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Awesome of the Day: Win Butler Is Really Good At Basketball

Awesome of the Day: Win Butler Is Really Good At Basketball

At the second annual Rock the Court Charity Basketball Tournament held at the University of Toronto, Win Butler of Arcade Fire took part in the tournament. Surprise, Butler is really good at basketball. Butler joined other musicians like Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam and Dallas Green of City and Colour for the charity event, playing alongside former NBA players Brent Barry and Paul Shirley and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Spencer Hawes. However, Butler seemed to start a rivalry with Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs after beating him in a three-point competition. Tomorrow, Butler and Bonner will also be playing...  read more

Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the Day

Death Cab For Cutie, The Flaming Lips, Eminem to Headline Osheaga 2011

Death Cab For Cutie, The Flaming Lips, Eminem to Headline Osheaga 2011

The Montreal music festival Osheaga is now a full weekend extravaganza, extending its run into three music filled days....  read more

Found in: Concerts, News

Lissie Announces Short Tour With City and Colour

Lissie Announces Short Tour With City and Colour

We dare you to find a better pairing of heart-wrenching, soul-affirming, grave-digging acoustic rockers than Lissie’s upcoming tour with Dallas Green’s solo act City and Colour. Enter Lissie: a voice that could knock over an ox, songs about the deepest, scariest parts of love and melodies that’ll float you both to down another shot and enter a deep slumber. Enter City and Colour: catchy, haunting folk rock surprisingly from a dude whose day job comes via metalcore thrashers Alexisonfire....  read more

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William Elliott Whitmore to tour with City and Colour

William Elliott Whitmore to tour with City and Colour

Multi-instrumental blues vocalist William Elliott Whitmore is taking to the road during the month before the release of his sixth album. Animals in the Dark, due Feb. 17, is Whitmore's ANTI- Records debut....  read more

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