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Lonny Knapp

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Lonny Knapp is freelance writer and musician with a serious cycling problem. When not coaxing sentences onto a blank Word document, Lonny might be found picking tunes on his mandolin in a partied-out Queen West kitchen. www.lonnyknapp.com

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Grammys 2013, Dine Alone: Canadian Indie Label Explodes With Lumineers, Civil Wars
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Grammys 2013, Dine Alone: Canadian Indie Label Explodes With Lumineers, Civil Wars

Erika Goldring, Getty Back in December, when the list of 2013 Grammy Awards nominees dropped, some of Canada's biggest exports were absent from the list. While some Canadians complained that Nickelback, Feist, and 18-year-old pop prodigy (and purported pot aficionado) Justin Bieber were snubbed, the folks at Toronto-based indie label Dine ...

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Bad Religion Retirement Warning: 'When This is Over, it's Over -- No Farewell Tours'

Epitaph In 2011, some humourless journalist misinterpreted a quip by Bad Religion singer Greg Graffin, and reported that the band's newly released record, True North, would be its last. The news was retweeted, reposted, and regurgitated all over the Internet. But when the band took the stage for an intimate show at Toronto's Horseshoe ...

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The Lumineers: 'SNL' Performance Was Message to Drummer's Dead Brother

Kevin Winter, Getty When Denver-based roots act the Lumineers appeared on "Saturday Night Live" last week, performing "Ho Hey" and "Stubborn Love" from their Grammy nominated self-titled debut album, the band stomped, shouted, hooted and hollered like holy-ghost afflicted parishioners at an Evangelical tent revival. The millions that tuned ...

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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience: John Bonham Honored by Son in Concert

Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience Facebook Jason Bonham, the son of late Led Zeppelin basher, John Bonham, has made a career of keeping his father's legacy alive. So, it's surprising when he says he didn't always want to be a drummer. "Growing up my heroes were American motocross riders," he tells Spinner. "I didn't want to be a ...

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Lindi Ortega Uses Johnny Cash as Her Musical Spirit Guide

Lindi Ortega Facebook It's not easy being the opening act. Sure, you get to play bigger venues and perform for larger audiences, but every night you face a roomful of music fans that shelled out good money to see the act performing after you. Ask Toronto-raised and Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega and she'll tell you that ...

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Martha Wainwright's Soulful New Album: 'I Was Looking for Guidance'

Gareth Cattermole, Getty As Spinner sits down to interview Martha Wainwright, the New-York-born and Montreal-raised singer steps in dog poo. We meet at Toronto's Pravda Vodka Bar, a lavish Russian-themed cocktail bar complete with a bust of Lenin perched over the door, over 70 types of vodka on the rail, and Soviet propaganda posters on ...

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Band of Horses Use Cee Lo Green's Cover of Their Song For Inspiration

Band of Horses Facebook It's early afternoon, and Ben Bridwell and Bill Reynolds of Band of Horses are bellied up to the bar of Toronto's Dakota Tavern. With rusty revolvers and steer horns mounted to the barn-board walls, a parlour piano set up on the small stage strung with Christmas lights, and bar stools fashioned from salvaged wood ...

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