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By: Stephen McGill – After 15 years together, Christian metalcore giants Underoath announced their break-up in October, along with the release of a career-defining compilation Anthology: 1999–2013. “It’s sad to say that we feel like it’s time to close this chapter, but we have never seen things more clearly,” says vocalist Spencer Chamberlain. “These have … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Toronto’s The Flatliners celebrated their 10th anniversary in style with a huge homecoming show at The Opera House last night. In what seems like an impossible feat for a small four piece punk band out of Richmond Hill, they’ve managed to endure pretty much everything to get where they are. While … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Do Make Say Think is a Toronto band through and through, it’s members make up other legendary Toronto bands such as Broken Social Scene, and Lullabye Arkestra. “It’s a real honor to be home,” declared guitarist Justin Small at the start of their set. They’d been quiet for a couple of … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Brian Fallon, of Bruce Springsteen approved New Jersey outfit The Gaslight Anthem, came down to the Edge 102.1 Studio at Sugar Beach on Sunday afternoon for a brief acoustic performance ahead of his band’s sold out show at The Sound Academy that evening. Despite the cold weather a small group of … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – It’s a testament to their popularity that despite having played The Opera House a mere five months ago, that The Gaslight Anthem could come back and sell out the much larger Sound Academy last night. They were touring show in support of their new album Handwritten, out this past July and with … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – “Hi my name is Jason Reece and I hope we don’t fuck this up,” were the first words singer, guitarist and drummer Jason Reece of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (referred to from here on as Trail Of Dead for brevity’s sake), said to the crowd … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – For the 10th anniversary of Pedro The Lion’s classic album Control, former Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan decided to reissue the band’s entire discography on vinyl, and tour to celebrate the occasion. The album, which serves as concept record about a businessman who is having an affair on his wife, … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – As a band, losing your lead singer is usually a death sentence, especially when that singer is the incredibly charismatic and terrifying Frank Carter. U.K. hardcore band Gallows faced this sentence with Carter’s departure, and the subsequent announcement of his replacement – former Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil – took many by … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Aimee Mann is someone who has a lot of stories to tell, and the time between songs at her show at the Danforth Music Hall gave her the perfect opportunity to do so. The audience was regaled with stories about strange dinner meetings with writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – In the land of Titus Andronicus it seems that nothing stays the same. The New Jersey-based band has been all over the country in the past few years, touring their critically acclaimed album The Monitor. The end of this touring cycle brought two significant changes within the band. The first was the … Continue reading
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