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From the funky-yet-twangy opener “So Far Away” to the dreamy “It Makes Me Wonder,” these Canadian road warriors are a rootsy mashup that recalls The Jayhawks, Poco, the Eagles and The Band. Plenty of surprises for fans of the genre. –Patrick Donnelly
With Luke Doucet. May 23, 8 p.m., $15-$17. House of Blues, 632-7600.
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