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By: Laura Stanley – I’ll be the first to admit that Coldplay’s latest album, Mylo Xyloto, isn’t their best work. With most of the album being over produced pop songs featuring Rihanna (okay, that was just the one song but still), gone are the days of emotionally rich, soft piano-pop songs like that of their … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – Bethany Cosentino and her band Best Coast performed an impressively disappointing show Saturday night at the Pheonix in Toronto. They played just over an hour with the same rhythms, melodies and vocal patterns. The biggest knock against the band is Cosentino’s simple lyrics. They are somewhat remarkable if only for the clarity … Continue reading
By: Chris D’Alessandro – Chicago-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird created an experience Thursday night that you couldn’t help but feel apart of as he took the stage to support his latest album Break It Yourself. His opening act, Canadian folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, took the stage in what she described as her first hometown show in … Continue reading
By: Chiara DiAngelo – We spent a fun-filled (albeit scorching hot) day at Downsview Park for Edgefest, packing in as many bands as possible – both old favourites playing the side stage and some of the larger mainstage acts that I had never seen before. Josie Dye of 102.1 The Edge may have best summed … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – With a growling satan draping their amps, Norwood Ontario-natives My Darkest Days took the stage for their latest homecoming show since playing the Air Canada Centre in April as the lights came down to a somber blue as the first few chords were struck to begin “Sick and Twisted Affair,” the … Continue reading
By: Jamie Casey – Manchester “feels exactly as it should” according to Regina Spektor, as she addresses a dampened crowd on a typically wet Wednesday night in the north of England. Sweet, yet seductively sophisticated, the 32-year-old perches on her suede-laden stool and embarks on opening tracks Ain’t No Cover and The Calculation, and it’s … Continue reading
By: Jamie Casey – Until last October, only the most optimistic fan of The Stone Roses could have envisaged this very moment with any genuine hope of it actually becoming a reality. Thus, there are middle-aged men in tears as Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary ‘Mani’ Manny and Alan ‘Reni’ Wren take to the enormous stage … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – Mogwai’s set last night at the Pheonix delivered on all expectations, except for maybe one. It was, afterall, Mogwai, the most consistent band of the last 20 years. The music was loud and chillingly clear; played with a kind of tectonic ambiance. At times it was slow and unconcerned, then suddenly … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – Not even the spectre of thunderstorms could keep away the crowds last night as Ghostface Killah and Raekwon took the stage at Yonge and Dundas Square for NXNE’s grande finale. The estimated 8.000 people though, seemed to miss the memo that it wasn’t raining. At one point, Ghost stopped mid-song to … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – A Flaming Lips performance is a near-transcendent experience. Between the endless good vibes and kaleidoscope light show, the audience couldn’t help but leave in a better state than when they arrived. Last night at Dundas Square was no exception. The band started with a barrage of rocketing confetti and enormous balloons … Continue reading
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