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K-OS Improves His Karma

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By Aisha Khan (CHARTattack) May 21, 2009 10:10 am
When K-OS announced his pay-what-you-can concerts in major Canadian cities, fans expected a massive clusterfuck of lineups and capacity violations. That didn't happen in the artist's hometown. The Toronto event benefited greatly from lousy weather, as most fans opted for their warm homes over queuing on windy Queen's Quay. The ground around...
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K-OS (photo by John Papamarko)
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Flash Lightnin' — Destello

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) September 19, 2008 9:30 am
Destello demands a ballsy approach to your stereo because dulcet this ain't. The Toronto trio's debut EP hits with all the subtlety of a shotgun in a library. The band's blues-heavy soggy bottom rock 'n' roll plunges deep into the vinyl bin. ZZ Top, The Stones — you name it, they've listened to it and mashed it into something unique. Smash-and-...
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Flash Lightnin' @ NXNE 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 13, 2008 12:30 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Is the classic rock revivalist market supersaturated yet? Flash Lightnin' don't think so and they've dropped the "g" to show they mean business. These three guys'll play anywhere you let them — they've opened for big-boys like Metric and Ladyhawk, but can just as often be found in the city's dingiest...
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Ladyhawk Inspire Alcohol Abuse

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 24, 2008 1:30 pm
Hurled beer: It's a wasted resource, but an amusing spectacle — kinda like fireworks. At this point, any mention of alcohol in conjunction with Vancouver's Ladyhawk is bordering on cliche, but it would seem the association is unavoidable. When a show causes young men to shake up their beer and spray it all over fellow concert-goers, what can it...
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Ladyhawk (Photo by Jess Baumung)

Flash Lightnin's Darren Glover's Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 16, 2010 6:00 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what Darren Glover of Flash Lightnin' said: 1. The Black Keys — Brother
sDan Auerbach is the man, the coolest guy out there playing the blues. He has the best voice going. I am so glad Patrick Carney and Dan stuck it out and made my favourite album of the year....
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 12, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 12, 2010 2:35 pm
Hey, so this sounds like a bad idea: The Fiery Furnaces are going to release 10 (yes, 10) studio albums this year. Eight of those will be solo releases from Matthew Friedburger. —Entertainment WeeklyMetric performed at New York's Museum Of Modern Art last night to honour film director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Point Break). She's got a...
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Pavement Save A Hellish Day

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 21, 2010 4:32 pm
In writing an unbiased review of the music at a Toronto Island Concert, one first needs to separate the venue from the bands. The event in itself is a lesson in tolerance and patience, both with other show-goers and with the festival's organizers. If you plan on drinking or eating, lineups will steal at least half of your day, and you'll...
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Pavement's Mark Ibold (Photo by Jeff Ross)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010
Flash Lightnin' (Photo by David Leyes)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010
Flash Lightnin' (Photo by David Leyes)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010
Flash Lightnin' (Photo by David Leyes)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010
Flash Lightnin' (Photo by David Leyes)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010
Flash Lightnin' (Photo by David Leyes)

Flash Lightnin' At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 3, 2010

Taylor Hawkins And His Coatails Are More Than Just Classic Rock Imitators

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By Kevin September (CHARTattack) May 4, 2010 12:08 pm
Ian Blurton had been scheduled to open the night for Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders in Toronto. Instead, the Horseshoe Tavern audience was treated to local power trio Flash Lightnin'. Vocalist/guitarist Darren Glover made a good sales pitch for their recently released self-titled disc when he said, "It's $5 — cheaper than Bud...
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Taylor Hawkins (Photo by David Leyes)

Beach House, Timber Timbre, Zeus Among Olympic Island Festival Adds

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By CHARTattack Staff March 1, 2010 4:16 pm
The upcoming Olympic Island Festival might as well be called Pitchfork Festival North. Seriously, all it's missing right now is Animal Collective and Fucked Up. Beach House, Timber Timbre, Zeus, Flash Lightnin' and The Beauties are among the bands that have been added to the event, which takes place at Toronto's Olympic Island on June...
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Timber Timbre (Photo by Fil Zuzarte)

Flash Lightnin': What's Old Is New Again

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) November 17, 2008 12:54 pm
Like it or not, classic rock is back. ZZ Top and The Rolling Stones are selling out shows like it's 1975, and a flock of new bands are ready to take over the reins when the old guard finally lay down their guitars. Enter Flash Lightnin', a Toronto trio who long for a return to the glory days of rock 'n' roll — when bands thrived because...
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Pumping: Flash Lightnin' - Destello

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) September 3, 2008 3:19 pm
We can understand why ZZ Top would be able to appreciate these cats. They're pretty wicked and they rock hard... which means we're gonna get them to play our CMW showcase where everyone will lose their shit. Then they'll go on tour and play to three people a night and break up because Canada doesn't actually "rawk" — most people are...
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ZZ Top Dig Flash Lightnin'

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) September 3, 2008 1:13 pm
"This is where it all began," says Flash Lightnin's Darren Glover, gesturing at the inside of Toronto watering hole The Communist's Daughter. The much-loved west-end haunt was one of Glover's first stops when he visited Toronto a number of years ago. Upon discovering a ZZ Top live album in the jukebox, he vowed to move to the...
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Flash Lightnin' Strike First

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By Ciara McCann (CHARTattack) July 24, 2008 3:32 pm
Flash Lightnin' are finally taking their southern rock boogie tunes from small club stages to your home with their first CD, Destello. The six-track disc (whose title means "flash" in Spanish) will follow The New Odds' Cheerleader as the second release from Toronto's Pheromone Recordings when it arrives in stores on Aug. 26. It was...
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