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By: Julia Grabowska – Theo Keating, the UK man also known as “Fake Blood” took the stage at The Hoxton in Toronto late Friday evening. Originally, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) aka Orlando Higginbottom was planned to open the show, but due to a delayed flight to Toronto, the set times were switched. With a packed … Continue reading
By: Sarah MacDonald – “This next song is about drugs.” And through the screams of a minimally crowded MOD Club in Toronto last night, Sydney Bennett, or more commonly known as Syd tha Kyd, OFWGKTA’s fresh faced, innocent looking member, cracks a smile and sings sweet R&B drenched falsetto tones to an audience full of … Continue reading
By: Julia Grabowska and Sarah MacDonald – Day 1 Yukon Blonde Stage: Scene Verte If there was ever a time that skinny jeans and beach balls looked good together, it was during the Yukon Blonde set. Slotted during the steamiest part of the day, guitarist Brandon Scott, clad in a black/grey ensemble, was right when he shouted … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey and Colin Rabyniuk – With the 30+ degree heat gone with the afternoon sun, the stagelights went down and Toronto fans couldn’t wait to catch a glimpse of the French electronic duo, and Hard Toronto 2012 headliners Justice. Coming off a performance at last night’s Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, Justice didn’t … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – “Thanks for being a great city,” said tUnE-yArDs frontwoman Merrill Garbus last night at the Phoenix in Toronto, who once again wore an eccentric outfit, this time with a modest black dress and rings that stood at attention on her shoulders. The show, according to Garbus, is “our last dozen shows until … Continue reading
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
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