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Decisions, Decisions.

Help me, please. Which concert should I go to?

Die Mannequin
Anna Calvi
The Civil Wars
Hey Rosetta! (The Jezabels)
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Deer Tick
Elliott Brood (One Hundred Dollars)
Hey Ocean
Dan Mangan (The Daredevil Christopher Wright + The Crackling)
Besnard Lakes (Malajube, The Darcys)
Ra Ra Riot (Dinosaur Bones)
Neon Indian (Com Truise, Purity Ring)
Loney Dear
Wakey Wakey
Star Slinger


(I'm too lazy to link to videos for each band. This is what happens after two consecutive night out until the weeeeeeeee hours of the morning. It's 9:30 and my eyes will hardly stay open. Totally worth it, but don't know how people do this more than once every four months or so.)
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  1. sarahtp11:07 PM

    Dan Mangan for sho. And Deer Tick. I suggest these mostly because I want to come with you!!!

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  2. Ms Unger12:42 AM

    Purity Ring will blow your mind. They are absolutely the most incredible new band I've seen in ages.

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  3. Anonymous1:52 AM

    Besnard Lakes. I heard Darcys are amazing live.

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  4. Lisa9:18 AM

    There's a band called "Deer Tick"?!?! That's awesome! You should go see them and at Thanksgiving I can show you lovely pictures of deer ticks :D

    I'm going to check out their music now.

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  5. Beth9:32 AM

    sarah - you are invited to whichever ones i choose!!!!

    ms unger - you're still reading about my life! i thought you would have grown bored by now :D

    anonymous - you've heard this? i will consider this input. i'd consider it even more if i knew who you were! (but zero pressure)

    lisa - i don't want to see your photos. yuck. i think you will like the civil wars, music-wise.

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  6. Beth9:33 AM

    oh, also. top contenders right now:

    civil wars
    neon indian/purity ring
    besnard lakes/malajube/darcy

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  7. Laura10:47 AM

    You MUST, I say MUST, go and see Dan Mangan. I LOVE him and he is very cute to look at. How can you go wrong? Cute and a great musician. Besides, he's from Vancouver which makes him awesome too. MUST!

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  8. Laura1:36 PM

    One more. I saw Hey Rosetta! in the spring and they were phenomenal. I'm going again because it was so good.

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  9. Ariana3:12 PM

    I say RAA and Hey Ocean! Because those are who I would pick.

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  10. Jess Versteeg6:35 PM

    I LOVE HEY ROSETTA and I'm sure they do a great show. also malajube is super fun. do that show.

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  11. out|came|the {sun}11:36 PM

    Hey Rosetta! are awesome live - Hey Ocean have some great stairwell music but not so great on stage but Ra Ra Riot are always a hoot!

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