Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Austin, Texas-based guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who released his major label debut album, Blak and Blu, which was co-produced by frequent Green Day producer Rob Cavallo, last October via Warner Bros. Records, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Nashville-based roots rock and roll quintet The … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – The Tokyo-based instrumental rock band MONO, who released their sixth album, For My Parents, last September via Temporary Residence, brought their overwhelming, emotionally splendid and atmospheric performance to The Horseshoe Tavern last night with Space rock band Majeure, who is fronted by A.E. Paterra, drummer for the band Zombi, and who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Florida-based americana, folk-rock band Twin Forks, who released Twin Forks EP, on September 17th via Dine Alone Records, and who features Chris Carrabba, who is best known as Dashboard Confessional, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based roots rockers the Treasures, who released their debut album, Bring The Night Home, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Cherie Currie, who began her career in the legendary band, The Runaways along side Joan Jett and Lita Ford, who are best known for the songs “Cherry Bomb”, “Queens of Noise”, and “Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin”, and who recently went back in the studio with Matt Sorum of Velvet … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Americana indie rock band Ha Ha Tonka, who released their fourth album, Lessons, on September 24th via Bloodshot Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based folk-rock seven-piece The Most Loyal, who released their first self-titled album on June 13th via Loyalist Club Recordings, and Toronto-based country-blues … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Northwestern Indiana’s Native, who released their sophomore album, Orthodox, on August 20th via Sargent House, and who have “quietly built themselves a large word-of-mouth following in the underground as an incendiary live act, through their impeccable musicianship, ominous chords, apocalyptic vocals and innovative rhythms hit with an intensity that can only be … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Massachusetts-based instrumental post-rock band Caspian, who released their third album, Waking Season, last September via Triple Crown Records, and who lost their bass player, Chris Friedrich, who died unexpectedly in August, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with English instrumental post-rock quartet 65daysofstatic, who released their sixth album, Wild Light, on September 16th via Superball Music and … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based all-female Weezer cover band (Blue Album and Pinkerton only), performed a special Halloween themed show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto with Toronto-based seven-piece 60s-girl-group-meets-90s-girl-group (meets math rock) band Patti Cake, and Toronto-based pop-punk trio Unfinished Business, which features 13-to-14 year old girls who write their own songs, who also performed … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Universal Music Canada and Sleepless Records hosted the hometown return of July Talk at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto last night, the very room where the band’s leading duo Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay initiated their mercurial music pairing. The private show at the warmly-lit frontiers-themed venue carried the autumnal … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Hugh Laurie, who is best known to North American audiences as Dr. Gregory House on the hit television show, House, and who will be appearing in the upcoming film, Tomorrowland, starring George Clooney, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of his new album, Didn’t … Continue reading