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Words by: Chiara DiAngelo | Photos by: Nim Mendoza – Arriving just after doors opened to the already sold out show, there was already a lengthy line that snaked down the street filled with fans both young and old, eager to secure a prime spot on the floor. Rural Alberta Advantage (RAA) opened the night, … Continue reading
Words by: Adam Harrison | Photos by: Curtis Sindrey Currently touring with yet another version of The Smashing Pumpkins, the band is touring in support of their latest album, Oceania. Billy Corgan and company made a stop at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre last night and packed a lengthy set list with them. Opening the evening … Continue reading
Words by: Chiara DiAngelo | Photos by: Adam Harrison – There may be banjo and harmonica in Toronto’s Elliott BROOD, but don’t go thinking they play light-hearted country-folk. The trio’s raucous foot-stomping almost-punk “death country” is trail-blazing and roof-raising. Their opening set spanned all of their releases, including their most recent, Days Into Years. Multi-instrumentalist … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Toronto’s own Dragonette just came to say “Hello” to all their hometown fans. Currently on tour for their latest album, Bodyparts, the local trio stopped by the Sound Academy last night as one of the last stops on the North American trek. Opening the evening was another Toronto band, Young Empires, … Continue reading
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Nim Mendoza – Sunday marked the only Canadian stop on Death Cab For Cutie (DCFC) frontman Ben Gibbard’s debut solo tour. Opening for him was formerly Toronto-based, now Moncton-based folk-pop singer-songwriter, Julie Doiron, who brought a strong collection of well-written tracks that provided an intimate portrait into a … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – “All of my bandmates were assassinated before this show. God rest their souls,” said Jack Dishel, joking, of Only Son, and formerly of Stipplicon and The Moldly Peaches, who opened for Regina Spektor on Thursday night at Sony Centre in Toronto. Accompanied by an invisible backing band, Dishel relied heavily on … Continue reading
Words by: Nadya Domingo | Photos by: Nim Mendoza – Jessica Stuart links arms with her friends last Saturday night as they face the Phoenix Concert Theatre stage with wide smiles on their faces. Some of them have been nominated for a Toronto Indie Music Awards prize. “And the winner is…” says the presenter. “Haley … Continue reading
By: Matthew Brooks – Sweden’s Jens Lekman is a living storybook; an artist brimming with tales, anecdotes, and yarns from around the world. October 5th marked his first visit to Montreal, as he performed for a full crowd at Le National, along with Victoria Bergsman’s solo project Taken By Trees. The concert was part of … Continue reading
By: Gilles LeBlanc (Originally Published by Music Emissions) – I have been waiting the better part of seven months for the Blunderbuss Express to pass through Toronto, a city White has professed his affection for on more than one occasion, and not in the usual concert context. In that time, he has helped his crew, which if … Continue reading
Words by: Curtis Sindrey and Lisa Gillan | Photos by: Curtis Sindrey – It’s been a long time coming, but Canadian pop-punk darlings Gob returned to Toronto last night at Sneaky Dee’s in downtown Toronto to perform there for the first time in six years. Local band Bathurst (aptly named after the street Sneaky … Continue reading
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