It’s been a few years since I sat down to chat with the guys of Young Rival in one of those dark basement rooms of the Horseshoe Tavern—that article is totally vintage OTM, you guys—and I’ll admit that they haven’t …
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It had been over a year since I last saw OTM alum Young Empires perform (and last time was pretty epic: they opened up for one of my favourite dance music acts Chromeo, where they took me backstage and put …
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If you want proof that Craig Stickland’s music affects people, just look at my friend Kaleigh. The first time we went to see Stickland together, she connected so deeply with one of his songs – “Wasting Time” – that she …
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Despite having met and interviewed them, I hardly recognized the guys of The Darcys when they came on stage at The Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night. It’s not so much that they physically looked different (although I did notice that …
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It wasn’t your typical CD release party for an indie band. Instead of a dingy, darkly lit pub and cheap beer on tap, there were chandeliers, glasses of wine and grilled zucchini sliders. We were in the basement of Harry …
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Last time I saw OTM alumni Craig Stickland perform – and you can read that interview in Issue 6 – it was nothing but him and a guitar. It was a good set, but it had the potential to be …
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Yesterday, OTM feature The Darcys announced that they will be releasing their new album on October 25 of this year. The self-titled album, to be released on Arts & Crafts, will be available for free at the band’s website and …
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Sari Delmar sits in The Horseshoe Tavern’s back room. There’s one hour to show time, and her clients, The Balconies, have yet to do their sound check. The band’s lead singer, Jacquie Neville, has been sick in bed all day …
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“I think if you want to succeed you find a way to, or you do something else.” I’m sitting across from The Darcys (well, half of them, to be exact) and their drummer has, within the first three minutes of …
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Songs & Cigarettes is nothing and yet it is everything. A site dedicated to whatever its contributors think is interesting, Songs & Cigarettes is a collective made up of people who like cool things and are good at finding (and …
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