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Death Cab Invade Halifax Dalhousie Campus

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) April 6, 2009 11:55 am
Post-secondary life never seemed so good until Death Cab For Cutie played on the Dalhousie University campus this past Friday. It was a sublime night for those lucky enough to have texted their way in (or shelled out hundreds of dollars online for a ticket) to the private show. Death Cab were playing at Dalhousie because the school won the...
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Death Cab For Cutie (photo by Karyn Haag)
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The Midway State — Holes

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) July 22, 2008 9:23 am
Teenaged girls: If you've worn out your Wave and Third Eye Blind CDs and you're in the market for a replacement, look no further. Holes begins with just the sort of cringe-worthy piano line you're used to and travels into even more recoiling lyrics: "Hey, you surround me like a blanket in my bed." That's about as cerebral as things get...
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The Midway State @ NXNE 2006

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By ChartAttack.com Staff (CHARTattack) June 10, 2006 1:00 pm
Background/Composition: Five eccentric-looking rock stars playing ethereal, spacey art rock. Grade: 60 Comment: The Midway State are on their way to something, I'm just not sure what. I know the type of spacey, beautiful art rock journey they were trying to take people on, but they continued to come up a little short in bringing us...
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MMVA 2009 Backstage

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Photographer: 
Kate Harper
Venue: 
MuchMusic
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 21, 2009
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The Midway State In Halifax

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Photographer: 
Karyn Haag
Venue: 
The McInnes Room at Dalhousie University
City: 
Halifax, NS
Date: 
April 3, 2009
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The Midway State In Halifax

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Photographer: 
Karyn Haag
Venue: 
The McInnes Room at Dalhousie University
City: 
Halifax, NS
Date: 
April 3, 2009
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The Midway State In Halifax

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Karyn Haag
Venue: 
The McInnes Room at Dalhousie University
City: 
Halifax, NS
Date: 
April 3, 2009
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Midway State Abandon John Mayer's Ship

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By CHARTattack Staff March 12, 2009 12:38 pm
The Midway State have chosen the Juno Awards over John Mayer. The Toronto band were apparently invited by Jennifer Aniston's on-again/off-again squeeze to join him and other musical guests to perform on the four-day Mayercraft Carrier 2 cruise from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from March 27 to 31, but opted to spend that time in...
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Midway State Interview... Airborne Toxic Event

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By CHARTattack Staff March 2, 2009 10:20 am
In the final installment of The Midway State Interview... video series, CHARTattack's special correspondent, The Midway State's Nathan Ferraro, caught up with The Airborne Toxic Event's Anna Bulbrook backstage at the 2008 Virgin Festival in Toronto to talk about what she thinks of Coldplay and how she's in a band with a bunch of "girls....
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The Midway State Interview... Faber Drive

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By CHARTattack Staff February 23, 2009 10:38 am
In Part III of The Midway State Interview... video series, CHARTattack's special correspondent, The Midway State's Nathan Ferraro, caught up with Faber Drive in a bathroom to talk about how they stalked Nickelback's producer and how much they hate the Drop Zone at Canada's Wonderland. Check out Part I: The Midway State Interview... Simple Plan...
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The Midway State Interview... Silverstein

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By CHARTattack Staff February 17, 2009 10:06 am
In Part II of The Midway State Interview... video series, CHARTattack's special correspondents, The Midway State's Nathan Ferraro and Mike Kirsh, went backstage at Toronto's CNE to meet up with Silverstein to talk about how they chose their albums' cover art and what it's like to play massive shows in Europe. Check out Part 1: The Midway State...
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The Midway State Interview... Simple Plan

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By CHARTattack Staff February 9, 2009 10:11 am
In Part I of The Midway State Interview... video series, CHARTattack's special correspondent, The Midway State's Nathan Ferraro, sat down backstage with Simple Plan to talk about working with renowned producer Danja and what they had to do to reach the top. (Hint: They slept with groupies... A LOT of groupies!) Check out Part II: The Midway...
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The Midway State & Thriving Ivory At Tattoo Rock Parlour

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Photographer: 
Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Tattoo Rock Parlour
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
November 20, 2008
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The Midway State & Thriving Ivory At Tattoo Rock Parlour

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Photographer: 
Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Tattoo Rock Parlour
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
November 20, 2008
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The Midway State & Thriving Ivory At Tattoo Rock Parlour

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Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Tattoo Rock Parlour
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
November 20, 2008
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The Midway State & Thriving Ivory At Tattoo Rock Parlour

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Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Tattoo Rock Parlour
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
November 20, 2008
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CHARTtrack: The Midway State's "Can't Stop Waking Up To You"

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By CHARTattack Staff November 7, 2008 4:03 pm
"Can't Stop Waking Up To You" can be found on The Midway State's recently released debut album, Holes. The Toronto-based band consist of singer/pianist Nathan Ferraro, guitarist Mike Wise, bassist Mike Kirsh and drummer Daenen Bramberger. The track is an emotional ballad, centred on Ferraro's ivories, that recalls bands like...
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Midway State Tour Canada

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 29, 2008 4:11 pm
The Midway State will play nine shows across western and central Canada next month. Nathan Ferraro (vocals, piano), Michael Wise (guitar, vocals), Michael Kirsh (bass, vocals) and Daenen Bramberger (drums) will have Santa Barbara, Calif. rock band Thriving Ivory in tow. The dates are in support of The Midway State's recently released debut album...
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Canadians And Transvestites Rock CMJ

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By Gary McDonald (CHARTattack) October 28, 2008 3:59 pm
CMJ 2008 followed the long tradition of years past as a late fall bastion of bands, booze, panels and pizza. Things kicked off for me at Arlene's Grocery on New York City's lower east side on Wednesday night. The venue was hosting the second annual Canadian Blast! showcase. The government-supported event featured a pre-show buffet built from...
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