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Description: Jack Pereira is a music lover, writer and web producer living in Toronto. He gladly listens to Chico Buarque, Oneida, Neil Young, Yo La Tengo, Shad and everything in between. Find him on Twitter @oftoronto

Posts by Jack Pereira

RIP Adam Yauch (MCA of Beastie Boys)
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
Little can be said that would properly summate the importance of the Beastie Boys. Albums like Paul’s Boutique and Hello Nasty mean several things to several (hundred thousand) people. The...
NXNE announces film lineup, record show
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
In addition to a rather stellar lineup of music, NXNE has released an exciting lineup of movies for this year’s fest as well as a first annual record show. 40...
Listen to This! – April 28, 2012
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No Comments
A pair of very different albums come up for review this week. First, Lower Dens‘ second album, Nootropics blows us away despite being a restrained affair and The Lumineers‘ self-titled...
Good music videos still exist!
Posted on April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
Hey! Guess what? Good music videos still exist! You can find them on television at about 3 in the morning, or you can catch about thirty seconds of them as...
Newman Boys Benefit Concert review
Posted on April 21, 2012 | 2 Comments
On Friday April 20th, a great assortment of musicians descended upon Lee’s Palace in Toronto for a great cause. The Newman Boys Benefit Concert was an event held to benefit...
NXNE releases a dynamite lineup
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
NXNE, the annual music fest which takes over Toronto from June 11-17, has announced some big acts for this year. Flaming Lips will be the headlining act of the festival,...
Listen to This! – April 14, 2012
Posted on April 14, 2012 | No Comments
Listen to This! was conceptualized as a feature which would recommend albums worth exploring, but this week is an exception. Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light Release date: April 17...
Q&A with Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No Comments
Great Lake Swimmers’ latest album New Wild Everywhere is the band’s excellent fifth venture into rustic folk. I spoke to Tony Dekker about where that album title came from and...
Listen to This! – March 31, 2012
Posted on March 31, 2012 | 1 Comment
The eighth installment of Listen to This! features a loud endorsement of another quietly great album by Ontario’s own Great Lake Swimmers. Stay tuned in the upcoming days for a Q&A with...
Listen to This! – March 24
Posted on March 24, 2012 | No Comments
The seventh installment of Listen to This! features a pair of solo albums from members of great rock bands with different tales. First up, Lee Ranaldo of the legendary Sonic...
Listen to This! – First quarter of 2012 mix
Posted on March 17, 2012 | No Comments
St. Patrick’s Day marks a number of things: the official start of spring is just days away, drinks are flowing, and the year is 1/4 over (already!). With that in...
Listen to This! – March 10, 2012
Posted on March 10, 2012 | 1 Comment
Whether you like the swirling guitar lines of post-hardcore or the romantic ‘grab your partner by their hips’ sound of soul, the fifth installment of Listen to This! has something...
Listen to This! – March 3 2012
Posted on March 3, 2012 | 1 Comment
The fourth installment of Listen to This! features albums by two artists, one relatively new, the other…well, the other is Bruce Springsteen. Plants & Animals– The End of That Release date: February...
Q&A with Evan Abeele of Memoryhouse
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No Comments
Yesterday we brought you a glowing review of Memoryhouse’s debut The Slideshow Effect. Here’s a brief Q&A with Evan Abeele, producer and multi-instrumentalist with the band which covers everything from...
Listen to This! – February 25, 2012
Posted on February 25, 2012 | 3 Comments
Welcome to the third installment of Listen to This! featuring a couple of great albums. Criticize This! is always happy to cover Canadian work, and this week we have the...