Gabrielle Bossy
How to Pack for a Week-Long Rock n' Roll Road Trip
I'm just getting back from a ten-day rock n' roll road trip. Seeing seven shows and ten bands, we drove through 8 states, 1 province and...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 2, 2018
- 4 min
Two's Company: Canadian Two-Pieces I'm Stoked About
The two piece: it's been around a long time but seems to have suddenly exploded. In the wake of bands like The White Stripes, two piece...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Oct 12, 2018
- 5 min
Songs from Small-Town Canada: Ontario
An escape to the cottage, a paddle down a quiet river, dirty hands in a farm field and a hard day's work in a factory- all of these are...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
Forget the beavers and the maple syrup
We're leaving the maple syrup and beavers at the door. Check out the Hippie Historian as we tell the story of Canada's music past,...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Aug 13, 2018
- 1 min
7 Ways to Survive on the Rail at a Concert
Ever wonder how the same people seem to get up close and personal at every concert? Nervous about being at the front of a crazy crowd?...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Jun 26, 2018
- 1 min
How Canadians Have Owned the Canadian Sound
Dine Alone Records said it best- "Canadian is not a genre." Canadian music is something that sprawls across all genres. You'll find us...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
How One Canadian Bad Ass Saved Nashville's Mother Church
When the live broadcast for The Grand Ol' Opry moved from The Ryman Auditorium to the Opryland Theme Park in 1974 (latimes.com), it...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Jan 11, 2018
- 2 min
Music from Windecker Road: Soul in the heart of Haldimand County
Music has been tied to the environment it’s created in for years. From the songs created on plantations for slaves to communicate with...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Jan 1, 2018
- 1 min
Album #1: Deadbeat Graffiti- Black Pistol Fire
Released September 2017 Ok so this album actually just makes me super excited to talk about because it is not only my favourite album of...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 31, 2017
- 1 min
Album #2: Introduce Yerself- Gord Downie
Released October 2017 This album might not be ranked number one on my list but for me, this album was probably the most important release...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 30, 2017
- 1 min
Album #3: Young Beauties and Fools- The Glorious Sons
Released October 2017 Young Beauties and Fools, released back in October by The Glorious Sons, proved to be a major boost for their...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 29, 2017
- 1 min
Album #4: No Culture- Mother Mother
Released February 2017 Wild and weird- No Culture from Mother Mother is one of their best albums yet. Combining the harmonized vocals and...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 28, 2017
- 1 min
Album #5: The Last Rider- Ron Sexsmith
Released April 2017 The Last Rider was created out of Ron Sexsmith’s wistfulness for his childhood. Written at a time when Ron was moving...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 27, 2017
- 1 min
Album #6: Outrage! Is Now- Death from Above
Released September 2017 Outrage! Is Now is Death From Above (they dropped the 1979)’s third album and to be frank, the reviews weren’t...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 26, 2017
- 1 min
Album #7: Grace Street- Big Wreck
Released February 2017 Merry Christmas! Here goes day one of my top 7 Canadian albums of 2017 and it goes to…BIG WRECK!!!!! Oh sorry did...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 25, 2017
- 1 min
Top 7 Canadian Albums of 2017: A Hippie Historian Countdown
This year as I went to write down my top albums I was astonished to see that not just some but most of my favourite albums were actually...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 22, 2017
- 4 min
Why the Young Beauties and Fools Tour Proves the Glorious Sons are Here to Stay
December 2nd in London, Ontario marked the end of the Young Beauties and Fools tour for the Glorious Sons and what a fantastic ending it...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Rust Never Sleeps & Neither Do We: An epic search for Neil Young Tickets
The Journey When Neil Young announced that he’d be playing a secret show for 200 people, our gut instinct was Omemee. Young had posted...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Apr 25, 2017
- 2 min
5 Places You Have to Eat in Music City (Nashville)
Eating is perhaps one of the greatest pleasures of travelling. I think you can agree. Read on for my list of top five places to eat when...
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Gabrielle Bossy
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
Record Store Day 2017: April 22nd at Third Man Records, Nashville
Once again, music and novelty lovers from all over met up at Third Man Records in Nashville to check out Jack White’s record label, pick...
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