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Franz Ferdinand Save Saturday At Virgin Festival Ontario

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 31, 2009 11:37 am
While hundreds of thousands of British and European fans were mucking about in the fields at the Reading and Leeds festivals in England this weekend, Virgin Festival Ontario couldn't even fill Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre, which has a capacity of 16,000 people. Virgin Festival Ontario was originally to be held at Orillia, Ont.'s Burl's Creek...
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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 20, 2008 12:20 pm
I've never really understood what's so great about Mates Of State. Sure, I fell in love with "Goods (All In Your Head)" from their All Day EP and decided to give their full-length albums a shot, but I never found that same energy or instant catchiness. With their fifth album, Re-Arrange Us, I finally get it. The indie pop husband-and-...
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Mates Of State — Bring It Back

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By David McDougall (CHARTattack) March 21, 2006 10:35 am
While you have to wonder what they talk about at dinner, there's obviously something to be said for extending a marriage into a creative relationship, as Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel do with Mates Of State. The husband/wife duo swap boy/girl vocals across a bed of buoyant, infectious and genuine pop, expressing such exuberant youth that it's...
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Mates Of State Make Family Time

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By Jared Morano (CHARTattack) August 5, 2008 4:13 pm
Mates Of State outgrew their cuteness a few albums ago. Sure, they're a husband and wife duo who write pretty songs with upper register vocals and use people in animal costumes for their videos, but there's a sadness that permeates even their most triumphant pop melodies. They're also careful not to paint themselves into corners. For their most...
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Lovebirds Mates Of State Get Re-Arranged

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By Ryan Kelpin (CHARTattack) May 8, 2008 4:30 pm
The husband and wife duo of drummer/vocalist Jason Hammel and organist/vocalist Kori Gardner have been releasing joyful pop albums under their Mates Of State moniker for eight years. Although they seem happy with this arrangement, they'll release Re-Arrange Us on May 20 via Barsuk Records. The San Francisco group's fifth full-length and first...
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Mates Of State And Starlight Mints Among New Barsuk Signings

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By CHARTattack Staff December 16, 2005 5:30 pm
Barsuk Records has gone on a signing spree and snapped up Mates Of State, Starlight Mints, Viva Voce and Rocky Votolato. The Seattle label will release Makers, the latest effort from Texas singer/songwriter Votolato, on January 24. Here's the track list: "White Daisy Passing" "Portland Is Leaving" "The Night's...
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