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Pavement Save A Hellish Day

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 21, 2010 4:32 pm
In writing an unbiased review of the music at a Toronto Island Concert, one first needs to separate the venue from the bands. The event in itself is a lesson in tolerance and patience, both with other show-goers and with the festival's organizers. If you plan on drinking or eating, lineups will steal at least half of your day, and you'll...
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Pavement's Mark Ibold (Photo by Jeff Ross)
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The Beauties @ NXNE 2010

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By David McPherson (CHARTattack) June 21, 2010 3:29 pm
Background/ Composition: These denizens of The Dakota Tavern made Lee's Palace theirs with their fiery brand of whiskey-fuelled country-punk. Just a couple weeks after their CD release at the Horseshoe, these Six Shooter Records renegades kept the party going to a packed Palace. Grade: 87 Comment: With their biggest fan Serena Ryder groovin' on...
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The Beauties (Photo by David McPherson)

The Beauties — The Beauties

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 3, 2010 1:19 pm
There are times on The Beauties' self-titled debut album when you can tell they've developed an incredibly healthy live following in Toronto, most notably at The Dakota Tavern, where they formed. You can picture people drunkenly screaming along to the chorus of "Devil Do," even if you've never seen the band live. The sped-up, old time...
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The Beauties' self-titled album

The Beauties @ CMW 2010

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 16, 2010 10:25 am
Background/Composition: This Toronto roots rockin' alt.country quintet formed in the fall of 2007 and are essentially the house band for the city's Dakota Tavern. Grade: 83 Comment: The Beauties are a versatile outfit full of talented musicians who may not make the most original-sounding music, but they do what they do very well. Their debut...
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CMW 2010 Hot Acts: The Beauties

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 9, 2010 6:01 pm
Toronto's Beauties rarely venture outside the confines of their weekly haunt, The Dakota Tavern, but they've deemed a Canadian Music Week appearance worthy of a trip across town. CHARTattack got together with guitarist Shawn Creamer to discuss peanut butter and his recently purchased bank machine. Hometown: Toronto, ON Members: Darin McConnell...
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Beach House, Timber Timbre, Zeus Among Olympic Island Festival Adds

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By CHARTattack Staff March 1, 2010 4:16 pm
The upcoming Olympic Island Festival might as well be called Pitchfork Festival North. Seriously, all it's missing right now is Animal Collective and Fucked Up. Beach House, Timber Timbre, Zeus, Flash Lightnin' and The Beauties are among the bands that have been added to the event, which takes place at Toronto's Olympic Island on June...
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Timber Timbre (Photo by Fil Zuzarte)

Magneta Lane, Gloryhound, Beauties, Stanfields Added To CHARTattack/Horseshoe CMW Showcases

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 12, 2010 3:39 pm
Toronto's Magneta Lane, Toronto alt.country band The Beauties, Nova Scotia folksters The Stanfields and Halifax's Gloryhound have been added to the CHARTattack/Horseshoe Canadian Music Week showcases at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, which take place March 11 to 13. We've also shuffled the lineup a little bit, bumping Amos The Transparent up to a...
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The Beauties — "Fairytale Of New York" (Live Pogues Cover)

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By CHARTattack Staff December 25, 2009 8:01 am
The Beauties covered The Pogues' classic "Fairytale Of New York" at the Andy Kim's Christmas Show at Toronto's Mod Club earlier this month. Here's a video of it. Check out this video of Broken Social Scene performing Brendan Canning's "Love Is New" at the Andy Kim Christmas show here.
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Andy Kim With Broken Social Scene And The Beauties - "Rock Me Gently" (Live)

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By CHARTattack Staff December 22, 2009 4:53 pm
This performance of Andy Kim's 1974 hit "Rock Me Gently" was recorded at Kim's annual Christmas Show, which was held at Toronto's Mod Club earlier this month. Kim is accompanied by The Beauties and members of Broken Social Scene. Check out a video of Broken Social Scene performing Brendan Canning's "Love Is New" at the Andy...
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