MURDER BY DEATH @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO APRIL 26, 2019 Lee’s Palace was packed with admirers eager to listen to the stories told by Murder By Death tonight. A Murder By Death show is a remarkable affair. It’s easy to get lost in the music [...]
ALICE IN CHAINS & CITY AND COLOUR @ CASINO RAMA, ORILLIA APRIL 25, 2018 It certainly is a great time to be an Alice In Chains fan. Not only would I consider last year’s Rainier Fog among their greatest work, but their ongoing Black Antenna [...]
FAILURE & SWERVEDRIVER @ VENUE, VANCOUVER APRIL 18, 2019 Vancouver’s Venue was host tonight to a double-headlining bill featuring Failure and Swervedriver. Notable ‘90s legends within their own sub-genres, both bands laid out sets of sharp, [...]
WEEZER & PIXIES @ ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER APRIL 7, 2019 Vancouver’s quirky alternative fans came out of the woodwork tonight for an action-packed double bill. With both Weezer and the Pixies being a household name in their own right, the [...]
A LEGENDARY NIGHT WITH ROGER HODGSON & FRIENDS @ THE SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TORONTO APRIL 2, 2019 Supertamp’s legendary Roger Hodgson and his band were joined by the Jim Spragg Orchestra, along with a crew of some very [...]
30th ANNIVERSARY SOCAN AWARDS @ THE SHERATON CENTRE HOTEL, TORONTO APRIL 1, 2019 Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie, and B.C. native Carly Rae Jepsen dominated the 30th Anniversary SOCAN Awards red carpet tonight. The annual awards ceremony, hosted [...]
BARONESS w/ DEAFHEAVEN & ZEAL AND ARDOR @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS MARC 29, 2019 Friday night in downtown Minneapolis is never short of options for an entertaining evening. Tonight, critical darling Jenny Lewis played at First Avenue, and [...]
MUSE – SIMULATION THEORY WORLD TOUR @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO March 28, 2019 Muse is one of those bands that despite how much you may enjoy or dislike their albums, always blow you away with its live show. Their current Simulation Theory [...]
JOHN 5 w/ JARED JAMES NICHOLS & DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY @ BRASS MONKEY, OTTAWA MARCH 22, 2019 Having worked with both Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, he’s well known sonically as a guitarist, but most people don’t recognize the name John 5 when [...]
40 YEARS OF BAUHAUS AND COUNTING A CONVERSATION WITH PETER MURPHY “It’s like a beautiful, fast, black jaguar…not the car, the animal.” The veracity of Peter Murphy’s report on the 40 Years of Bauhaus Ruby Celebration Tour—we spoke one week after [...]
LIVE NATION CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF THE BUDWEISER STAGE @ THE LOUNGE AT LIVE NATION, TORONTO MARCH 20, 2019 This morning the Live Nation Lounge, located in the heart of Toronto’s Liberty Village, was abuzz with members of the local music [...]
MARK MORTON w/ LIGHT THE TORCH & MOON TOOTH @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 15, 2019 Reeling off his highly anticipated debut studio album, Anesthetic, Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton has hit the road, touring across North America with [...]
THE BLACK QUEEN w/ UNIFORM & SRSQ @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO MARCH 13, 2019 Frontman Greg Puciato has been keeping himself busy since The Dillinger Escape Plan decided to call it a day. Even though Dillinger fans will miss the chaos, [...]
DAUGHTERS @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 10, 2019 After an 8-year hiatus, Daughters made their triumphant return last year in October with the release of You Won’t Get What You Want and many fans have considered it to be the bands [...]
TEENAGE FANCLUB @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO MARCH 8, 2019 Like the welcome warmth of a spring wind, Teenage Fanclub blew through Toronto on this early March night–and fans were eager for their return. This current North American tour [...]
MURRAY A. LIGHTBURN w/ JENNY BANAI & SAM LYNCH @ THE FOX CABARET, VANCOUVER MARCH 7, 2019 Thursday night, Vancouver’s intimate concert venue, Fox Cabaret, which is adoringly known locally for the fact that up until a few years ago it was an [...]
RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ ENTHEOS, CONJURER & WOLF KING @ VAUDEVILLE MEWS, DES MOINES MARCH 7, 2019 Connoisseurs of the metal scene were nearly unanimous in their appreciation of Pennsylvania’s Rivers of Nihil’s latest release Where Owls Know My [...]
ONTARIO CREATES 2019 JUNO AWARDS NOMINEE RECEPTION @ LIVE NATION LOUNGE, TORONTO MARCH 7, 2019 The Ontario Creates 2019 JUNO Awards Nominee Reception was held tonight at the Live Nation Lounge in Toronto. Many of this year’s talented nominees [...]
WITHIN TEMPTATION w/ IN FLAMES & SMASH INTO PIECES @ REBEL, TORONTO MARCH 6, 2019 Dutch symphonic metal powerhouse Within Temptation brought their highly anticipated world tour to Rebel Nightclub tonight in support of their latest studio [...]
FLOGGING MOLLY w/ LUCERO & MATT HECKLER @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO MARCH 3, 2019 St. Patrick’s Day came early to the Danforth Music Hall tonight. Frontman Dave King seemed energized by otherworldly – or perhaps underworldly – power [...]
ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS @ REBEL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 26, 2019 Anderson .Paak stopped by Toronto’s REBEL nightclub this past Tuesday for a steamy, high powered performance. He started his set behind a semitransparent curtain. Red [...]
MADEINTYO w/ PILLA B & THUTMOSE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 25, 2019 MadeinTyo’s Toronto show was an incredible experience. Everything from the openers, the energy, and special guests made this a night that people won’t soon [...]
BOB MOULD @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 18, 2019 This week at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Bob Mould fans were treated to a show that both appealed to nostalgia with songs from his extensive repertoire, and showcased his new [...]
PETER MURPHY – 40 YEARS OF BAUHAUS – RUBY CELEBRATION FEATURING DAVID J @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 17, 2019 Though the label of “legend” is applied too frequently, the English post-punk/gothic rock band Bauhaus [...]
