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October 2, 2018
by FYI Staff
Bob Lefsetz and Jason Flom are on a speaking tour and land in Toronto on October 14 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre.
March 14, 2018
by Kerry Doole
The first album written and recorded at a federal women’s prison in Canada is released, the McMichael gallery spotlights the history of Canadian hip-hop, and Bob Lefsetz will interview AEG's Rick Mueller at CMW. Also in the news are Canadian Specimens, Senator Winebar, Joe Jackson, OLP, Go North fest, Sting, and farewells to Charlie Quintana and Matt Dike.
March 12, 2018
by External Source
The times they are a changing and oldsters are out of sync with the world today and how music finds an audience in these modern times.
August 30, 2017
by External Source
Bob Lefsetz recently swooned over a concert by the Brit crooner at the LA Forum, and his rapturous praise drew some strong applause from his readers. We've included several of these in today's column.
July 19, 2017
by FYI Staff
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