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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: 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: Adam Harrison – Call the fire brigade because this fire can’t be extinguished! Ontario post-hardcore heroes, Alexisonfire, made their third of four sold out appearances in Toronto as part of their farewell tour last night. Teaming up with Hamilton-based Monster Truck, they blew the roof off the Sound Academy. Monster Truck set the extreme … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – Ottawa natives Amos the Tranparent’s show at Mavericks Bar last Friday proved to be a memorable point in their career with longtime guitarist and vocalist Mark Hyne’s announcement that it was his final show with the band, leaving his post to spend more time with his family. During the venue’s “Indie Rock Christmas Party” … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Tokyo Police Club, Topanga and Hollerado put the rock in jingle bell rock Saturday night at the Sound Academy in Toronto, as the three Ontario bands played together as part of the Edge 102.1’s Edgefest Jingle Bell Concert Series. Toronto favourites Topanga started the party with their unique blend of energetic … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Toronto’s The Flatliners celebrated their 10th anniversary in style with a huge homecoming show at The Opera House last night. In what seems like an impossible feat for a small four piece punk band out of Richmond Hill, they’ve managed to endure pretty much everything to get where they are. While … Continue reading
By: Alex Lee – With the aptly-titled PBR&B’s ever-changing platform of sonic experimentations, it has certainly shaped up to become one of the least forgiving genres—at least in terms of its substance. It’s rare to find male acts that embrace overtly theatrical performances over facile shows crooning with melodrama, an overstated sense of artistry and … Continue reading
By: Alex Lee – There were no loud moments in Conor Oberst’s intimate, one-hour show last night at the historic Massey Hall in Toronto. The Bright Eyes frontman embraced a minimal, bittersweet atmosphere that catered to lovers of heartbreaking poetry and a setlist that brimmed with Oberst’s collection of indie-pop-meets-folk. Visually, the stage was practically … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – Do Make Say Think is a Toronto band through and through, it’s members make up other legendary Toronto bands such as Broken Social Scene, and Lullabye Arkestra. “It’s a real honor to be home,” declared guitarist Justin Small at the start of their set. They’d been quiet for a couple of … Continue reading
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