Clothes Make The Man

Clothes Make The Man @ NXNE 2008

BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Solid melodic rock played by a quartet of semi-scruffy indie dudes. Grade: 85 Comment: It's not hard to see why Clothes Make The Man's star has been on the rise: Their hook-heavy tunes are radio friendly, and they're a bunch of lookers to boot. Shame about the broken bass drum skin, but at least it happened...
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NXNE 2008

Clothes Make The Man — Clothes Make The Man

This Toronto-by-way-of-Ottawa quartet are a ragtag-looking bunch of young dudes who play frenetic, jerky rock bolstered by bold, crunchy chords. Lead singer Ryan McLennan is probably already getting sick of the Dave Grohl comparisons, but the truth in that can't be denied. That isn't to say, however, that they're some kind of Foo Fighters...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 1, 2010

Clothes Make The Man are offering a free download of "Dreamless Nights," which aired on Degrassi: The Next Generation. —clothesmaketheman.org LIGHTS is hardcore. No, seriously: Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Gallows have remixed two of her songs, which are available on iTunes now. All proceeds are going to The Greater New Orleans...
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Clothes Make The Man @ CMW 2010

Background/Composition: Clothes Make The Man are a Toronto four-piece that have created an impressive local following over their seven years of existence. While their personalities suggest they take few things in life seriously, their songwriting and performance convey the opposite. They delivered another impressive set Thursday at the El Mo....
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Clothes Make The Man At Horseshoe Tavern

Photographer: 
Mark Teo
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 12, 2009
Clothes Make The Man (Photo by Mark Teo)

Clothes Make The Man At Horseshoe Tavern

Photographer: 
Mark Teo
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 12, 2009
Clothes Make The Man (Photo by Mark Teo)

Clothes Make The Man At Horseshoe Tavern

Photographer: 
Mark Teo
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 12, 2009
Clothes Make The Man (Photo by Mark Teo)

Clothes Make The Man At Horseshoe Tavern

Photographer: 
Mark Teo
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
December 12, 2009
Clothes Make The Man (Photo by Mark Teo)

Oh No Forest Fires Party For Holidays

There was no mistaking this was a Christmas party, since the stage was sparsely decorated with strings of mini electric lights and the microphone stands adorned with cheap paper snowflakes. But thankfully, attendees of the Audio Blood's Jingle Bell Rock bash didn't have to endure banal conversations, painful sweaters and the junior...
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Oh No Forest Fires' Rajiv Thavanathan (Photo by Mark Teo)

Clothes Make The Man — "Privy"

Here's Clothes Make The Man's video for "Privy." And I thought I was a messy eater... "Privy" will appear on the quartet's upcoming new album, The Distance.
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Edgefest 2009 At Downsview Park

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Downsview Park
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 20, 2009
Clothes Make The Man

Edgefest 2009 At Downsview Park

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Downsview Park
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 20, 2009
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Clothes Make The Man Head East Again

Ontario indie rock band Clothes Make The Man will hit the road this week and make it to the east coast for the third time in 12 months in support of their self-titled debut LP. Clothes Make The Man formed in 2003 and released two EPs before issuing their first album. They introduced new drummer Phil "Wilson Phillips" Wilson when they...
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Clothes Make The Man Tour The Daylights Out Of Canada

Toronto rockers Clothes Make The Man are embarking on a cross-Canada tour, and they're coming to a city near you — and pretty much everyone else in the country. The band are set to embark on a run of 35 dates, hitting all 10 provinces in six weeks — "without label support or a cushy tour bus," bassist Ross Machon emphasized in an...
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Clothes Make The Man (Photo By Carrie Musgrave)
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