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By: Chiara DiAngelo – A couple of hours before Edgefest headliners Billy Talent took the stage at Downsview Park, we had the opportunity to sit down with the band’s guitarist Ian D’Sa to talk about their upcoming album Dead Silence, touring, and what it’s like to be in a band with the same guys for almost 20 … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – From dark bars to dark barns to playing the side stage at Edgefest 2012, Toronto rockers Whale Tooth have come a long way since releasing their self-titled debut EP in 2009 Since 2008 Whale Tooth have already played over 150+ shows including gigs at Sound of Music Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, NXNE … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – A lot can happen to a band that is suddenly thrust into the spotlight. From being signed to Nickelback’s Chad Kreoger’s 604 Records and now touring with the band on their “Here and Now” tour, My Darkest Days has gone from small-town Ontario to arena rock favourites. For all of their … 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: Chiara DiAngelo – Toronto-via-Ottawa band The Balconies recently released their EP KillCount and have a full summer of tourdates ahead of them. Alongside her brother Stephen (bass, vocals) and Liam Jaeger (drums, vocals), Jacquie Neville is the trio’s dynamic lead singer and guitarist. I had the opportunity to speak with her as the band … Continue reading
By: Colin Rabyniuk – Pop rock is a hard genre to do right by. People say that writing a catchy hook is one of the toughest things to do in music. That’s easy to believe after listening to bands who are trying to be like Simple Plan or Maroon 5. Toronto’s Fade Chromatic is another … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – After two unsuccessful outings, Slow Motion Daydream (2003) and Welcome to the Drama Club (2006), being dropped from Capitol (their home for five albums), and a disbandment of the original lineup, it seems that Everclear has been on a commercial success hiatus for the past few years, but the ‘90s alt-rockers … Continue reading
By: Laura Stanley – A band that’s not afraid to push the boundaries when it comes to their musicial style, brothers Jon and Jason Sunde and Jesse Edgington of Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s The Daredevil Christopher Wright. Primarily an indie-pop sound fused with a little folk, The Daredevil Christopher Wright doesn’t make your usual sounding record … Continue reading
By: Laura Stanley – Remember when you were in high school or university and you used to write music in your bedroom or dorm room? It was often emotional, filled with personal stories and ideas that hadn’t quite fully developed. That’s what Emily Poulin’s Close To Home EP sounds like. An eagerness attached to it … Continue reading
