music
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This Old Dog…Returns to Ontario
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After a six-year wait, indie rock artist Mac DeMarco has finally returned to Ontario to play and promote his latest album dubbed, “Guitar”. Massey Hall hosted the indie prince as well as the opening Australian
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KW’s Music Scene Finds Harmony in Diversity and Community
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From raves to cozy gigs, KW pulses with sound brant, inclusive soundscape For many in Kitchener-Waterloo (KW), musicians are the foundation of community life.
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Renao’s Still Life: A Dreamy Debut Rooted in Desi Soul
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Minimalist Production Meets Cultural Depth in a Lush Debut Renao’s debut album, Still Life, is a quiet antidote to overstimulattion amidst the chaos of
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Exploring Queerness in Adaline’s HYMNAL
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In a modern musical environment towered over by the prayers, confessionals, and love songs of figures like Sufjan Stevens and Julien Baker, the trouble
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The Last Dinner Party is a vocal maximalist’s dream
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The almost ten-month span between The Last Dinner Party’s signing with a major label (before the release of any recorded material) and the release
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The importance of collecting physical music
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Over the last century, the way we listen to music has changed. It was only about 40 years ago that the CD was first
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Acclaimed musician Steven Page headlines fundraising concert
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On Oct. 29, acclaimed Canadian musician Steven Page performed alongside the Penderecki String Quartet in a fundraising concert for Laurier’s ‘Making a Space for
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New developments for the faculty of music
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New developments working to diversify and expand the department of music are currently underway. The renovations are spurred by the Making Space for Music
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Mozart, Salieri and Amadeus
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In collaboration with the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener’s Apollo Cinema showcased Amadeus to promote the choir’s upcoming performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem. Known
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Exposing our “GUTS”
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On Sept. 8, 2023, gen z musician Olivia Rodrigo’s second album GUTS was released around the globe to widespread praise. Labeled formally as a
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