MUSIC

The Hip

Introducing…

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I always wished I had the bragging rights of seeing The Tragically Hip at an intimate venue just over the US border instead of elbowing my way through a stadium full of troglodytes to see them among their huge, Canadian fan base.

Indeed, the Hip were importantly both high and low brow. As Chris Koentges reveals in the article “The Lonely End of the Rink” The…