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Jason Collett — Here's To Being Here

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) February 5, 2008 2:51 pm
Jason Collett possesses a swagger that few musicians can affect. It's effortless, like he fell out of the womb in a vintage three-piece suit with a guitar slung over his shoulder. Here's To Being Here sees Collett put that swagger to good use playing with his live backing crew, Paso Mino, and a raft of the "special guests" we've all come to...
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Jason Collett — Idols Of Exile

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) June 14, 2005 10:09 am
Although Jason Collett's day job is guitarist for the eclectic Broken Social Scene, the Toronto resident still knows how to write a standard alt.country tune. Following up his 2003 Arts And Crafts debut Motor Motel Love Songs, Collett returns with 12 more soothing folksy-pop numbers. Idols Of Exile includes predictable themes of longing,...
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Five Questions with Mike O'Brien of Zeus

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By Kate Killet (CHARTattack) November 23, 2011 1:41 pm
Toronto rock 'n' rollers Zeus are back! Then again they never really went away. It seems that they’ve always been on the scene even before they dropped their 2010 debut LP Say Us with Canadian indie Arts & Crafts. Probably because the band members had been active for years in other outfits like The Golden Dogs and Paso Mino. When they’re not...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 16, 2010 3:12 pm
Silverstein have signed with Universal Music and will release a new EP, Transitions, on Dec. 7 through the label. Their next full-length album will come out in the spring. Here's a trailer: Jason Collett's fourth annual Basement Revue series will return to Toronto's Dakota Tavern on Tuesdays this December. Previous guests and performers...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 5, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 5, 2010 12:05 pm
Jason Collett will release Pony Tricks, an album of 11 acoustic versions of his songs, next Tuesday. He'll also tour across Canada to promote it. —Arts & Crafts Brokencyde have released a new song called "Teach Me How To Scream." Brokencyde need no lessons with that, but they do need to be taught how to make good music. My ears also need to be...
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Jason Collett — "Love Is A Dirty Word"

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By CHARTattack Staff April 1, 2010 3:01 pm
A freshly shaven Jason Collett hangs out in a hotel room full of people - straight and queer - about to get it on, flirting and making out in the hallway. I'm not quite sure what's up with the costumes, but whatever: it's a really creative concept that makes me love Collett even more. "Love Is A Dirty Word" appears on Rat A Tat Tat, which is out...
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Jason Collett — Rat A Tat Tat

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 8, 2010 5:47 pm
If any album ever deserved to be called laid-back it's this fifth solo outing from Broken Social Scene's elder statesman. It sounds like Jason Collett recorded Rat A Tat Tat while lying in a hammock in his backyard, drinking lemonade. You won't find any instantly memorable tunes here — no "Sorry Lori" or "Charlyn, Angel Of...
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Jason Collett Battles Boring North American Cities

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) March 8, 2010 5:26 pm
The late winter tour has become something of a right of passage for many Canadian musicians. Steeped in bad weather, skid marks and a whole lotta bleakness, it's fascinating to observe the same artists crisscrossing Canada this time of year without regard for life and limb. Jason Collett is one such artist, and with a new full-length, Rat A...
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Jason Collett Offers Free Canada Song

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 23, 2010 12:06 pm
Jason Collett's songs are already pretty full of Canadiana, whether he's singing about swimming in the country's lakes during the summer months or walking through his Kensington Market neighbourhood in Toronto. But now he's making his patriotism obvious. Collett's released a new tune called "Love Song To Canada," which you can download...
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Elvis Costello, BSS, Lou Reed Highlight Hal Willner's Neil Young Project In Vancouver

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 19, 2010 6:01 pm
Bringing the Hal Willner Neil Young Project to Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was a complete no-brainer — if you're celebrating Canada's diverse talent and rich music history, it's a major coup to recruit some of the country's most revered musicians (plus American greats) to play the selected songs of one of its finest and most...
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Jason Collett Releasing EP, Offering Free Track Download

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By Valentina D'Aliesio (CHARTattack) January 20, 2010 2:22 pm
Jason Collett is kicking off 2010 with a heap of new music. In addition to his upcoming fourth album, Rat A Tat Tat, Collett will release a companion EP out on March 9 via Arts & Crafts. The six songs found on the To Wit To Woo EP were recorded during the same album sessions as the LP. By the end of recording, Collett explains his songs...
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Jason Collett, Zeus, Bahamas Touring Together

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 14, 2010 1:09 pm
Jason Collett and Zeus are no strangers to playing together. Zeus used to be Collett's backing band and have since branched out on their own and will release their Say Us debut album Feb. 23 through Arts & Crafts. Collett will put out a new solo album dubbed Rat A Tat Tat on March 9 through the same label, so it only makes sense for him to...
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Jason Collett Announces New Album Details

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) December 9, 2009 1:54 pm
Jason Collett is a busy man this holiday season. His third annual Basement Revue at Toronto's Dakota Tavern is running, where he recently debuted tracks off of his forthcoming release, Rat A Tat Tat. It's due out through Arts & Crafts on March 9. In the spirit of giving, Collett's giving friends and fans a free download of "Love Is A...
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City Sonic: Jason Collett In Kensington Market

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By CHARTattack Staff August 21, 2009 4:34 pm
City Sonic is a cross-platform series of 24 short documentaries in which Toronto artists discuss the venues and neighbourhoods where they started their careers. In this episode, Broken Social Scene's Jason Collett discusses the many different cultures intersecting in Toronto's Kensington Market and how Paul's Boutique, the neighbourhood's...
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Artists Dish Secrets For City Sonic

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 22, 2009 12:55 pm
City Sonic, a new cross-platform documentary film series in which Toronto artists discuss the bars where they started their careers, will premiere at the city's Drake Hotel on June 17 as part of North By Northeast. The first episodes of Kensington Communications and White Pine Pictures' series of 24 short documentaries will feature Sarah Slean,...
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Jason Collett's Fall Tour

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By Ciara McCann (CHARTattack) July 31, 2008 4:16 pm
After a steady run of performances across North America since the February release of Jason Collett's Here's To Being Here, the Toronto singer/songwriter will continue to tour this fall. Collett will be joined on many dates by Rock Plaza Central and Zeus. Tickets for those shows are on sale now. The Broken Social Scene member has released four...
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Jason Collett Is Helped By Ghosts

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) May 30, 2008 11:30 am
It's damn near impossible to capture the easy swagger of Toronto-based singer-songwriter Jason Collett's voice. That same laid-back lilt you hear on his records comes through in conversation, too. The effusive and talented solo artist and sometimes Broken Social Scenester took some time to talk about his latest effort, Here's To Being Here, the...
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SXSW 2008

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Various Venues
City: 
Austin, TX
Date: 
March 12, 2008
Jason Collett & Greg Keelor

Jason Collett Talks About The Replacements (In His Band)

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) February 22, 2008 5:00 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Jason Collett has long been a fixture of the city's music scene. Since the release of 2005's Idols Of Exile, Collett has relied on Barrie, Ont.-based crew Paso Mino to round out his live sound. For his latest effort, Here's To Being Here, he actually recorded with Paso Mino, capturing the immediacy and feel they'd...
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