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Photos by: Neil Van – Toronto-based indie rock quartet Poor Young Things celebrated the release of their new album The Heart. The Head. The End, out May 21 via Bumstead, at The Horseshoe Tavern last night with support from folk rockers Inlet Sound and Nova Scotia-based hard rock quartet Gloryhound.
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Toronto’s 99 Sudbury found itself the host of 23-year-old English folk singer Laura Marling last night as part of her ongoing tour promoting her new album, Once I Was An Eagle, out May 27. Opening the show was Toronto’s own Devin Cuddy of the Devin Cuddy Band, son of Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo fame. … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Saskatchewan-based rock and roll quartet The Sheepdogs performed an intimate gig at The Drake Hotel last night as part of the Levis 501® Music Series, which ran throughout May and featured performances by Reignwolf and PS I Love You.
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – “I feel like this is a dream”, said Marina and the Diamonds front woman Marina Diamandis during her performance last night at Toronto’s Echo Beach, and the 3,500 fans felt the same way as they screamed through the Diamonds’ 18 song set-list in the rain that fell throughout the night, … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The first of punk legends Anti-Flag’s two consecutive Toronto dates at the Hard Luck bar was, to say the least, a fantastic, and for many, a nostalgic time. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Anti-Flag has an extensive catalog, which allows them to play just about anything they want and on each show … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – French technical death metal band Gorod performed at Mavericks in Ottawa, in what was their first ever Canadian show, last night with support from California-based progressive death metal quintet Inanimate Existence, local band Deformatory, who lacked a vocalist, and Pittsburgh-based quintet Kamikabe.
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Brooklyn-based folk rock band Laura Stevenson and the Cans, who released her first album under the name Laura Stevenson in April called Wheel, performed at The Drake Hotel last night with Toronto-based indie rock quartet The Box Tiger.
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Newly reformed Long Island, New York-based hardcore punk quintet Crime In Stereo peformed at Sneaky Dee’s in Toronto last night with support from Rochester, New York-based melodic hardcore quintet Such Gold and Toronto-based punk band !ATTENTION!
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – With Toronto fully embracing Spring, The Royal Ontario Museum launched the third season of their popular ROM Friday Night Live series earlier this month and the third edition of the event, which took place last night, featured a performance by Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife. After several spins of Daft … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The undisputed kings of punk rock cover bands took the stage Friday night at the Phoenix to perform their spirited renditions of musical classics. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a pop punk super-group consisting of Fat Mike from NOFX, Spike Slawson of Swingin’ Utters, Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, and Joey Cape and Dave Raun of Lagwagon. High Top … Continue reading
