CBC Music Festival @ TD Echo Beach, Toronto May 23rd, 2015 The second annual CBC Music Festival was many things. It was a fun day in the sun for families; it was a tight ship as far as set times, changeovers, and technical operations go; and it [...]
The Dirty Projectors About to Die Domino The Dirty Projectors have, in their decade of existence, established themselves as a strange brand of Art-pop, the element of Pop being the conduit separating them from being yet another [...]
Jack McNairn Neighbours Independent The first track hits like a James Brown number. Maybe it’s the guitar. Maybe it’s just me. Jack Mcnairn’s Neighbours is a retracing of steps and a travelogue of influences from Deep South Rock ‘n’ Roll to [...]
F Holes Red Hot Independent The first time I saw F Holes they were playing a Blues Festival in Kitchener, Ontario. I worked my way to the front during one of their Dixieland dance tunes amid shuffling 40-somethings, wild closet Punks and [...]
Martha Berner Fool’s Fantasy Independent Martha Berner’s new LP Fool’s Fantasy is airtight. But airtight like seafood at the Chinese supermarket I frequent. It might taste good once you cook it up, but it doesn’t smack you in [...]
REM Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 Warner Bros. Records Let’s all take a moment to look back at the ‘90s. Twenty years, has it been that long? It may be about time to start reading the waves cast by that decade. One [...]
