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Rise Against More Popular Than Rancid

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By Ian Gormely (CHARTattack) August 4, 2009 3:46 pm
Word that Rancid were opening for warmed-over hardcore band Rise Against on their summer tour ruffled more than a few feathers in the punk community. How dare they relegate a band that just last year played two headlining gigs at the Kool Haus to a support slot? But this is 2009 and the reality is that Rise Against are on constant rotation on...
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Saint Alvia — Between The Lines

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 2, 2008 9:07 am
Burlington, Ont.'s Saint Alvia were formerly known as The Saint Alvia Cartel. They've since downsized their name, but they haven't given the short shrift to the quality of their tunes. This six-piece continue their experimentation with multiple genres on this sophomore release. "Trouble Keeps Me Busy" bounces along with Joe Strummer...
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Grade Rewrite Their Final Chapter

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By Paul Budel (CHARTattack) July 24, 2006 3:00 pm
When I heard that Grade would be reuniting, I was as skeptical as I was excited. Though I know little of why the band called it quits, it was somewhat obvious from the member loss following 1999's breakthrough, Under The Radar, that something wasn't right. From guitarist Greg Taylor's departure to the rest of the guys abandoning singer Kyle...
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I Read The News Today... For March 30, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 30, 2011 2:26 pm
Will Currie & The Country French have been working on their Awake, You Sleepers! LP for a while now, but it should finally be out in October, fingers crossed. In the meantime, get a free download of new song "Tommy Douglas" over at their website. Toronto alt.country singer/songwriter Lindi Ortega is releasing her Little Red Boots debut album...
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I Read The News Today... For March 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 10, 2011 3:19 pm
It's about fricking time. Lawrence Gowan (he of Strange Animal fame) is being inducted into the Scarborough Walk Of Fame, and will get a permanent star on it in a ceremony to be held May 12. Scarborough Walk Of Fame!The Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Daniel Lanois, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Deadmau5, K'Naan, Robbie Robertson, Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex...
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I Read The News Today... For March 2, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 2, 2011 4:50 pm
Some total douchebag(s?) decided to steal gear from a Hamilton, Ont. practice space Saint Alvia and two other bands, June & July and Eat Me Suck City, use. A total of $30,000 worth of gear is missing, and you can find out what the asshat(s?) stole over at Saint Alvia's website. The bands would greatly appreciate any information about who did...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 15, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 15, 2010 3:03 pm
The Besnard Lakes, Misteur Valaire, Fred Fortin, Random Recipe, Poirier, We Are Wolves, Radio Radio, and Brains won GAMIQ Awards last night. Arkells, Karkwa, The Sadies, Radio Radio, Sarah Harmer, Aidan Knight, Silly Kissers, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, The Pack A.D. and Hollerado have made this year's CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards short list....
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Green Day Are Mostly Great But Need To Get To The Point

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 19, 2010 3:51 pm
Do you remember the first band you ever liked? Do you remember the first time you saw them? You were probably really psyched, right? That was definitely the case with me last night. Green Day were the first band I can remember liking. I was a nerdy bookworm who was raised by a mom who liked classical music and a dad who enjoyed prog rock. But it...
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Saint Alvia At The Rivoli

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Rivoli
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 11, 2010
Saint Alvia (Photo by Steve McLean)

Saint Alvia At The Rivoli

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Rivoli
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 11, 2010
Saint Alvia (Photo by Steve McLean)

Saint Alvia At The Rivoli

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Rivoli
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 11, 2010
Saint Alvia (Photo by Steve McLean)

Saint Alvia At The Rivoli

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Rivoli
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 11, 2010
Saint Alvia (Photo by Steve McLean)

Saint Alvia At The Rivoli

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Rivoli
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 11, 2010
Saint Alvia (Photo by Steve McLean)

Saint Alvia @ CMW 2010

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 12, 2010 3:09 pm
Background/Composition: This sextet formed in Burlington, Ont. and have released two very good albums. Saint Alvia include former members of Jersey and Boys Night Out. Grade: 90 Comment: If you like The Clash, Rancid and Big Audio Dynamite, there's no reason why you shouldn't dig Saint Alvia. The band mixes in elements of reggae, soul and roots...
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Saint Alvia Working On Next Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 18, 2010 4:57 pm
Burlington, Ont. punk rockers Saint Alvia have begun working on the follow-up to 2008's genre-hopping Between The Lines. There's no much more information about the as-yet-untitled album yet, other than a Feb. 5 tweet from either singer Ben Rispin or keyboardist Brandon Bliss. (The person's just signed off on it with a simple "B.")...
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Saint Alvia Headlining Free Cambridge Festival

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) July 24, 2009 2:04 pm
The Junction, Saint Alvia and Farewell To Freeway are slated to play this year's Rock The Mill, taking place Aug. 8 at Cambridge, Ont.'s Dickson Park. The festival is entering its 12th year, and this year's edition will feature performances by local youth talent. It will also feature the Subliminal Art Exhibit and the Anywhere Skate Park. The...
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Saint Alvia And Video Dead Update

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By CHARTattack Staff March 2, 2009 4:36 pm
The Video Dead — the punk quintet including Saint Alvia's Greg Fisher, Matt Richmond and Fistin' Ben Rispin, as well as Matt Barnhart and Jesse King — are almost done writing a new album titled Damn Disco. The album title came from actor and Second City alumnus Eugene Levy (American Pie) at the Hamilton Music Awards a couple of years ago,...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel: Hardcore Punks Learn New Language

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By Shawn Despres (CHARTattack) February 4, 2009 2:37 pm
The Saint Alvia Cartel are surprising a lot of people. "The responses I've received have been almost unanimously, 'Whoa! Totally not what I was expecting, but I really like it,'" says guitarist Rob Pasalic. One thing people learn quickly when listening to the Burlington, Ontario sextet's self-titled debut is simply to expect the...
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Juno Nominees: Saint Alvia

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By CHARTattack Staff February 3, 2009 6:27 pm
CHARTattack's Jen White caught up with Saint Alvia at the Juno nominee media conference at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel to talk about their best video nominamtion and how vocalist Ben Rispin loves fistin'. Check out more Juno nominee video interviews with: The Stills, Moneen, Sarah Slean, D-Sisive and Cancer Bats.
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