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Concert Review: Cuff The Duke, The Pinecones, November 26, Horseshoe Tavern

Toronto – Cuff The Duke has been around for a few years now, but one question still nags at the brain of many a fan (or me at least) – what exactly does it mean to “cuff the duke?” Legend has it that the band found a t-shirt in some Oshawa thrift store with that very phrase written on it, but the exact meaning remains mysterious. We’ll probably never know. What we do know is that Cuff The Duke is a solid alt country band and that they just played two packed nights at the Horseshoe promoting their new Greg Keelor produced album, Morning Comes.

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November 28, 2011 No Comments

Song of the Day: Skybox – In A Dream

What do you get when you combine a danceable beat, synthesizers and a fantastic semi-falsetto, tied together with a bow of sincerity? Skybox. I stumbled upon them last year when they opened for the indie trio Jukebox the Ghost at a Lollapalooza after party

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November 25, 2011 No Comments

Concert Review: Peter Murphy, November 24, Lee’s Palace

I often feel there are two halves to my concert life: the first period was from 1997 – 1999 and the second from 2007 – present. The first time I saw Peter Murphy perform was in 1998, well after he had moved to Turkey, converted to Islam with his wife and two children, and become a musical legend of gargantuan proportions by today’s standards.

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November 24, 2011 No Comments

Song of the Day: Noah and the Whale – Love of an Orchestra

There’s nothing better than an unexpected instrument making an appearance in a band’s musical repertoire. I’m talking about those saxophones, violas, glockenspiels, accordions and cowbells that suddenly ring out in the song you’re rocking out to, giving you that moment’s pause when you ask yourself, “This song is awesome – what instrument is that?”

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November 24, 2011 No Comments
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