Magneta Lane

Magneta Lane — Gambling With God

By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 16, 2009 2:50 pm

This all-female Toronto trio's 2006 effort, Dancing With Daggers, was one of my favourite of that year. I've been looking forward to the follow-up ever since, and while the band have switched labels from Paper Bag to Last Gang, they haven't shown the growth I've been hoping for. That's not to say that Gambling With God isn't enjoyable. If you...

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S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival 2008

By Ciara McCann (CHARTattack) June 30, 2008 1:30 pm

With 150 bands performing at this year's S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, concert-goers were ready to have a rock-filled day starting at 2 p.m. But the excitement was put on hold for the opening bands set to play on outdoor stages as claps of thunder and torrents of rain and hail forced crowds to wait impatiently under the Market Square shelter in the...

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Magneta Lane @ NXNE 2008

By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 16, 2008 10:30 am

BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: They've been hidden away for the last year and a half making a new album, but it looks like this triad of garage-rockin' chicks is ready to step back into the spotlight. Grade: 78 Comment: It's hard to not like these gals, but they were admittedly a little rusty. At one point, vocalist/guitarist Lexi Valentine...

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Magneta Lane @ CMW 2008

By David Missio (CHARTattack) March 8, 2008 4:00 pm

BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: I'd like to say that Magneta Lane have been an avid student of rock, but while their touring and festival shows have obviously helped with their live performances, you can't help but wonder why every song they have seems to bring the exact same amount of intensity. Grade: 75 Comment:To be fair, with an 8:30 p....

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Nicole Atkins And Magneta Lane Make It Ladies' Night

By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) February 19, 2008 2:00 pm

Magneta Lane's Dancing With Daggers was one of my favourite albums of 2006, so there was no way I could be disappointed that their 35-minute set opening for Nicole Atkins And The Sea revolved around that disc, capped off with a powerful "Daggers Out!" But while the material is strong, they've improved as musicians, and singer/...

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Edgefest 2's Smaller Acts Upstage The Headliners

By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 18, 2006 3:30 pm

If Edgefest 1 brought the rock, Edgefest 2 definitely brought the punk. Or pop-punk, anyway. Focusing on one genre instead of a mixed bag like previous years produced uneven results, but young punks flocked to the Molson Amphitheatre to see a wide array of mainstream and underground punk talent. One of the great things about going with the...

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Rain Can't Wash Edgefest Away

By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) July 4, 2006 4:30 pm

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Edgefest. The festival has gone through many permutations over the years, but in the end, it still serves as a great way of bringing music to the masses. I don't visit the Amphitheatre often, so every time I come back it takes a little while to get used to the lay of the land. After wandering by the...

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Magneta Lane @ CMW 2006

By Emma Sadowski (CHARTattack) March 3, 2006 3:00 pm

Hometown: Toronto, ON. Background/Composition: Indie rock lo-fi trio. Grade: 83 Comment: Magneta Lane have been hovering around the Toronto indie scene for a couple of years now and have really built up their strength in both their musical capabilities and their following. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100:...

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Magneta Lane — Dancing With Daggers

By Noah Love (CHARTattack) February 14, 2006 10:29 am

What a difference a producer can make. I'm not about to give MSTRKRFT's Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P full credit for Magneta Lane's beefed up sound on Dancing With Daggers — I mean, Lexi Valentine, French and Nadia King did write the songs — but there's a definite loud, fuzzy awesomeness to the trio's full-length that wasn't there on their sparse and...

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I Read The News Today... For May 30, 2011

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 30, 2011 3:46 pm

Somebody call 911! Sean Kingston was critically injured yesterday evening while jet skiing in Miami... he apparently crashed his water craft into a bridge. We want him to get better, but how do you not notice something like a bridge is right in front of you? Supertramp are playing Vancouver this Thursday! Their date got moved to accomodate the...

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S.C.E.N.E. Spotlight 2010: Magneta Lane

By Kate MacRae (CHARTattack) June 11, 2010 12:56 pm

Fan meets band. Fan meets other fan. Fans form band. That's the story of Magneta Lane, a Toronto indie group who formed in 2003 after members Lexi Valentine and Nadia King became acquainted during a fan meet-and-greet with The Libertines. After adding bassist French and signing with Paper Bag Records, Magneta Lane released their The Constant...

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CMW 2010 Live Review Index

By CHARTattack Staff March 15, 2010 11:40 am

Wednesday, March 10 Male Bonding @ Wrongbar Vivian Girls @ Wrongbar Thursday, March 11 Amos The Transparent @ Horseshoe Tavern The Besnard Lakes @ Horseshoe Tavern Clothes Make The Man @ El Mocambo Diamond Rings @ The Garrison Forest City Lovers @ The Drake Hotel Great Bloomers @ Horseshoe Tavern Green Go @ Horseshoe Tavern Hollerado @...

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Magneta Lane @ CMW 2010

By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 12, 2010 12:57 pm

Background/Composition: These Toronto natives have three albums and a solid fan base behind them. They specialize in an amalgamation of aggressive rock and melodic pop. Over the last few years, they've developed an oddball relationship with American tech giant, Microsoft, performing for internal company commercials and playing the corporate...

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CMW 2010 Hot Acts: Magneta Lane

By Barry Taylor (CHARTattack) February 25, 2010 12:12 pm

It's tough to find bands that are great both on and off stage, but it happens every once in a while. Magneta Lane are one of those acts. The ladies recently sat down with CHARTattack to discuss once again being part of our Canadian Music Week showcase at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern. Hometown: Toronto, ON Members: Lexi Valentine (guitar/...

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