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Words by: Laura Stanley | Photos by: Stephen McGill – Respectively releasing two stellar records last year, west coasters Aidan Knight and Hannah Georgas have teamed up for a slew of tour dates this month. Marking the first show of their tour together, Knight and Georgas knew how to get the audience enthralled at Toronto’s … Continue reading
Words by: Chiara DiAngelo | Photos by: Stephen McGill – Gainesville, Florida’s punk rock veterans Hot Water Music played an all-ages show at The Danforth Music Hall on Tuesday night, bringing with them popular-with-the-kids The Menzingers and La Dispute. Rarely does a show start on time, and even less rarely does start earlier than expected. … Continue reading
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Stephen McGill – Punk rock legends Bad Religion performed an intimate 24-song set in front of a crowd of mostly 102.1 The Edge contest winners on Sunday night at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. The band, who recently released their 16th studio album True North on January 22nd and is currently … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Juno Award winner and 2007 Polaris Music Prize short-list nominee Julie Doiron brought her unique blend of indie folk rock to Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night. Construction of Destruction, whose latest album, 2012’s Winter Studies EP, included a spirited cover of Neil Young’s “Last Dance,” Vancouver’s Jordan Klassen, who released a … 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: 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
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Scott Penner – Montreal natives and now Toronto-based experiemental group Yamantaka // Sonic Titan brought their unique performance style to Ottawa’s Zaphod Beeblebrox on Friday night along with openers Boyhood. Boyhood, which features members from fellow Ottawa bands White Wires and Mouth, performed an eight song set which relied heavily on material from … 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: Curtis Sindrey – Toronto dance-punk quintet The Nightbox and Juno Award winner Lights rung in the new year at Mississauga’s Celebration Square last night. Openers The Nightbox, who’s debut self-titled EP was produced by MSTRKRFT’s Al-P and Death From Above 1979’s Sebastien Grainger, dazzled the elated crowd with catchy Two Door Cinema Club-like guitar riffs and equally memorable synth riffs. Lights … Continue reading
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