GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR @ THE VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER MARCH 11, 2022 It is late Friday night at the Vogue Theatre. The lights dim and a hush falls over the crowd. All is dark. One by one, eight people walk on stage, pick up their [...]
UNDEROATH, BAD OMENS & STRAY FROM THE PATH @ THE FILLMORE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 7, 2022 Stray From The Path took the stage and ripped open the night with their brand of hardcore/punk/metal. Intense and in your face just does not do this [...]
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE w/ JULIEN-K & PLAGUE OF STARS @ FINE LINE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 1, 2022 It has been a number of years since The Birthday Massacre and Julien-K played here and based on the crowd size it was obvious this was a [...]
K.FLAY, UPSAHL & COROOK @ FIRST AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) FEBRUARY 25, 2022 It is a cold Friday night in Minneapolis, and a crowd has gathered with a palpable positive vibe. Within the walls of the infamous First Avenue Downtown Danceteria an [...]
LEIF VOLLEBEKK @ THE VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER FEBRUARY 2, 2022 After having his fall concerts cancelled, Leif Vollebekk has finally made to Vancouver. Having just released a new live EP, Vollebekk is embarking on an international tour [...]
SIN ON SIX @ THE VENUE, DENVER (CO) DECEMBER 31, 2021 What a better way to throw 2021 behind us and bring in a new year than to spend it listening to live music. The Venue in Denver, Colorado paired up with Wolfpack Productions to bring seven [...]
PATRICK WATSON @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO DECEMBER 15, 2021 We’ve become all too familiar with talk of “the new normal,” and the phrase summed up the experience at this concert — but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The [...]
THUNDERCAT @ HISTORY, TORONTO DECEMBER 11, 2021 Rescheduled from November, jazz, R&B, pop, and hip-hop bass extraordinaire Thundercat took the stage for the final date of his It Is What It Is Tour at Toronto’s newest venue, History – [...]
ATREYU w/ CROWN THE EMPIRE, TETRARCH, SAUL & DEFYING DECAY @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) DECEMBER 4, 2021 A former movie theatre turned downtown music venue, The Skyway Theatre, was a beehive of activity as five bands brought the noise [...]
MOTHER MOTHER @ COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER DECEMBER 2, 2021 “It feels good to be here,” says Ryan Guldemond, frontman of indie rock band Mother Mother, “Rejoicing in friendship and family and music once again. This time is precious.” [...]
BIG WRECK w/ MONSTER TRUCK & BRKN LOVE @ THE EMPIRE THEATRE, BELLEVILLE DECEMBER 2, 2021 Sometimes your broken love feels like a monster truck after a big wreck, but all kidding aside, last night, at the beautiful Empire Theatre, live music [...]
AN EVENING WITH JERRY CANTRELL @ THE GRAMMY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES (CA) DECEMBER 1, 2021 To celebrate the release of his first studio album in nearly two decades, Jerry Cantrell took the stage at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California for a [...]
CROWN LANDS w/ SKYE WALLACE @ THE BILTMORE THEATRE, OSHAWA NOVEMBER 27, 2021 With concerts returning throughout Ontario and the rest of the country, Crown Lands, in celebration of their most recent EP, White Buffalo, released September 16 of [...]
BOB DYLAN @ THE BEACON THEATRE, NEW YORK (NY) NOVEMBER 20, 2021 It seemed surreal — to be sitting in the iconic Beacon Theatre in New York City on a cold November evening waiting for Bob Dylan. There was no opening act, and at 8 pm, the [...]
MIDGE URE @ CLASSIC BOWL, MISSISSAUGA NOVEMBER 8, 2021 It was somewhat doubtful that this show was even going to happen. Originally scheduled the previous Saturday, it was postponed due to Midge Ure having issues getting into Canada through no [...]
TOPS @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 4, 2021 The evening began with a bit of a delay with doors opening later than scheduled as final touches to guests lists were still being made last minute. Keeping in mind this was one of the first shows at [...]
DEAD RABBITTS w/ YOUNG MEDICINE & DARK STATION @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Dark Station opened and impressed the curious onlookers tonight at Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, with their dark melodic songs filled with [...]
CŒUR DE PIRATE @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO OCTOBER 29, 2021 Béatrice Martin, famously known as Cœur de Pirate is a talented Canadian singer songwriter from Montreal. Her songs enwrap meaningful and relatable stories about her past and [...]
RICHARD ASHCROFT @ M&S BANK ARENA, LIVERPOOL (UK) OCTOBER 29, 2021 Richard Ashcroft released his new album Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 on October 29 via RPA / BMG. It features 12 newly-recorded acoustic versions of classic songs from his back [...]
MULTITUDES BY FEIST @ MERIDIAN HALL, TORONTO OCTOBER 22, 2021 Concerts are at times referred to as being magical. In my research of Leslie Feist’s Multitudes By Feist residencies in Hamburg and Ottawa, magical was a word that kept popping up. As [...]
COLD w/ DIVIDE THE FALL & NEW DILEMMA @ TURF CLUB, ST. PAUL (MN) OCTOBER 9, 2021 The historic, horseracing-themed landmark known as the Turf Club was host to three bands tonight, bringing in about 150 people from near and far. Local band [...]
FRONT 242 w/ ENDIF @ FINE LINE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 The warehouse district in Minneapolis was buzzing with activity tonight as a couple of hundred people funneled into the intimate Fine Line venue, for what was an unexpected but [...]
THE HORSESHOE TAVERN CHILL-O-RAMA FEATURING SKYDIGGERS & THE SADIES w/ ELLIOTT BROOD @ CITYVIEW DRIVE-IN, TORONTO JULY 17, 2021 Where does one go on a hot, summer evening in Toronto? Perhaps the drive-in for a triple bill, featuring Elliott [...]
50th ANNUAL JUNO AWARDS VIRTUAL EVENT JUNE 6, 2021 “Music is magic, music is unbelievably special, and important to human life. It always has been, and it always will be”, exclaimed Jann Arden on accepting her nomination tonight at the JUNO [...]
