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Arcade Fire also won at the Brit Awards. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2011/02/15/brit-awards.html Aloha, Brad

Sisters Euclid - All Babies Go To War Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/kaesun2008-02-28.oktava.shnf Kae Sun - (live recording) 2008-02-28, The Mercury Lounge, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

Was that at the bar that used to be a train station? With RAQ playing in the back room? Aloha, Brad

Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers - (live recording) 2011-02-14, The Manx, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

The posters I've seen for the Ottawa show also have The Withering Pines on the bill. Convenient calendar entry with links 'n' stuff. Aloha, Brad

Souljazz @ Babylon on Saturday is the best show I know of in town this weekend. (I'll be going to Montreal for Akron/Family, though.) Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/mrss2007-08-11.sp-bmc3.shnf Mr. Something Something - (live recording) 2007-08-11, The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/259324/ Ottawa's biggest band*, playing at what's probably Ottawa's smallest club, and on St. Valentine's Day taboot. I'll be getting Mashed tonight; anyone else interested? It's also a free show. Aloha, Brad * In terms of the number of players in it: two drummers, seven horn players, including a sousaphone.

This three-band line-up was done once before, back in early December, 2009, at Cafe Dekcuf, and it was a blast then. In Mavericky form, it'll be even better, methinks. Aloha, Brad

Convenient calendar entry with lots of links and stuff. Aloha, Brad

FoF's version of the "Friends" album is on-line and streamable at Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/pattersonhood2010-04-07.oktava.flac16 Patterson Hood - (live recording) 2010-04-07, Sonic Boom Records, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

That label looks like the work of Ralph Steadman. Aloha, Brad

http://acres.bandcamp.com/album/a-gentle-reminder Acres - A Gentle Reminder Aloha, Brad

Nice cite! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder These writings are some of your best, V. :thumbup: Aloha, Brad

http://www.ismubarakstillpresident.com/ Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/bnb2008-07-19.oktava.flac16 Burt Neilson Band - (live recording) 2008-07-19, The Dakota Tavern, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/cornmeal2010-11-11.oktava.flac16 Cornmeal - (live recording) 2010-11-11, Nectar's, Burlington, VT Aloha, Brad

The Souljazz Orchestra - Uprooted Aloha, Brad

http://www.beaus.ca/event/feb-12-2011/winterbrewed-open-house-brewery'>http://www.beaus.ca/event/feb-12-2011/winterbrewed-open-house-brewery Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/ymsb2009-06-28.superlux.flac16 Yonder Mountain String Band - (live recording) 2009-06-28, Revolution Hall, Troy, NY Aloha, Brad

And it's free? Go. Aloha, Brad

Where did you see a listing for them in Guelph tonight? I don't see any shows for them until Feb. 17 at either http://www.unseenstrangers.ca/shows or http://www.myspace.com/unseenstrangers/shows Aloha, Brad

Go see 'em. There are live recordings at http://www.archive.org/details/UnseenStrangers with http://www.archive.org/details/unseenstrangers2010-09-25.oktava.flac16 being the most recent. Aloha, Brad