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Photos: Pokey LaFarge, The Cactus Blossoms @ Lee’s Palace

Photos by: Janine Wong – Folk singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge, who released his sixth album, Something in the Water, in 2015 via Rounder Records, which followed up his 2013 self-titled album, and who won two Independent Music Awards in 2012, and 2011, and who is back by a five-piece band consisting of Joey Glynn (bass), Adam Hoskins (guitar), … Continue reading

Photos: Gary Mullen and The Works – One Night of Queen @ Hamilton Place Theatre

Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Gary Mullen and The Works, a well-known Queen tribute band, who is fronted by Freddie Mercury imitator Gary Mullen, who is best known as a winner on the competition show Stars in Their Eyes with his vocal and visual imitation of Freddie Mercury, performed at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton last … Continue reading

Photos: Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Foals, Bear Hands @ XL Center

Photos by: Saidy Lopez –  Kentucky-based alternative rockers Cage The Elephant, who released their fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, on December 18th, 2015 via RCA, which was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and which followed up their 2013 album, Melophobia, performed at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut on March 30th as part of the ongoing … Continue reading

Photos: My Dying Bride, Oceans of Slumber @ Islington Assembly Hall

Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – UK doom metal band My Dying Bride, who released their twelfth album, Feel The Misery, on September 18th, 2015 via Peaceville, which featured the return of guitarist Calvin Robertshaw, and which followed up their 2013 EP, The Manuscript, performed at the Islington Assembly Hall in London, UK last night with Houston-based black metal … Continue reading

Photos: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Justin Roth – Los Angeles-based indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, who will release their fourth studio album, PersonA, on April 15th via Community Music, which will follow up their 2013 self-titled album, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night.

Photos: Young Fathers, HXLT @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Katrina Lat –  Scottish hip-hop/pop trio Young Fathers, who released their second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, on April 6th, 2015 via Big Dada, which followed up their 2014 Mercury Prize-winning debut album, Dead, which debuted at number 35 on the top 100 UK album chart, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in … Continue reading

Holy Fuck announce North American tour

By: Staff – Toronto-based electronic band Holy Fuck have announced a batch of North American tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, Congrats, on May 27th via Innovative Leisure. See full list of tour dates below. Holy Fuck took the world by surprise around 2005 because there was just nothing like them-a hardcore thrift-store … Continue reading

Band of Skulls announce new album “By Default”

By: Staff – U.K. rockers Band of Skulls will release their new album, By Default, on May 27th via BMG, their first album with the label. “Killer,” the first song to be revealed from the record is available now with album pre-order. Watch the video below. Produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighters, Patti Smith) and recorded in Rockfield Studios, By Default is the follow up to … Continue reading

Photos: The Rocket Summer, Bordeen @ Hard Luck Bar

Photos by: Jaime Espinoza –  Dallas-based alt-rock/power pop/indie rock singer-songwriter The Rocket Summer, who released his sixth album, Zoetic, on February 26th, 2016 via Aviate, which followed up his 2012 album, Life Will Write The Words, which featured the single “Run and Don’t Stop”, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie … Continue reading

Album Review: The Range – “Potential”

By: Tyler Nyquvest –     It has become all too common to see ideas, stories and songs being reproduced and resold to audiences begging to eat them up. However, what has become more indicative of talent is the ability to borrow from a past creative work and improve upon it. James Hinton (aka The Range) might … Continue reading