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Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Arkansas-based spoken word rock trio Listener, who released their fourth studio album, Time Is A Machine, on June 18th performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto last night with Oshawa-based sextet Hairy Holler, who released their debut album, To: Many Women, in October 2012, and who plays self-described “Sleazy Tavern Pick Pocket Music”, … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro (@Laura_Molinaro5) – The first time Rivers Cuomo and company hit the stage at Downsview Park last night was for brief tune-ups before their set in what was the most nonchalant entrance ever, almost creating the antithesis of anticipation which seemed to suit the humble rockstars. A while later Weezer took to the … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – St. John’s, Newfoundland-based folk-rock trio Great Big Sea, who is fronted by Sean McCann, Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett, are currently on their 20th anniversary tour and they opened their headlining performance with a video montage of vintage clips dating back through their 20-year history as a band. The band started the show … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Chicago-based indie soul quintet JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, who describe themselves as “Otis Redding fronting The Stooges”, and who released their lastest album, Howl, in May via Bloodshot Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Windsor-based Motown/rock band The Walkervilles, who will be performing at Hillside Festival later this … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Thursday night at Barracuda Pretty in St. Catharines was like meeting up with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while and suddenly remembering how great they are – only that friend was Matthew Good. As Good took the stage, the room was suddenly jam packed with an enthusiastic … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro (@Laura_Molinaro5) – Despite Toronto’s rolling blackouts as of late, the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival at the MolsonAmphitheatre went off without a hitch. It was the perfect day for any diehard metalhead in that it featured some of metal`s most prominent and promising bands. It was also a great time for the casual fan (apparently this exists) because … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Watching a Tragically Hip show is similar to eating chicken, after you’ve had it a couple of times, its pretty much the same and becomes the baseline for comparing other meats (or bands). They treated long-time fans to the same old show, with the addition of a couple of new songs, beginning right from … Continue reading
Photos by Neil Van – Toronto-based rock quartet Barenaked Ladies, who are currently touring in support of their new album, Grinning Streak, which was released on June 4th via Vanguard Records, on their Last Summer On Earth tour with piano rock trio Ben Folds Five, who released their first-ever live album on June 4th, simply titled Live. … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Ottawa-based EDM trio A Tribe Called Red headlined the BlackSheep stage on Wednesday. Their unique style, which blends First Nations music with reggae, dub-step and hip-hop, was in full-force during their energetic set.They downplayed their political nature, which includes vocal support of Idle No More, to focus solely on their music, which drew mostly … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English post-punk quartet Wire, who formed in 1976, and who released their new album, Change Becomes Us, in March via Pink Flag, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night, during a short North American jaunt that will see them perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival on July 19th, with … Continue reading
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