LORD HURON’S NOCTURNAL ODYSSEY BEN SCHNEIDER AND THE GREAT TRUTH IN FICTION It’s easy to miss but under the surface of Lord Huron’s psychedelic-tinged brand of folk rock there’s a lot going on. The group is only three albums into their [...]
The Gaslight Anthem @ Rebel, Toronto August 9, 2018 The 59 Sound is a special record for a lot of people. Ten years ago the album found an instant audience that catapulted The Gaslight Anthem into the higher echelons of punk rock stardom. [...]
SAVING THE WORLD ONE SONG AT A TIME FRANK TURNER AND THE POLITICS OF KINDNESS The world right now is not in a good place. Ten minutes watching the news is all it takes to become disheartened with the moment we find ourselves in. Reality star [...]
AURORA ILLUMINATION CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS – PHANTOGRAM @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto July 21, 2018 First it was Death from Above 1979, now Phantogram, next is Post Malone. Over the summer, Aurora has been putting on some of [...]
COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS It’s a few hours before Brian Fallon’s sold out show at Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall. As he sits in the green room of the 1500 capacity hall, Fallon [...]
Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto April 24, 2018 Torontonians have had a rough week. Without getting into the details, the violence of Monday, April 23 rd has left the entire city shaken. Grieving and [...]
Dashboard Confessional @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 10, 2018 You can never truly go home. Anyone who thinks that obviously hasn’t seen Dashboard Confessional live yet. Chris Carrabba and company took their Crooked Shadows tour north [...]
Brian Fallon Sleepwalkers Island Records Most casual listeners think they have Brain Fallon figured out: Take Bruce Springsteen’s Jersey-based street poetry and crank the guitars and angst to 11. While most of Fallon’s work with his original [...]
Typhoon @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto January 23, 2018 For a band that wrote such a dark and moody album as 2018’s Offerings, Typhoon is a band that sure knows how to put a smile on a crowd’s face. Despite some minor technical issues to start [...]
Japandroids w/ Cloud Nothings @ Massey Hall, Toronto October 24, 2017 What happens when one of Canada’s best live bands plays in one of the nation’s most iconic venues? Pure magic. But before diving into the main act, a much deserved mention [...]
Matt Mays Once Upon a Hell of a Time Sonic Records/Warner Music For long time Matt Mays fans it has been one hell of a long wait for new music. Five years and one month to be exact since 2012’s Coyote. Finally Matt Mays is back with his seminal [...]
2017 Polaris Music Prize Gala @ The Carlu, Toronto September 18, 2017 Columbian immigrant Lido Pimienta is the winner of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize,for her album La Papessa, beating out such Canadian greats as Gord Downie, Leonard Cohen, as [...]
Midnight Oil w/ Matthew Good @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto August 25, 2017 Who would have thought they’d be back so soon? Only three months after their last sold-out show in Toronto, the Australian political-rock powerhouse Midnight Oil made their [...]
Portugal. The Man @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto August 17, 2017 The self proclaimed “Lords of Portland” brought their unique blend of psychedelic infused alt rock to The Danforth Music Hall on a rainy August night. The show was deeply [...]
WAYHOME MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 @ Burl’s Creek, Oro-Medonte July 28 – July 30, 2017 Oro-Medonte was bustling the weekend of July 28-30 with everything in place for WayHome’s third year in the running. The third installment of [...]
City & Colour, Blue Rodeo, The Strumbellas, Stars & Dear Rouge @ The Commons at Butler’s Barracks, Niagara-on-the-Lake July 2, 2017 Butler’s Barracks is not easy to get to. Especially if you have to take GO transit. A sparse bus schedule [...]
2017 iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards | #MMVAs @ MuchMusic, Toronto June 18, 2017 Photos By Morgan Harris ARKELLS [sk_grid id=”24941″ initial_load=”4″ gallery_gap=”5″ max_load_more=”4″ [...]
Prozzäk @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 29, 2017 Welcome to The Hot Show. 1999 was a simpler timer. Bill Clinton was President, everyone’s biggest fear was Y2K and the internet was obsessed with a dancing baby. For kids born between the [...]
Milky Chance @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto March 18, 2017 As with most concerts, there are few elements more important than the crowd. It doesn’t matter who is on stage, if they lose the crowd the joy is more or less over. Luckily Milky [...]
DATING ADVICE FROM A 200 YEAR OLD CARTOON CHARACTER AN INTERVIEW WITH MILO (AKA JAMES McCOLLUM) FROM PROZZÄK Ask any Canadian between the ages of 23-30 who Prozzäk is and watch their eyes light up in excitement. Thanks to heavy rotation on Much [...]
CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR FUNK AN INTERVIEW WITH TAYO BRANSTON OF FIVE ALARM FUNK Five Alarm Funk is not so much a band as it is an experience. Combining elements of Funk, jazz, and even gypsy rock, the group have created a fully unique and [...]
FALLING IN LOVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD AN INTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW ANGUS OF FAST ROMANTICS Recording an album is a lot like falling in love. It’s a long and sometimes messy affair, and often what you wanted at the start isn’t what you end up [...]
Run The Jewels @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto February 19, 2017 “That was chaos. Absolute chaos” Rapper/Producer El-P tells the crowd following a particularly energetic performance of “Stay Gold”. While he may have been talking about one [...]
BROS @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto February 10, 2017 Ewan and Shamus Currie saunter onto the stage as if fresh from the pages of Creem Magazine circa 1973. It’s a miserable snowy February night and the crowd inside Lee’s Palace is hungry [...]
