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By: Laura Stanley (@Lstanley24) – “And then you headed east and said her name, I read between the lines,” sings Alela Diane in the opening track “Colorado Blue” from her new record About Farewell, out June 25 via Rusted Blue Records. One of the many emotional and revealing lyrics from the Portland songstress, About Farewell … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Arts & Crafts celebrated their 10th anniversary on Saturday afternoon with a mega-festival at Fort York in Toronto featuring many Arts & Crafts artists including Bloc Party, Feist and a newly reunited Broken Social Scene, who performed their classic 2002 album, You Forgot It In People, in its entirety. If … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Boston-based hardcore punk quintet American Nightmare performed one of only a handful of 2013 reunion shows when they played at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with support from Toronto-based hardcore quartet Single Mothers.
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – California-based funk/thrash/jam trio Primus brought their “3D-enhanced live musical performance” to The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of a two-night stand. Under the watchful eye of two giant inflatable astronauts, guitarist Larry Lalonde, drummer Jay Lane and bassist and lead singer Les Claypool performed two lengthy sets that spanned … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Portland by way of Wasilla, Alaska psychedelic rockers Portugal. The Man released their seventh studio album, Evil Friends, on June 4th and the album’s creation process wasn’t without both its setbacks and new beginnings in the form of producer Danger Mouse, of Gnarles Barkley and Broken Bells, who they recruited late in the game of the … Continue reading
By: Chris D’Alessandro – There’s a new Queens of the Stone Age’s album called …Like Clockwork and it’s well worth the six-year wait. As soon as you click ‘play,’ the lyrics command you to stay attentive, anticipating the next dizzying era of the band: “Don’t look, just keep your eyes peeled.” “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” features … Continue reading
By: Shannon Reid (@allisplural) – Mount Kimbie activated sonic waves inside The Hoxton in Toronto last night. The English electronic duo, who are touring with like-minded artists Vinyl Williams and Holy Other in support of their new album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, lit up the room as they burst into their set with guitar chip bending reverie, lights became brighter and … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley – The Dandy Warhols performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night, as they celebrated the 13th anniversary of their 2000 LP, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, which featured the hit single “Bohemian Like You”, with Portland-based indie rock quartet The Shivas.
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – With Saturday quickly approaching for the much anticipated Field Trip Music Festival, which will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Arts & Crafts, which has become a part of the life blood of Toronto and much of Canada’s music scene, Toronto is buzzing with excitement for the return of Broken … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Burlington-based post-hardcore quintet Silverstein began their eight-date Canadian headlining tour last night at Mavericks in Ottawa with support from Ottawa-based metalcore sextet Of Reverie, Ottawa-based pop-punk band Remember The Fire, and Ottawa-based hardcore band Hemispheres.
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