NQ Arbuckle

Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle — Let's Just Stay Here

Carolyn Mark is understandably — though somewhat unfortunately — often compared to her former bandmate, Neko Case. And even though the two alt.country chanteuses share many of the same qualities, the comparisons inevitably paint Mark as a second-rate singer/songwriter, forever standing in Case's shadow. Not that any of this seems to bother Mark...
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Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle's Let's Just Stay Here

Luke Doucet, Justin Rutledge and NQ Arbuckle @ NXNE 2009

Background/  Composition: Six Shooter Records' Outlaws & Gunslingers Showcase featured a series of triple-threat rounds, with Blue Rodeo's Glenn Milchem and Bazil Donovan acting as backup band. The evening's third and final improvised trio — starring three of this country's hottest folk-rock commodities — was aimed at making the ladies swoon...
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Sarah Slean Gets Festive

Toronto might have been buried in snow this past weekend, but Sarah Slean's annual festive two-night stint at the Enwave Theatre warmed many hearts. Saturday evening saw Slean clad in a dazzling green dress (that her friend "the mermaid" gave her) performing with some of the cabaret chanteuse's closest musical friends. The Roaring...
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Sarah Slean (photo by Joseph Fuda)

NQ Arbuckle — X O K

Neville Quinlan's third NQ Arbuckle album is yet another disc full of alt.country that's perfect for drinking to at your favourite watering hole. Quinlan has always been a strong songwriter and X O K is no exception. There's something for every kind of alt.country fan here. There are gritty love songs ("I Liked You Right From The Start" and "...
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NQ Arbuckle's X O K

Juno Award Weekend Adventures Part II: The Arkells Are Good

Saturday's Juno activities began with a 4 p.m. dinner of salad, chili, and sandwiches. The chili was good, but people standing around me later in the evening might not have had as great an appreciation for it. I then went to a reception at the convention centre, where I said my hellos to people and washed down some appetizers with a few drinks...
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Arkells (Photo by Steve McLean)

2010 Juno Week

Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Bianca's
City: 
St. John's, NL
Date: 
April 18, 2010
Juno 2010 (Photo by Steve McLean)

Festival Of Beer: Quaffing And Riffing

I've attended Toronto's Festival Of Beer every year since it began in 1995, but this was the first not to be held at historic Fort York. It moved slightly west to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds' Bandshell Park, which meant more room, but less intimacy. Whether that's a positive or negative is up to an individual's taste — just like the...
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Young Rival (Photo by Joseph Fuda)

Carolyn Mark, NQ Arbuckle Album Info Announced

Alt.country songstress Carolyn Mark and alt.country band NQ Arbuckle's joint rock album, Let's Just Stay Here, will be released on Oct. 13 through Mint Records. The album features guest appearances from Corb Lund, Toronto Celtic fiddler Miranda Mulholland, bluegrass singer Jenny Whiteley, Lily Fawn and about 17 gallons of rum. Six of the disc's...
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Carolyn Mark

Carolyn Mark, NQ Arbuckle's Joint Record

Victoria alt.country songstress Carolyn Mark and Toronto alt.country drinking force NQ Arbuckle will release a collaborative album titled Let's Just Stay Here through Mint Records sometime next summer. The album doesn't have a definite track list yet. It was born from Mark's longtime friendship with NQ Arbuckle frontman Neville Quinlan and...
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Carolyn Mark

NQ Arbuckle Are X O K On New Album

Neville Quinlan will return as NQ Arbuckle when his alt.country project of the same name deliver their third album, X O K, on June 10 through Six Shooter Records. The album features 11 new tunes from Quinlan, who was accompanied by bandmates John Dinsmore (bass) and Mark (drums) and Peter Kesper (guitar). X O K was produced by labelmate, tour...
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NQ Arbuckle

SXSW 2008

Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Various Venues
City: 
Austin, TX
Date: 
March 13, 2008
Carolyn Mark with N.Q. Arbuckle
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