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ALBUMS: JOAN OF ARC - BOO! HUMAN
SOUNDS LIKE: You just finished watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show, flipped on your iTunes, and the music didn’t sound much different.


ALBUMS: OLDFOLKS HOME - WE ARE THE FEEDING LINE
SOUNDS LIKE: A genuinely confounding meld of electro-synth-pop and a contemporary mish-mash of Canadian indie bands.

MONTREAL
SOUNDBYTES: QUICK & DIRTY - ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS
Having left his hometown of Thunder Bay for Montreal, the Amethysts’ Adam Waito has turned his homesickness into some catchy, poppy, buzz-generating music.


ALBUMS: MOTHER MOTHER - O MY HEART
Sounds Like: A light pop trip with some great up and comers.


ALBUMS: THE DONKEYS - LIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE
SOUNDS LIKE: Music I should probably listen to more.

PHILADELPHIA
FEATURES: MAKING A SCENE - PHILADELPHIA
The city may not have a reputation for being a hotbed of independent music, but whether it's R&B or hip hop or punk or indie-pop or the avant-garde, it sure ain’t for lack of talent.

TO THE FOUR CORNERS
ALBUMS: BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT - MOTION TO REJOIN
SOUNDS LIKE: Time soulfully slowing to a halt.


ALBUMS: MUTT - TREADING WATER
SOUNDS LIKE: Drum 'n bass souped up with American soul.

SAN DIEGO
SOUNDBYTES: QUICK & DIRTY - DELTA SPIRIT
Fresh off the road, Delta Spirit’s soulful, folksy, indie rock frontman Matt Vasquez talks about touring, his band’s excellent debut record, and mystical encounters in railway stations.


ALBUMS: OKKERVIL RIVER - THE STAND-INS
SOUNDS LIKE: A great book being read aloud.

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TORONTO
EVENTS: MAYHEM FESTIVAL @ DOWNSVIEW PARK
From death metal to '80s power metal, Mayhem brought Toronto headbangers the fix of brutality that Ozzfest couldn't deliver.

TO THE FOUR CORNERS
SOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES: BLOOD AND GUTS
When every track on your album sounds like an ogre with indigestion firing an automatic weapon, you gotta put something crazy on the cover. Here are eight of the gore-core scene's craziest.

LONDON
LIVE: THE FUCKING PROSTITUTES @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB
After finally landing on English soil, the Brazilian retro rockers managed to shake up some tail feathers at the Notting Hill's legendary basement venue.

TORONTO
EVENTS: TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2008
Organized with the best intentions in mind, the 2008 installment of the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA) recognized independent musicians throughout the GTA and beyond.

CALGARY
FEATURES: MAKING A SCENE: CALGARY
Fuck y'all. I'm from Calgary; it's about more than rich oilmen with trophy wives and slick commercial rock bands. Here's the real Heart of the New West.

TORONTO
EVENTS: TIME FESTIVAL @ SUNNYSIDE PAVILION
Rain and clouds couldn't keep the hipsters and old-school ravers away from the Sunnyside Pavilion as the sounds of electro and techno took over at the inaugural TIME Festival.

TORONTO
EVENTS: VIRGIN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007
No drugs were consumed at or booze smuggled into this year's incredible Virgin Festival on the Toronto Islands. None of this is true. Except that V-Fest blew SoundProof Contributor James Sandham's mind.

TORONTO
LIVE: RADIOHEAD @ THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE
Thousands of rain-dampened fans herded onto "greener" pastures as Radiohead unleashed a high-concept, environmentally friendly show that brushed aside the hits for a set of more inspiring offerings. The result? Brilliance.

TORONTO
EVENTS: SUMMERWORKS @ THE THEATRE CENTRE
From Two Koreas to Peter Elkas to Rock Plaza Central, the theatre festival's inaugural music line-up gave the audience all the Canadian indie acts it could handle.

TORONTO
FEATURES: LAURA BARRETT - BESPECTACLED BRILLIANCE
As the sometimes Hidden Camera anticipates the release of her debut solo album, Victory Gardens, she takes some time to chat with SoundProof about how she got to this point.