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Friendly Rich And The Lollipop People — Dinosaur Power

Friendly Rich has a master's degree in music from the University Of Toronto, in which he specialized in "parade pedagogy" and has worked as a composer for The Tom Green Show. Most of the members of The Lollipop People also classically trained musicians. That makes Dinosaur Power an awesome combination of musical sophistication and...
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Dinosaur Power

Friendly Rich — Pictures At An Exhibition

For the latest in a long line of odd-ball releases, Brampton, Ont.'s Friendly Rich And His Lollipop People have hijacked this famous work by Russian Romantic-era pianist Modest Mussorgsky, turning what was a romantic piano suite and program music piece into a full blown indie rock jazz-fusion symphony. Pictures At An Exhibition is essentially...
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Friendly Rich's Pictures At An Exhibition

Moneen Singer On Christmas Album

Moneen's Kenny Bridges and Friendly Rich lent their talents to BWC Studios Presents: A Very Metal Christmas, which came out on Tuesday through Dine Alone Records and is available for download on iTunes. Bridges can be found on "White Christmas" and "First Noel," while Friendly Rich guests on "What Child Is This?...
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Final Fantasy, Meligrove Band Headline Brampton Indie Fest

I'll tell you what the world needs more of: indoor winter festivals with good music. Organizers of the Brampton Indie Arts Festival are savvy to this fact, and their 2007 edition, which has been curated by the always-weird Friendly Rich, features a lineup as diverse and wonderfully weird as ever. It takes place from Feb. 14-17. In addition to...
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