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The Golden Dogs @ CMW 2009

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) March 16, 2009 1:42 pm
Background / Composition: They're a lively quintet led by husband-and-wife duo Dave Azzolini (guitar/vocals) and Jessica Grassia (keyboards/vocals) that play songs packed with well-crafted melodies and boisterous choruses. Around these parts, they're usually just referred to as "one of the best bands in Toronto." Grade: 91 Comment:...
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The Golden Dogs Benefit From A Touch Of Divine

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 2, 2008 3:30 pm
Toronto needs more bands like By Divine Right. The ever-changing group have been a proving ground for many of our country's finest — Feist, Brendan Canning and Holy Fuck's Brian Borcherdt are all former members — but what's most exciting about this enduring institution is that after nearly 20 years, founder and frontman Jose Miguel Contreras is...
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The Golden Dogs @ CMW 2007

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By David Missio (CHARTattack) March 12, 2007 1:00 pm
Background/Composition: The Golden Dogs are the perfect students of rock. They're a grade-A student, but no brown noser; a starter on the senior basketball team, but no jock; a fine artist, but no maladjusted social miscreant. They're genuinely liked by all and boy am I going to miss them when they graduate and move on into that big old world...
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The Golden Dogs — Big Eye Little Eye

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) August 15, 2006 7:49 pm
Every major Canadian act seems to have a slightly narrow niche these days. Broken Social Scene are the passionate indie rockers, The New Pornographers are peppy yet oddly winsome, and Arcade Fire are doing the lush, emotive orchestral pop thing. That's why it's nice to have The Golden Dogs, who are really just fucking fun. Their sophomore record...
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The Golden Dogs — Everything In 3 Parts

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) June 1, 2004 2:14 pm
The Golden Dogs explode out of the speakers with the opening track "Birdsong," bombarding the listener with an artful blend of melodic chords layered over a driving beat and lead singer Dave Azzolini’s wailing vocals. In classic mix-tape style, they take it down on the next track with "Faster," only to bring it back up...
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Song Of The Day: The Golden Dogs' "Travel Time"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 20, 2011 4:26 pm
"Travel Time" is one of the insanely catchy songs on The Golden Dogs' Coat Of Arms album. The LP came out last year here in Canada, but was released south of the 49th parallel for our friends in the United States earlier this year. That opening guitar riff proves just similar The Golden Dogs are to Two Hours Traffic, since it's something Alec O'...
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Song Of The Day: The Golden Dogs' "As Long As You Like"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 1, 2011 4:44 pm
The Golden Dogs' Coat Of Arms might have come out this side of the 49th parallel last year, but now it's being released in the United States. It'll drop there on April 26 and the band will launch a short tour to promote it in March at and after South By Southwest. "As Long As You Like" features lead vocals from keyboardist Jessica Grassia and a...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 31, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 31, 2011 4:27 pm
Nova Scotia's Juno Award-nominated rapper Classified will release his Hand Shakes And Middle Fingers album on March 22 through Sony. He's also announced a tour for O-O-O Canada that'll take place in March and April. —classifiedofficial.com The Toronto Star takes a look at the decline of the turntable. DJ Kool Herc, who basically founded hip-hop,...
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The Balconies' Stephen Neville's Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 17, 2010 1:07 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what Stephen Neville of The Balconies said:1.The Golden Dogs — Coat Of ArmsI've loved the Golden Dogs for years... They've outdone themselves with this one. We've probably played this record start to finish more times on the road than any other. 2. Beach House — Teen...
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The Golden Dogs' Dave Azzolini's Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 8, 2010 5:38 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what Dave Azzolini from The Golden Dogs said: 1. Matt Miller — Church Of The Hearts On FireThis guy has no label or distribution, but it's probably for the best since he just keeps making great music at breakneck speed, one right after another. It's...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 29, 2010 3:07 pm
Alexisonfire played a free gig in Vancouver last night after performing at that city's PNE Forum. They might have done so to make up for the fiasco that was their Olympics show in February. —The Georgia Straight CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean ponders whether there should be a levy on MP3 players. Such levies already exist for blank CDs,...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 19, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 19, 2010 4:40 pm
The Golden Dogs have announced a handful of Ontario dates that will take place in the province next month and in January. No, you can't bring your golden retriever with you, likely because of city bylaws at every venue. —MySpace Said The Whale won $75,000 from 100.5 FM The PEAK's The PEAK Performance Project. You can hear a new Said The Whale song...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 4, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 4, 2010 11:46 am
OMG OMG OMG!!!1112 I think I might die! You guys, LIGHTS is supporting Hedley on their upcoming tour!!!1112446578j77594387489e —hedleyonline.comArcade Fire and director Spike Jonze (Where The Wild Things Are, Adaptation) are working on a sci-fi B-movie "companion piece" to the recently released The Suburbs. Are aliens going to land...
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Golden Dogs Making Live Movie For New Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 21, 2010 2:10 pm
It's certainly not a new idea, since The Beatles documented making their albums long before today's artists. But The Golden Dogs plan to turn their upcoming Coat Of Arms album into a little movie of sorts. Singer/guitarist Dave Azzolini told Spinner the band want to shoot the film with fish-eye lenses and using two mics in the house he and...
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Golden Dogs Unveil Coat Of Arms In July

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 14, 2010 10:29 am
The Golden Dogs' long-awaited follow-up to 2006's Big Eye Little Eye will finally be in stores as of July 27. Coat Of Arms is coming out through Nevado Records. It was recorded at Zeus members Carlin Nicholson and Mike O'Brien's Toronto studio after a break following the departure of bassist Stew Heyduk and the band's release...
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Golden Dogs Getting Back Into Gear, Announce Shows

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 24, 2010 1:22 pm
It's looking more like we'll see a new Golden Dogs album pretty soon, since the Toronto indie rock quintet have announced some shows. The band have been working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2006's Big Eye Little Eye since last March and acquired two new members last summer. Singer/guitarist Dave Azzolini described the as-yet-untitled...
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Golden Dogs Get New Bassist, Guitarist

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 28, 2009 3:50 pm
The Golden Dogs have acquired some new members. Bassist Dave Dalrymple and guitarist James Robertson accompanied singer/guitarist Dave Azzolini, singer/keyboardist Jessica Grassia and drummer Taylor Knox on their recent American tour and are now part of the band's lineup. "These first shows with the new unit were fun and furious,"...
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Pumping: The Golden Dogs - Big Eye Little Eye

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) July 24, 2009 10:59 am
If you don't like The Golden Dogs you genuinely have no soul. We dare you, DARE you to listen to "Saints At The Gate" and not want to dance around and maybe whip your shirt off for good measure. That's what we're talking about when we mean no soul.
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CMW 2009: Saturday Night At The Horseshoe

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By CHARTattack Staff May 22, 2009 1:45 pm
Relive the memories or check out what you missed during the final night of CHARTattack's Canadian Music Week lineup at the Horseshoe Tavern in March. Featuring performances by: The Hundreds And Thousands, Rebekah Higgs, Young Galaxy, Two Hours Traffic, The Golden Dogs and Hexes & Ohs. Check out the video from Thursday night (with headliner...
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