Photos by: Jon Wishart – Canadian progessive metal quintet Protest The Hero, who released their fifth album, Pacific Myth, on October 15th, 2015, which as distributed via BandCamp, and which followed up their 2013 album, Volition, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Toronto-based punk-rock quartet The Flatliners, who released their newest EP/7” vinyl, Nerves, on October 28th … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Alt-Rock band She Wants Revenge, who released their newest album, Valleyheart, on May 24th, 2011 via Five Seven Music, which followed up their 2009 EP, Up and Down, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with alternative band Raw Fabrics, who released their second EP, Plastic Joy, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Post-hardcore band Silverstein, who released their eighth album, I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, on May 15th, 2015 via Rise Records/New Damage Records, which features the single “A Midwestern State of Emergency”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Boston-based hardcore punk quintet American Nightmare, Michigan-based indie rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Andrew Hartl – Toronto-based electronic band Holy Fuck, who released their newest album, Congrats, on May 27th via Innovative Leisure, which followed up their 2010 album, Latin, which received a long-list nomination for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, and which reached #14 on the Billboard Dance chart, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based art rock band Absolutely Free, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – New Jersey-based mathcore quintet The Dillinger Escape Plan, who released their sixth album, Dissociation, on October 14th, 2016, which featured the single “Limerent Death”, and which followed up their 2013 album, One of Us Is the Killer, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night with punk band Dead Tired, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Horton – California-based ska-punk band Mad Caddies, who released their sixth album, Dirty Rice, on May 13th, 2014 via Fat Wreck Chords, which serves as their first new album in seven years, following 2007’s Keep It Going, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Today, The Darcys took up the challenge of covering Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, no easy feat given the list of pop artists and outfits which have put their own spin on the holiday classic before them. Stream the song below. Of the song, drummer Wes Marksell claims, “this was the only holiday … Continue reading
By: Staff – Polaris Music Prize shortlisters and JUNO winners, The Sadies have announced their 10th studio album, Northern Passages. The album, which is set for release on Feb. 10th via Dine Alone, is now available to pre-order digitally HERE, with a physical pre-order available HERE. The band also shared a brand new single “It’s Easy (Like Walking”, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Toronto-based punk band PUP, who released their second album, The Dream Is Over, on May 27th via Royal Mountain Records, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, and which featured the singles “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will”, and “DVP”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – New Jersey-based punk rock band The Bouncing Souls, who released their tenth album, Simplicity, on July 29th, 2016 via Rise/Chunksaah, which serves as their first album with drummer George Rebelo, who joined the band in 2013, and which followed up their 2012 album, Comet, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with … Continue reading