March is shaping up to be quite a music month:

Thu, Mar 9: Books on Tape (Los Angeles) + Windom Earle + Mark Black @ Gus’ Pub

Sat, Mar 18: North By North End – Karaoke Brunch curated & hosted by Jeff Coll and Stephan MacLeod. Sing for TOAST (toast by Stephan MacLeod) @ Gus’ Pub ($1.99 brunch, does NOT include coffee/11AM-1PM)

Sat, Mar 25: Akron/Family (New York) + Windom Earle @ Stage Nine. $7/10pm

Sat, Apr 1: [Expletive] the Junos w\ The Sweet Tenders, BA Johnston, the Jeff Coll 5, Mr.Plow (Vancouver) @ Gus’ Pub

Self Imposed Restraining Order | Halifax Locals

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On “Magnificent City” by Aceyalone Accompanied by RJD2 [Project Blowed/Decon; 2006]

“Aceyalone’s most accomplished album…[he] hasn’t felt this vital in ages, and RJD2′s creative winning streak continues unabated.” – Nathan Rabin (A.V. Club)

“This should be great…[it's] lazy and inept, devoid of force and inspiration and chemistry…We deserve better from these guys.” – Tom Breihan (Pitchfork)

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Report your Saint John crime in Chinese

San Francisco Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman interviews Stephen Colbert (4 parts) | Chronicle Podcasts

ThinkFilm has acquired all worldwide rights to “Strangers With Candy.”

“At this important stage of our company’s development, we were looking for a film that combined all of the best qualities of ‘Crash,’ ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ and ‘Capote.’ “‘Strangers with Candy’ has ethnic slurs, clandestine gay sex, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. What more could we want?” said THINKFilm’s head of U.S. theatrical, Mark Urman | IndieWire

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