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Last Friday night saw The Raveonettes return to the stage at La Tulipe, celebrating the release of their new album Raven in the Grave. Tamaryn opened with dripping, reverb-infused goth tunes, playing to a mighty crowd of twenty-something music nerds. By the time The Raveonettes took to the stage, the audience was ripe with anticipation.

When I heard Nelly would be coming to Montreal I was pretty excited. In 2000 Country Grammar was released as Nelly's first solo project and the single of the same name became a number one hit. I loved the song; I knew it by heart, but, to be honest, I had no real clue what it was about. With references to a “street sweeper” and something about puff and pass, I was somewhat lost.