Photos by: Katrina Lat – Vancouver-based indie rock band The Zolas, who released their third album, Swooner, on March 4th, 2016, which followed up their 2012 album, Ancient Mars, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – If you had to describe Lucinda Williams’ sound or songwriting style, the term “road worn” comes to mind. But judging from night one of her two-night stint at the Opera House last night, her voice and passion for her craft are anything but. At 63-years-old, Williams is essentially peerless. Her music is … Continue reading
By: Gemma Mastroianni – Lucius released their new album, Good Grief, on March 11th via Dine Alone Records. The band, who is led by its co-founders and vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, met in 2005 while attending Berklee College of Music. Following a nearly two-year touring cycle in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Wildewoman, the Brooklyn-based quintet … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Folk-Rock singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, who released her twelfth album, The Ghosts of Highway 20, on February 5th, 2016 via Highway 20 Records, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night. Read our review of the show here.
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Juno Award-winning Hamilton-based hard rock band Monster Truck, who released their second album, Sittin’ Heavy, on February 19th, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, which followed up their 2013 debut full-length album, Furiosity, and their 2011 EP, The Brown, performed at the Ontario Music Fund Showcase at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with soul … Continue reading
Photos by: Callum Baker – Heavy metal band Trivium, who released their seventh album, Silence in the Snow, on October 2nd, 2015 via Roadrunner, which featured the singles “Silence in the Snow”, “Blind Leading the Blind”, “Until the World Goes Cold”, and “Dead and Gone”, and which followed up their 2013 album, Vengeance Falls, which served as the second and final … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Swedish rapper/producer Yung Lean, who released his second album, Warlord, on February 25th, 2016 via Year 0001, which featured the singles “Hoover”, “AF1s”, and which followed up his 2014 album, Unknown Memory, which featured a guest appearance by Travis Scott, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Chicago-based rapper Adamn Killa, … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – UK electronic-soul duo Honne, who released their newest EP, Gone are the Days, on January 22nd, 2016 via Atlantic, which followed up their 2015 EP, Coastal Love, and their pair of 2014 EPs, All In The Value, and Warm on a Cold Night, performed at The Troubadour in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – Vancouver-based pop-punk band Marianas Trench, who released their fourth album, Astoria, on October 23rd, 2015 via 604, which featured the singles “One Love”, and “This Means War”, and which followed up their 2015 EP, Something Old / Something New, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with Juno Award-nominated indie rock-ska-folk band Walk … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Wayhome Music Festival has added acclaimed Canadian indie rock band Metric to its 2016 line-up. “Metric have been one of the great emerging talents from Canada over the past decade and we are very pleased to have them rounding out our 2016 WayHome line up, ” said Ryan Howes, festival producer, … Continue reading