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New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)
New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)

New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)

Date8/15/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night; and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Forum for one of the busiest concerts there this season. The Toronto group has a faithful following and they got what they wanted.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102199F
Treat for hometown crowd. Toronto's Martha and The Muffins started five years ago as part of the Queen St. New Wave scene. Saturday night the group played to 2,300 people at Kingswood Music Theatre
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Divine blessing: Bette Midler acknowledges fans with a smile and wave as she arrives at the University Theatre last night for the premiere of her new film Divine Madness
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Borge's back. That Danish delight, Victor Borge, is a regular fixture every summer at the Forum in Ontario Place, and last night his fans were out in (...)
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Sounds of Henry Mancini. The hills surrounding the Forum at Ontario Place were alive with the sounds of Henry Mancini last night, and over 12,000 fans(...)
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