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By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – On Wednesday night, Portugal. The Man took their fans in Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre to a mountain in a cloud. Whether through their sweet sounds of retro psychedelic rock fused with modern indie influence, or the big, white, mountain backdrop on the stage, or simply by the aroma of certain … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – It’s nice not having to wait another 14 years for a new Alice in Chains album. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is the Seattle grunge/alternative rockers’ second album with new singer William DuVall, and follows up their 2009 album, Black Gives Way to Blue. The new album’s controversial title refers to a religious theory … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – After masterminding eight albums with one of Canada’s most definitive rock bands, Our Lady Peace, Juno Award winner Raine Maida released his second solo album, We All Get Lighter, this month after selflessly delaying its release for several years. Along with being a husband and father of three boys, Maida has been … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Canadian Music Week took a fantasy fiction twist on Thursday night when Coheed and Cambria brought The Afterman: Descension to Toronto’s Sound Academy. The aforementioned album follows 2012’s The Afterman: Ascension, which follows The Armory Wars, a concept that is evident in much of Coheed and Cambria’s work, and is also … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Ten years after the release of their acclaimed debut album, Permission to Land, and well into their reunion after a five-year hiatus, English glam rockers The Darkness returned to Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre during their “Hot Cakes Tour” on Monday night. Back in 2006, front man Justin Hawkins walked off stage … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – While most rock songs used to be about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, that motto faded away when the iGeneration invaded. While the glamour of the Mötley Crüe lifestyle has long since evaporated, Los Angeles-based Buckcherry continue to place it on a pedestal and on Saturday night at the Phoenix … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – The W’s were up in the air Thursday night when Grammy Award winner Method Man invaded Toronto’s Sound Academy. Opening the evening was 17-year-old Toronto rap phenom, Raz Fresco, who brought enthusiasm and charisma to the audience as he paced the stage rockin’ a bomber and a ball cap. A member … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – While we’ll get a taste of St. Patty’s Day two months early this year with the release of Dropkick Murphys’ eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood, the Celtic punk rock band from Quincy, Massachusetts brings us yet another volume of now superfluous drinking songs that make the listener want … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Call the fire brigade because this fire can’t be extinguished! Ontario post-hardcore heroes, Alexisonfire, made their third of four sold out appearances in Toronto as part of their farewell tour last night. Teaming up with Hamilton-based Monster Truck, they blew the roof off the Sound Academy. Monster Truck set the extreme … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Tokyo Police Club, Topanga and Hollerado put the rock in jingle bell rock Saturday night at the Sound Academy in Toronto, as the three Ontario bands played together as part of the Edge 102.1’s Edgefest Jingle Bell Concert Series. Toronto favourites Topanga started the party with their unique blend of energetic … Continue reading
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