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Photos by: Justin Roth – Iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their thirteenth album, In Our Nature, on October 29th, 2013 via Warner Music Canada, which is certified gold in Canada, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night with New Brunswick-based blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Andersen, who released his newest album, Weightless, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Now in its eighth year, Rifflandia is an all-consuming monster of a festival. On top of its main and side stages in Royal Athletic Park, Rifflandia also occupies a mind-boggling twenty-one other venues throughout Victoria, running from September 17th to 20th. Check out the festival schedule here. It’s an embarrassment of riches, … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Welland, ON-based rock/americana/roots rock band The Mandevilles, who released their newest album, Windows and Stones, on September 16th, 2014 via MDM Recordings, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto last night.
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Next to the main stage, constructed out of white tape and fashioned onto a fence, were the words “Girls to the front,” spelled out large enough for a crowd gathered up close for a band to see clearly. The statement resonated, the perfect few words to catch out of the corner of the eye for … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Canadian hip-hip band Grand Analog, who released their third album, Modern Thunder, on August 20th, 2013, and who will release their fourth album, War Stories, sometime this year, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night with Toronto-based electronic band Klox, as part of the Virgin Mobile Indie Fridays concert series. … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – The host for the second night of Ottawa’s annual Arboretum Festival, CBC’s Laurie Brown, may have said it best, between openers Organ Mood and local instrumental band Flying Horses. She told the audience gathered at St. Alban’s church near Ottawa’s downtown core Thursday night that music without words can move us “blissfully beyond … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – By now, we know what to expect from an average music festival: dirt, grime, sub-par food & drink, involuntary piggybacks to sweaty crowd-surfers and a parade of bands you’ve never heard of, peppered with the handful you have. But what if there was a festival that called a cliché a cliché and … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – The third and final day of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, who released his newest album, Small Source of Comfort, in 2011, Indie rock duo The Both, consisting of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, who released their self-titled debut album on April 15th, 2014, which was produced by Paul Bryan … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Reunited LA-based alternative rock band Failure, who were originally active from 1990 to 1997, and who released their fourth album, and their first new album in 18 years, The Heart Is a Monster, on June 30th 2015, which follows up their self-released 2014 EP titled Tree of Stars, performed at Lee’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day two of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Juno Award-winning Toronto-based indie rock band Metric, who released a new song called “The Shade”, on May 11th, 2015, which serves as an early taste of their upcoming sixth studio album, Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, who released their sixth album, Brill … Continue reading
