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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Celebrating a quarter century is a rare benchmark for active bands – much less retaining the original lineup – . but that’s the milestone that Clutch hit in 2014. The band has held their formation together and evolved their sound, regardless of whether they were performing in the dankest Germantown, Maryland bars or Europe’s … Continue reading
Date: October 10th Venue: TIFF Bell Lightbox Time: 7pm Rating: 14A The directorial debut of Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch — the culmination of a long-gestating project that began with a 2009 song cycle of the same name — is a charmingly off-kilter modern musical set in the boho enclaves of Glasgow. Aspiring musician Eve (Emily … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – Australian singer-songwriter Stu Larsen, who released his debut album, Vagabond, on July 14th, 2014 via Nettwerk, which was recorded at Sydney’s esteemed Linear Studios and was co-produced by Chris Vallejo and friend/label-mate Mike Rosenberg (aka Passenger), performed at The Rivoli in Toronto on October 3rd with Hamilton-based singer-songwriter Paula Perri. … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – The eighth annual We Day Toronto brought 20,000 students and educators from more than 1,000 schools to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on October 2nd, and its message was irresistibly simple: together, we can change the world. “We all believe in change”, stated Free The Children co-founders Marc and Craig Kilberger … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Buffalo, New York-metalcore band Everytime I Die, who released their seventh album, From Parts Unknown, on July 1st, 2014 via Epitaph Records, which was produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, performed at Tattoo Toronto last night with Milwaukee-based hardcore band Expire, who released their newest album, Pretty Low, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day one of the sixth annual Beau’s Oktoberfest at Vankleek Hill in Ottawa featured performances by the Joel Plaskett Emergency, who released their fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, on March 27th, 2012, which was was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, Toronto-based indie rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – Swedish electropop singer-songwriter Tove Lo, who released her debut album, Queen of the Clouds, which spawned the singles “Habits (Stay High”, and “Not on Drugs”, and serves as a follow-up to her EP Truth Serum (out March 4th, 2014 via Universal), performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre last night with indie rock duo Linus … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – Newly reunited Guelph-based indie rockers Constantines, who are best known for their four early-to-mid 2000s albums including, 2001’s self-titled album, 2003’s Shine a Light, 2005’s Tournament of Hearts, and 2008’s Kensington Heights, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of two shows with Halifax-based garage rock/pop-grunge trio … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Anaheim, California-based hard rock band Buckcherry, who released their new EP, Fuck, on August 19th, 2014, which features a cover of Icona Pop’s “I Love It (I Don’t Care)” and their newest LP, Confessions, on Feburary 19th, 2013, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Matt Klopot – New York-based progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, who released their seventh album, The Afterman: Descension, which spawned the single “Dark Side of Me”, and which serves as the second part of a double album, the first part of which is 2012’s The Afterman: Ascension, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night.
