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Open every day between Spetember 22nd-30th

We'd like to thank all of our loyal customers over the years, you have made it all worthwhile! The last 20 years have seen a golden age in access to the world's recorded music history both in physical media and online. We were happy to be a part of sharing our knowledge of some of that great music with you. We hope you enjoyed most of what we sold & recommended to you over the years and hope you will continue to seek out the music that matters.

In the meantime we'll be selling our remaining inventory, including thousands of play copies, many of which are rare and/or out-of-print, never to be seen again. Over the next few weeks the discounts will increase and the price of play copies will decrease. Here are the details:

New CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray, Books 60% off 15% off

Rare & out-of-print new CDs 60% off 50% off

Rare/Premium/Out-of-print play copies $4.99 $14.99

Other play copies $2.99 $8.99

Magazine back issues $1 $2/each or 10 for $5 $15

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We will be resuming our closing sale beginning Friday, June 11. Our hours will be as follows:

Wednesday-Saturday 12pm-7pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

Open every day between September 22nd-30th

We will no longer be providing ticket refunds for tickets purchased from the shop, however, you will be able to obtain refunds directly from the promoters of the shows. Please refer to the top of your ticket to determine the promoter. Here is the contact info for the promoters:

Collective Concerts/Horseshoe Tavern Presents/Lee's Palace Presents: shows@collectiveconcerts.com
Embrace Presents: info@embracepresents.com
MRG Concerts: ticketing@themrggroup.com
Live Nation: infotoronto@livenation.com
Venus Fest: venusfesttoronto@gmail.com

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

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Wednesday
Sep302009

THE DODOS - Time To Die

On their excellent debut Visiter, The Dodos were a duo who succeeded primarily because they never sounded thin or lacking, despite an absence of low-end. Solid writing and a relaxed feel helped with that, but the real clincher was the fact that they weren't nearly as loose or untrained as their scrawled artwork would have you believe. Guitarist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber are very solid players, and understand intrinsically how to get the most out of seemingly simple interplay between each other. Expanding to a trio—via new vibraphonist/percussionist Keaton Snyder—thankfully hasn't cluttered any of this band's approachable charms. With veteran indie producer Phil Ek behind the boards, both the melodies and rhythms are slightly sharper, but the songs still careen beautifully between heart-tugging pop and dizzy, bouncy instrumental passages. And it's very fitting that despite gaining an extra member, the band still kept their bass frequencies clear and open, because even an occassional hint of aggression (the whipcracking "This Is A Business") can't distract from Time To Die's freewheeling, sunny character, one that bass, quite frankly, would've only weighed down. For a band named after an extinct, flightless bird, The Dodos are made to hit the air—they make it look (and sound) so easy.

(Tickets remain for The Dodos' upcoming Lee's Palace show on Sat. Oct 17. Opening the show is a great band from New Zealand, the Ruby Suns.)

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