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Ron Sexsmith — Exit Strategy Of The Soul

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By Jared Morano (CHARTattack) July 15, 2008 8:48 am
Leave it to this marshmallow-mouthed troubadour, Ron Sexsmith to find the romantic side of American political turmoil. The 44-year-old songwriter shows he still hasn't outgrown that trademark boyish earnestness as he ponders through his tenth studio album, and why should he? Doe-eyed wonder has long been Sexsmith's meal ticket, and Exit Strategy...
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Universal Honey — Can't Stop Thinking About Christmas

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) November 9, 2004 2:59 pm
Veteran Toronto popsters Universal Honey have put out a star-studded Christmas album featuring appearances from Canadian greats such as Ron Sexsmith, Andy Maize, Dave Bidini, Tyler Stewart, Steve Stanley and Kim Mitchell. Goo Goo Dolls guitarist Robby Takac also lends a hand on "Can’t Stop Thinking About Christmas." With the exception of...
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Ron Sexsmith — Retriever

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By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth (CHARTattack) April 20, 2004 4:45 pm
Often heralded among Canada's best songwriters, one of Ron Sexsmith's main stumbling blocks has always been the similarity of his songs. Lack of variety isn't a problem when Sexsmith is feeling inspired — as with his first two albums — but when he gets in a rut (see albums three and four), his songs tend to snooze rather than soar. Sexsmith's last...
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I Read The News Today... For March 24, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 24, 2011 4:21 pm
Quick! Start practicing your falsetto! Bon Iver's long-awaited sophomore album is coming out sometime in June. —Rolling Stone Rufus Wainwright is releasing a box set later this year for all your Judy Garland-inspired needs. —rufuswainwright.com MUTEK's annual Avant_MUTEK series is coming to Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago and New York. International...
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I Read The News Today... For March 16, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 16, 2011 2:59 pm
In case you've been wondering what Feist has been doing, she showed up randomly at Chilly Gonzales' show in Los Angeles on Saturday, covered a Tweet song and then dunked Peaches in a pool. Good for her. —The Hollywood Reporter Turns out Ezra Levant doesn't like Matthew Good very much. —Toronto Sun Hamilton, Ont.'s Sandman Viper Command are...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 19, 2011 5:30 pm
In today's segment of news most people reading this website probably won't give a damn about, Panic! At The Disco's new album, Vices & Virtues, is out March 29. First single "The Ballad Of Mona Lisa" comes out Feb. 1 and you can check out a preview of it below: The Rural Alberta Advantage have announced tour plans in support of their...
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Broken Social Scene, Sadies Members On Ron Sexsmith Album

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 5, 2011 12:43 pm
Ron Sexsmith went all out for his upcoming Long Player, Late Bloomer album, which comes out March 1. It'll be worth looking at the liner notes when you've got a copy, because there are some pretty well-known and important names attached to it.For starters, it was helmed by super-producer Bob Rock, who's worked with everyone from Metallica to Bryan...
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"That Drunk Bitch" Apologizes To Ron Sexsmith After Toronto Incident

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) May 31, 2010 12:11 pm
Craiglist has had some pretty strange postings, but few have mentioned Ron Sexsmith. Until now. Sexsmith's name turned up Friday (May 28) in a Toronto "Personals/Missed Connections" Craigslist post titled "sorry ron sexsmith – 23 (queen and dufferin-ish)." The anonymous message is an apology to the singer/songwriter and his...
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Hal Willner's Neil Young Project at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

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Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
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Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 18, 2010
Hal Willner's Neil Young Project (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Hal Willner's Neil Young Project at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

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Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 18, 2010
Ron Sexsmith (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

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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Ron Sexsmith Finishes Recording New Album

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) December 21, 2009 2:23 pm
Singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith hopes to have his new, as-yet untitled studio album out sometime in 2010. "Well we've just finished recording on my new album so all that remains is mixing, mastering, album art and then hopefully we can get it out somehow in 2010," Sexsmith recently wrote on his website. "It's been a wonderful...
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Ron Sexsmith Documentary In The Works

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) April 21, 2009 1:05 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith is the subject of a documentary titled Talking With The Sun that's in development. "Talking With The Sun is the first definitive film about Ron Sexsmith," says an outline on the website of FeltFilm, the documentary's producer. "Five years in the making the film captures Sexsmith's gift for...
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Free Redeye Holiday Sampler

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 11, 2008 4:02 pm
Ron Sexsmith, Great Big Sea and The Fleshtones are among the acts on a new holiday sampler from Redeye Digital. 2008 Redeye Holiday Sampler was released on Nov. 18 and can be downloaded for free from emusic.com. There are few "traditional" Christmas songs on the record, though The Old Soul does a version of "Silent Night."...
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Starbucks And iTunes Heart Dallas Green

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 2, 2008 11:43 am
If you enjoy (legal) downloading and overpriced coffee, Starbucks and iTunes have a treat for you. Every Tuesday, you'll be able to pick up a free "Pick Of The Week" card at your local Starbucks after ordering some drink with more syllables than supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, which you'll be able to redeem for a free download...
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Ron Sexsmith Shares Soul On Tour

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By Ciara McCann (CHARTattack) August 15, 2008 3:11 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith will showcase songs from his 10th studio album, Exit Strategy Of The Soul, at a number of shows over the next couple of months. Sexsmith will play these Canadian dates: Aug. 21 Banff, AB @ Banff Live Aug. 22 Welland, ON @ Merritt Park (IlluminAqua) Sept. 30 Winnipeg, MB @ Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain...
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Ron Sexsmith Will Reveal His Exit Strategy On July 8

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 25, 2008 3:00 pm
Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith will release his 10th studio album, Exit Strategy Of The Soul, on July 8 through Warner Music Canada. The 14-track disc was recorded in various locations, including London, England and Havana, Cuba. It was produced by Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, Leona Naess), who also helmed Sexsmith's Retriever...
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"If I Close My Eyes, Will I Disappear," Ron wonders...

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ChartAttack Staff
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Hugh's Room
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Toronto
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January 20, 2003

Buena Vista Sexsmith Club? Ron Sexsmith Records In Cuba

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) June 7, 2007 4:30 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith is working on the follow-up to 2006's Time Being. "A few months back, I was in the UK working on my next record with my friend Martin Terefe," Sexsmith wrote in a June 4 message on his website. "We took a little time off and last week we resumed work on the album in Havana Cuba of all places...
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Neil Young Tribute Concert To Aid White Ribbon Campaign

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By CHARTattack Staff June 4, 2007 5:00 pm
A number of top Canadian singer/songwriters will pay tribute to one of the greatest of them all, Neil Young, at Tuesday night's North By Northeast White Ribbon Concert at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre. Luke Doucet, Justin Rutledge, Jill Barber, Ron Sexsmith, Jeremy Fisher, Ian Thornley, Emilie Claire Barlow, Melanie Doane, Kathryn Rose,...
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