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Sled Island 2009 Recap

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By Trevor Morelli (CHARTattack) July 2, 2009 1:39 pm
CHARTattack's Trevor Morelli checked out Calgary's Sled Island Music Festival from June 24-28. Here's his report: Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett may be a man of few words, but it was the fans at Calgary's third annual Sled Island Music Festival that were left speechless after his show. With handmade "Sold Out" signs plastered all over...
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Slim Twig — Contempt!

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) May 1, 2009 12:47 pm
If you're looking for an album that will not only piss off your parents, but also your less-musically tolerant friends, just slap this specimen of atonality on your stereo and watch almost everyone yell either: "Who or what the fuck is that you're playing?!" or "You call that music?!" Indeed, Contempt! — the solo full-length...
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Slim Twig @ CMW 2009

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By David Missio (CHARTattack) March 13, 2009 1:02 pm
Background/Composition: It's not just anyone that can draw Nick Cave comparisons and actually back them up. Slim Twig (backed by the Mercy Mercenaries) is shit hot and he knows it — it seems that's part of the persona. A little Lou Reed, a little Iggy Pop and even a little David Bowie, there's something familiar and exciting about the pencil thin...
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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) August 6, 2008 1:03 pm
Toronto-based weirdo Slim Twig positions himself outside the margins with Vernacular Violence, a five-song EP that's a consummate challenge, any way you approach it. The disc offers a strange array of sounds that alternate between modernized bluegrass, bizarre electronic workouts and a variety of other sounds that are difficult to categorize. It's...
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Slim Twig @ Silver Dollar

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) June 16, 2008 1:00 pm
Photo by Rachel Verbin Date: June 14, 2008 BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Slim Twig and his Mercy Mercenaries return from a tour. They are better for having gone, says I. Grade: 94 Comment: The first time I saw Slim Twig, the ensuing 91 was mostly due to shock. His April performance at Lee's was a disappointment, but...
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Born Ruffians Better Than Ezra (And The Rest Of Vampire Weekend)

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) April 28, 2008 1:00 pm
I hate Vampire Weekend. I don't even hate their album so much, but that's part of the problem. You see, their popularity has been mysteriously manufactured. Why every blog and mainstream magazine picked these guys is beyond me. They have terrible style, and singer Ezra Koenig, while fine on record, acts like he knows how awesome everyone thinks he...
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Slim Twig @ CMW 2008

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) March 8, 2008 2:00 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Slim Twig's second performance of the night featured three players, including the keyboardist from Huckleberry Friends and the frontman of relatively unknown Toronto band Young Mother. Grade: 91 Comment: After Tropics, I was legitimately giddy that Slim Twig was coming back to the stage...
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Video Of The Day: Slim Twig's "Priscilla"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 28, 2011 4:00 pm
Slim Twig's clip for "Priscilla" is equal parts The Doors, Elvis and Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's basically one long, extended shot of the quiffed Toronto rocker sitting next to two chanting females... and as the camera pulls back, sparklers and the track's namesake. "Priscilla" will appear on a single Slim Twig's releasing Aug. 16.
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I Read The News Today... For July 25, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 25, 2011 4:22 pm
Have you ever wondered what your favourite metal band's logo means? Now you know, thanks to The Grid. While everyone rushed to comment on Amy Winehouse's death this weekend, it was... Russell Brand who made the most sense. Kanye West and Jay-Z are now apparently known as The Throne, and are heading out on tour in support of their Watch The Throne...
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Video Of The Day: Timber Timbre's "Woman"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 22, 2011 4:15 pm
What's creepier than Timber Timbre's music? Setting one of Timber Timbre's songs to a video featuring notorious Toronto indie rock freakazoid Slim Twig. He shows up here as a guy who pretty much looks like he's badly in need of sunlight, with rotten circles under his eyes, resembling a corpse. Something goes on with a woman giving him a weird...
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Slim Twig Releases Another Free Mixtape

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) November 4, 2009 1:55 pm
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Slim Twig has released the second volume of his Spit It Twig! Mixtape and has announced a series of North American tour dates. The pomp-sporting Twig, whose experimental and avant-garde influences showed heavily on his release Contempt! earlier this year, is proving hard to pin down. Raising his glass to free hip-...
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig At Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 29, 2009
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Slim Twig Has Contempt! For You

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By CHARTattack Staff March 25, 2009 1:09 pm
Slim Twig has at least two CHARTattack report card caretakers drinking his Kool-Aid, which should help build buzz for the April 28 Paper Bag Records release of his Contempt! full-length debut. The largely home-recorded album will be released on CD, vinyl and as a download. It features samples and found sounds as well as more conventional rock 'n...
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Slim Twig, Miracle Fortress & Born Ruffians At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 26, 2008
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Slim Twig, Miracle Fortress & Born Ruffians At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 26, 2008
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