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By: Daniel Melfi | Photos by: Amy Buck – Last night, Long Beach, CA indie rockers Cold War Kids treated Toronto to a stellar performance. Canadian alternative outfit HIGHS, who are well-known in the city for their CMW and NXNE performances, opened for the SoCal quintet, and warmed up the crowd with their energetic vocals during “Summer Dress”, and a slew of other … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – It was -32C in Toronto the night of February 19th. It’s an important fact to remember because despite all that bitterness hundreds of people lined up outside. Clearly, numb extremities were not enough to keep people away from the Opera House for a rare chance to see Ghostface Killah and local heroes BadBadNotGood align. Yes, Ghostface books numerous Toronto dates … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Last night as heavy-metal royalty Slipknot burst into “Sarcastrophe” from new album 5: The Gray Chapter (released on October 17th), a sea of black t-shirts surged toward the barricade in anticipation. The song’s gloomy opening notes, pounding drums and frenzied guitar opened the show with a gut-pounder, a reminder that Slipknot will outlast any doubters with the lyrics “Kill, kill … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – “Let me tell you motherfuckers what we’ve been through for the last couple of days”, cackled an exhausted El-P. A broken down tour bus, a merchandise trailer literally on fire, a well-documented show in the eye of the Ferguson shit storm and an emergency flight later and Run the Jewels still managed to show … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Stevie Wonder’s 1976 double album Songs in the Key of Life is a masterpiece. A sprawling meditation on America, childhood, family, race and the melodies that tie them all together. It’s his magnum opus and of itself a benchmark in modern music. So when Wonder (64) announced he’d be taking a break from his … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Julian Casablancas + The Voidz played Toronto’s Kool Haus last Friday and treated fans to a highlight-reel performance in what was surely one of the last great shows in the legendary venue before it closes this January. Casablancas’ solo act, known as “JC + The Voidz,” stopped in Toronto as part of their current North American tour in support of their new … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – As far as artist branding goes, Aaron Jerome, the primary mind behind SBTRKT, is fairly good at maintaining an anonymous and elusive spirit as the face of his electro alter ego. Propelled by the success of his self-titled debut album, the subsequent launch of collaborators Jessie Ware and Sampha’s careers, and a … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Speaking as a live music snob, it needs to be said that The Glitch Mob is one of the most explosive live music experiences ever. EDM gets a bad rap, and there’s some compelling evidence against the accused: one-to-three dudes – pressing buttons and checking out a laptop – occasionally throwing a hand up … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Not many bands can pull off what Big Wreck have managed and that’s go on hiatus under a different name for more than a decade and return as if nothing has changed. They’re currently touring for their latest album, Ghosts, which has now doubled their deuce of albums from the … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – “I felt like all this shit was always here, waitin for me” says Nas, recalling his first moments in the hallowed studio inside Columbia Records. That was where he would record one of hip-hop’s most beloved classics, Illmatic. The revival tour is nothing new these days. Everyone who had their heyday in the nineties has … Continue reading
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