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| Sadly, Toronto singer/drummer Teddy Hawkins of Thelonious Hank & The Hulagoons has passed away. He'll be greatly missed. |
Saturday, March 22, 2025
R.I.P. Toronto singer/drummer Teddy Hawkins of Thelonious Hank, Hulagoons
Happy Birthday George Benson!
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| Cheers to guitar slinger deluxe George Benson on his 82nd birthday! Here are a few of his performances you may have missed. |
R.I.P. Larry Tamblyn of The Standells, 1943-2025
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| Sadly, Larry Tamblyn, founding member of The Standells has passed away. He'll be greatly missed. |
Dayton's Andrew Gabbard vs. The Impressions
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| Andrew Gabbard recently cut his own version of the Curtis Mayfield-penned Impressions gem "Don't Let It Hide" – hear 'em both. |
Friday, March 21, 2025
New Pornographers record an ode to payphones!
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| The limited-edition "Ballad Of The Last Payphone" single of 250 numbered copies is available only via AC Newman's substack. |
Here's the scoop from New Pornographers HQ...
We pressed a limited edition 7" vinyl with two new full band songs – "Ballad Of The Last Payphone" b/w "Ego Death For Beginners" (both penned by AC Newman). It's available to purchase and is shipping now, exclusively on AC Newman’s Substack for Vinyl Club Member subscribers: acnewmanmusic.substack.com. Hand-numbered out of 250 copies worldwide!
“Ballad Of The Last Payphone” will be out on streaming services in a couple weeks, but we thought it would be fun to give everyone a chance to pick it up on vinyl to hear it that way for the first time. "Ego Death For Beginners” is exclusive to the 7” vinyl and won’t be on streaming services!
Artwork by Michael Arthur.
Note: For those only interested in New Pornographers full band recordings on which Neko Case sings, you'll be relieved to know that she's got a vocal credit on this single and Paul Rigby plays pedal steel. See below.
The D4's Dion Lunadon, Night Finger @ The Garrison, Friday
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| Dion Lunadon (of D4, A Place To Bury Strangers) rocks The Garrison with Toronto's own rippin' Night Finger opening at 8 pm. |
Transmit Presents
Dion Lunadon with Night Finger
The Garrison (1197 Dundas St. West)
Friday (March 21) at 8 pm.
Tickets: $26.43 available via DICE right here.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand and now residing in New York City, Dion has played in various bands, most notably The D4, who released two albums on legendary New Zealand label Flying Nun Records and A Place To Bury Strangers, appearing and writing on their studio albums Worship (2012) Transfixiation (2015) and Pinned (2018) as well as numerous singles and EPs.
He also played in the formidable Flowers Of Evil beside members of Crocodiles. While taking a break from touring with A Place To Bury Strangers, Lunadon recorded a self-titled solo album encompassing all that he loves about rock ’n' roll. Previewed by the single "Com/Broke," Lunadon's LP arrived in 2017 on Agitated Records.
Just as the pandemic hit early 2020, Lunadon decided to leave A Place To Bury Strangers and focus on his own music. In June 2020, he released the song “When Will I Hold You Again”, a duet with Kate Clover, and September 2020 saw the release of the “Schreien” EP.
In 2021 he put a band together to give his songs life and in 2022, he released his sophomore album Beyond Everything on In The Red Records. Dion Lunadon released his third album, Systems Edge via In The Red November 14th 2023. Check the clips. Visit: https://dionlunadon.bandcamp.com/
Night Finger
Blues, garage and psych all bundled up into a dual guitar boogie fest. Past, present and future all collide in an irresistible rock machine built from Shikasta, Drunkula and Leather Uppers members.That's Night Finger style! Visit: https://nightfinger.bandcamp.com/
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