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By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – The host for the second night of Ottawa’s annual Arboretum Festival, CBC’s Laurie Brown, may have said it best, between openers Organ Mood and local instrumental band Flying Horses. She told the audience gathered at St. Alban’s church near Ottawa’s downtown core Thursday night that music without words can move us “blissfully beyond … Continue reading
Photos by: Mark Horton & Danyca MacDonald – Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, who released their newest album, Last of a Dyin’ Breed, on August 21st, 2012, which features guest guitarist John 5, performed at Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 on July 14th with Los Angeles-based indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, who released their self-titled third album … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – T oronto-based punk trio METZ hit the Canadian music scene with their self-titled debut album in 2012, and carved out a successful space for themselves making noisy, abrasive and entirely impressive punk music. AlexEdkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies returned last year with the appropriately named METZ II and, like with METZ, are earning critical praise for their work and have once … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – While Austin, Texas’ Austin Psych Fest: Levitation is over, here’s our collection of everything from candid portraits of your favourite artists (including: Sean Lennon of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, METZ, and ZZZ’s), to mesmerizing festival fashion.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of Austin Psych Fest: Levitation in Austin, Texas featured performances by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, who will release their third album, Currents, on July 17th, which features the singles “Let It Happen”, “‘Cause I’m a Man”, “Disciples”, and “Eventually”, UK space rock band Spiritualized, who are best known … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based punk trio and 2013 Polaris Music Prize short-listers METZ, who will release their sophomore album, METZ II, on May 5 via Sub Pop, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on May 2nd, 2015 as part of CMW 2015.
By: Jennifer Perkin – Spoon is a band that you are supposed to like – the Austin five-piece are critically acclaimed, they’ve paid their dues, they’ve released a slew of strong records and have constantly evolved as a band. Unfortunately, their headlining slot at Yonge-Dundas Square during NXNE felt a little too safe to live up to their reputation. Technically, the performance … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – The 2nd day of Iceland Airwaves 2013 featured Toronto-based punk trio and 2013 Polaris Music Prize short-listers METZ, along with New Jersey-based indie rock trio Yo La Tengo, who released their thirteenth album, Fade, back in January via Matador, Icelandic metal band Sólstafir, Icelandic dub-reggae eleven-piece Ojba Rasta, Icelandic post-hardcore band Endless Dark, Prins … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – The 30th anniversary of the Hillside Music Festival kicked off at Guelph Lake Island in Guelph, ON, last Friday with performances from British pop/alternative rock band World Party, which features former member of The Waterboys Karl Wallinger, and who are best known for both their debut hit single ” “Ship Of Fools”, … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro (@Laura_Molinaro5) – The first time Rivers Cuomo and company hit the stage at Downsview Park last night was for brief tune-ups before their set in what was the most nonchalant entrance ever, almost creating the antithesis of anticipation which seemed to suit the humble rockstars. A while later Weezer took to the … Continue reading
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