JOSEPH w/ DEEP SEA DIVER @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Weeknights in the big city can be a bit on the quiet side, but a couple hundred fans found the fun at The Mod Club on a Tuesday night. Less than two weeks after [...]
MAC DeMARCO @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 The fact that Mac DeMarco had broken one of his most cherished guitars before tonight’s performance at Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach did not slow down the multi-instrumentalist from his usual [...]
GHOST @ ROGERS PLACE, EDMONTON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 The almighty Ghost returned to Edmonton on their Ultimate Tour Named Death with an astonishing display of live instrumentation driven by top-level showmanship. I was blown away at the [...]
K.FLAY @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 “Welcome to the Solutions Tour.” A pre-recording of K.Flay plays as she takes the stage along with her backing bandin the dark, as the anticipating crowd cheers on with excitement. [...]
AVATAR @ MYTH LIVE, MAPLEWOOD (SAINT PAUL), MINNESOTA (MN) SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 A large thunderstorm rolled past just north of MYTH LIVE in Maplewood (Saint Paul), Minnesota as the line for entry formed across the parking lot and into the next. [...]
JUDAH & THE LION @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 American alternative band Judah & The Lion made a stop in Toronto to perform to an energetic crowd in support of their latest album, Pep Talks, where the band shows [...]
KAMELOT w/ SONATA ARCTICA & BATTLE BEAST @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 A single Toronto stop on their Shadow Theory tour simply wasn’t enough for symphonic powermetalersKamelot thus prompting a return engagement [...]
PERIPHERY w/ VEIL OF MAYA & COVET @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 The Skyway Theatre was quite full when Covet took the stage. David Adamiak, the bassist, entered stage-right removed his shoes and stated; “Tom DeLonge [...]
NICK LOWE & LOS STRAITJACKETS w/ ESTHER ROSE @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 It was wall-to-wall humanity at Toronto’s venerable Horseshoe Tavern, as fans crowded in to welcome pub-rocker-turned-gentleman-songsmith Nick [...]
2019 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE GALA @ THE CARLU, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 For the 14th year in a row, the Canadian Music Industry gathered to celebrate the best in Canadian music at the 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala, which was held tonight at the [...]
EVE TO ADAM w/ KRASHKARMA @ GREAT RIVER ARTS CENTER, LITTLE FALLS (MN) SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 The End of Summer Bash hosted by the local The Dark FM radio show and Great River Arts in downtown Little Falls MN welcomed national recording artist Eve [...]
girl in red @ HARD LUCK BAR, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 Marie Ulven’s side project, girl in red, is breaking out in huge strides as she stopped by Hard Luck Bar in Toronto tonight in support of her debut album, Beginnings. As the lights dimmed, [...]
FONTAINES D.C. @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 In recent memory, there are few bands that have left me as excited by their debut as did Fontaines D.C. when they released Dogrel in April of this year. It is an [...]
RIOT FEST 2019 @ DOUGLAS PARK, CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2019 The first night of Riot Fest 2019 set a high bar for the rest of the festival, just for it to be repeatedly jumped right over throughout the weekend, with no hesitation. The festival [...]
VIRGINIA TO VEGAS @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Virginia To Vegas is always about having a good time, and that is exactly what everyone had at tonight’s performance at the Mod Club Theatre. As the lights dimmed, the audience [...]
THE RACONTEURS w/ OLIVIA JEAN @ THE SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Is everybody in? Security was tight and mobile phones were locked as The Raconteurs made everyone look up and pay attention. The Nashville-based [...]
PARKJAM HIP HOP NIGHT FT. ICE CUBE, REDMAN & METHOD MAN, SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, MAESTRO FRESH WES & HAVIAH MIGHTY @ LONDON MUSIC HALL, LONDON (ON) SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Parkjam Hip Hop Night was a celebration of boombap music from the ‘90s. [...]
GRANDSON w/ NOTHING, NOWHERE @ FIRST AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 The first show on Grandson’s “The End of the Beginning” tour in support of the release of A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3. took place tonight at the iconic First Avenue, [...]
FIRE FIGHT w/ ALL IN FAVOR, SIN7 & DIVIDE THE FALL @ THE DOG HOUSE BAR AND GRILL, MAPLEWOOD (MN) SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 Fire Fight’s IDENTITY album release show brought eager and curious fans to The Dog House Bar and Grill in Maplewood MN [...]
BON IVER w/ SHARON VAN ETTEN @ PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 A Bon Iver live performance is not your typical concert. If you want a show to dance to, this is probably not it. However, if you want to experience a mind-blowing [...]
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE @ MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Vancouver audiences are a curious species. They often congregate in groups that prefer to keep their cards close to their chest, and as a result some of them have earned a reputation [...]
THE NATIONAL @ DEER LAKE PARK, BURNABY (BC) AUGUST 28, 2019 “Kate Staples and Hannah Georgas.” Matt Berninger gestured towards the two women to his left as he and his bandmates took their places on the stage at Deer Lake Park. He was referring [...]
THROW IT UP (DIJAHSB, HAF N’ HAF, LINCOLN WOODS, VIBEBYMELO, PATRIK) @ SMILING BUDDHA, TORONTO AUGUST 23, 2019 Toronto’s Smiling Buddha was overflowing with excitement tonight as it hosted Throw It Up, a nonprofit event created by The Soul Space [...]
ACTORS @ THE GARRISON, TORONTO “Now we want everyone really close. Let’s make this cozy!” ACTORS frontman and guitarist Jason Corbett exclaimed. ACTORS took the stage this night just before 9PM at The Garrison. The energy in the crowd [...]
