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Photos by: Julia Marcello – Toronto-based roots rock band Great Bloomers, who signed with Dine Alone Records last year and released their album Distant Fires that same year, performed their final ever show when they performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Wish. The show was a special one, not only it being their last, but … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Vancouver-based blues rock trio Head of the Herd, who released their second album, By This Time Tomorrow, via Universal Music Canada, which features the title track that features Mother Mother’s Jasmin Parkin, and it was produced by Garth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Biffy Clyro), performed at The Rivoli in Toronto last night … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Last night, the Melbourne, Australia-based Cut Copy brought a pervasively euphoric mix of indie synthpop to the exuberant crowd at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. Emerging during the surge of bedroom dream-pop in the mid-2000’s, musician and DJ Dan Whitford’s heady concoction of synth, electro-psychedelia, and Balearic rhythms propelled … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – The Tokyo-based instrumental rock band MONO, who released their sixth album, For My Parents, last September via Temporary Residence, brought their overwhelming, emotionally splendid and atmospheric performance to The Horseshoe Tavern last night with Space rock band Majeure, who is fronted by A.E. Paterra, drummer for the band Zombi, and who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Acclaimed Canadian rapper Shad, who released his fourth album, Flying Colours, on October 15th via Black Box, performed at Mishun Nightclub in St. Catherines last night with Vancouver-based prog rock trio We Are The City and Niagara-based funk-reggae-hip-hop-rock quintet Theatre Crisp, who has shared the stage with the likes of … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Florida-based americana, folk-rock band Twin Forks, who released Twin Forks EP, on September 17th via Dine Alone Records, and who features Chris Carrabba, who is best known as Dashboard Confessional, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based roots rockers the Treasures, who released their debut album, Bring The Night Home, … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley – Brooklyn-based noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, who released their second album, Bitter Rivals, on October 8th via Mom + Pop Music, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Toronto-based electronic artist Doldrums (aka Airick Woodhead), who after releasing a burst of 7″ releases and a VHS … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Metal beasts GWAR took over Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre on Tuesday night, who filled the venue with blood and spared no one. Opening band, Iron Reagan, are a hardcore punk metal band who openly admitted on stage that they were brought on tour because GWAR thought they are fun to drink with. This loud and heavy group of men … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Cherie Currie, who began her career in the legendary band, The Runaways along side Joan Jett and Lita Ford, who are best known for the songs “Cherry Bomb”, “Queens of Noise”, and “Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin”, and who recently went back in the studio with Matt Sorum of Velvet … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – “Shad is like one of my best friends,” says Hannah Georgas, laughing gently. The Vancouver singer-songwriter has found no shortage of support in the Canadian music scene. Her most recent record, 2012’s self-titled release, earned her not only a spot on the Polaris Prize long list, but also two Juno Award nominations. … Continue reading
