. And probably for good this time.
Way back in the Before Times (actually, February 2020, but it feels longer)I made a trip to Facebook HQ in Toronto to conduct a streamed interview with Hugh Dillion, Jeff Martin, David Usher,
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Let’s try it again: The Saints + Sinners Tour is back on.
Back in the Before Times, I hosted a Facebook Live press conference announcing the Saints + Sinners Tour, a great cross-Canada package featuring The Headstones, Big Wreck, Moist, and The Tea Party. It
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Random music news for Thursday, January 28, 2021
Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick nap every day, so I’m apparently doing it right. Let’s try some music
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