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By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – If you are going to go see a Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) show on his current tour, don’t be surprised to find out that it probably won’t be anything you were expecting. Hosted by Toronto hip hop vet, Mindbender, a good-sized crowd occupied the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Thursday night. Unfortunately, this excitement was … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Newly reunited Chicago-based indie rock quartet The Hush Sound, who took a hiatus from 2008 to 2012, and who is expected to release their first LP since 2008 later this year, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock trio The Little Black Dress and St. … Continue reading
By: Duncan Boyd – As Toronto continues to experience a record heat wave, can you possibly think of a better way to cool off than by attending a punk show amongst a crowd of sweaty and deliriously sunbaked Torontonians at the Horseshoe Tavern? Well If you agree you certainly aren’t alone as the venue filled … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Iconic grunge survivors Pearl Jam provided a breathtaking performance at their sold-out show at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON last night. Despite starting 30 minutes late, the Seattle rockers performed a marathon 30-song set to 9,700 fans that included the already-anthemic new single “Mind Your Manners”, from their forthcoming album, Lightning Bolt, out … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – EDM supergroup Dogblood, who consists of Skrillex and German producer Boys Noize, closed off the 20th anniversary of Ottawa Bluesfest. Last night’s performance was Skrillex’s third Bluesfest performance in as many years, and his second time on the main stage to close the festival. Most Bluesfest attendees remember a very bright and loud show from Skrillex last year, where … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – American-Israeli “gypsy-punk” trio Balkan Beat Box performed at The MOD Club in Toronto last night.
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Iconic Icelandic singer and one-woman art installation Björk, who is eccentric as she is legendary, performed on the Bluesfest main stage last night. With several other bands recently banning fan photography at their shows, including She & Him, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Björk enacted a similar policy during her 15-song performance. With five screens behind … Continue reading
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
