CAC presents Music From the Fringe with Rita Lammers
The Collingwood Arts Center (CAC) has always catered to artists on the Fringe. Their latest event offers a mixture of the classical combined with adventurous multimedia programming. Music from the Fringe: Violin Masterpieces ...
View MorePosted On: 10/31/2011 in
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Dance pop outfit We Were Lovers return to OT, stir nostalgia
Canadian dance-pop-rock outfit We Were Lovers return to the Ottawa Tavern this week, and the show has aroused some strange nostalgia for the staff.
When the group first visited in 2008, "things couldn't have been more ...
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Game (formerly The Game) brings West Coast flavor to Headliners
Though he's only officially been on the scene for a few years, rapper Game (formerly The Game) has a storied career that seems fit for a '90s rap veteran.
Growing up in LA's famed Compton neighborhood, Game knew a life of ...
View MorePosted On: 10/30/2011 in
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The Misfits wreak havoc for Halloween at The Omni
Just in time for Halloween, everyone's favorite hardcore horror punks, The Misfits, come back to life in Toledo. Emerging from the netherworld (New Jersey) in 1977, led by Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only, the band ...
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Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) & Clem Burke (of Blondie) visit Frankie's
Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest song-writing talents and accomplished live performers. The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in legendary UK punk outfit, The Stranglers -- the most commercially ...
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Helmet Tour Stops in Toledo on October 29th
Seminal New York City rock band, Helmet, announced a North American tour that kicked off September 27th in Denver. The band is touring in support of their latest album, “Seeing Eye Dog.” The OC Weekly raved ...
View MorePosted On: 10/24/2011 in
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For True: An Interview with Trombone Shorty
THE INTRO
Trombone Shorty is the real deal. Born and raised in the legendary Treme neighborhood in New Orleans (birthplace of American Jazz, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong), Troy Andrews grew up in a musical family, ...
View MorePosted On: 10/21/2011 in
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Let Your Love Shine: LazerLove5 releases first new record in 6 years
LazerLove5 (pictured top right) is one of the best bands in Toledo, though, you've likely never heard of them. I don't mean to get all Pitchforky on you, it's just for the simple fact that since the group's last album, ...
View MorePosted On: 10/20/2011 in
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