Photos by: Dianna Lee – Montreal-based indie rocker Mac DeMarco, who released his debut album, 2, last October via Captured Tracks, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Toronto-based shoegaze/indie-pop quartet Elsa, who released their new EP, I Do, last month via Mike Haliechuk’s (Fucked Up) … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Sonic Youth (who went on hiatus in 2011) co-founder Lee Ranaldo and his band The Dust performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night in support of their new album, Last Night on Earth, which was released on October 8th via Matador Records, with Toronto-based dream pop band Elsa. … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Toronto-based quartet Decades celebrated the release of their self-titled debut album (out May 14th in Canada via White Girl Records), which carries a late ’80s shoegaze and early ’90s Brit pop sound, which is a stark contrast to their original punk/garage rock aesthetic, at The Garrison in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Staff – Toronto-based psychedelic shoegaze rockers Rituals performed at Toronto’s Drake Hotel last night to launch their new Mesmerized 12″ EP, with support from Toronto-based Industrial surf-gazers Odonis Odonis and shoegaze indie rockers Elsa.