The Brian Jonestown Massacre & The Veldt @ Webster Hall, New York City May 9, 2016 Some time ago, a friendship developed between two bands, which resulted in their joint mini-tour on the East Coast. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who played [...]
Eagles Of Death Metal + Death From Above 1979 @ Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton May 6, 2016 Boom Goes the Dynamite! A brisk breeze roles over Hammertown as we arrive at the Hamilton Convention Center. We check our tickets, grab pizza buns [...]
Living Hour @ Smiling Buddha, Toronto April 24, 2016 The evening kicks off at Smiling Buddha – an intimate venue and dive bar at College St. and Dovercourt Rd. that regularly hosts emerging Toronto alternative indie-rock bands. The opening trio [...]
The Veldt w/ Stacy Green Jumps & Jesse Foster Band @ Red Dog, Peterborough April 7, 2016 Having lived in nearly a dozen cities across Canada, I can tell you that it’s always a shocker for me when I hear that some legendary group or artist is [...]
Everything Everything @ Mr. Smalls Theatre & Funhouse, Millvale April 10, 2016 After a minor setback over confirmed press status, my photographer and I entered Mr. Smalls, a converted church in the Pittsburgh hamlet of Millvale, just after [...]
Greys & Odonis Odonis w/ GREY//WATER & The Great Machine @ The Casbah, Hamilton April 9, 2016 Hamilton’s Hess Village is a bit of a toss up depending on your mood, age and your tolerance for newly minted post-secondary alcoholics. In the [...]
Yuck @ The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto April 9, 2016 It was a full house at The Silver Dollar Room that stopped by to see British Guitar-Pop band Yuck, on the Toronto stop of their current North American tour. In spite of the unseasonably cold [...]
Nap Eyes w/ Century Palm & Cian Nugent @ The Garrison, Toronto April 7, 2016 The Garrison is a great venue for soft, airy music. Typically the crowd and performers have an understanding regarding volume, and those who don’t hang out in the [...]
Man Made Forest @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto March 18, 2016 I feel at home inside the warmth of the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. It’s (hopefully) one of the last cold winter nights we have to endure, and the bar is like a familiar old [...]
Swerve @ Harvard & Stone, East Hollywood March 16, 2016 Local alt-rock band Swerve performed at Harvard & Stone as the opening act for rock ‘n’ roll group The Hellflowers’ debut EP release party. Swerve landed on the Los Angeles scene [...]
Lemon Bucket Orkestra W/ The Shuffle Demons + Detroit Party Marching Band @ The Opera House, Toronto March 12, 2016 The Opera House is just another concert hall, but with a better layout than most. Same three bars aggressively surrounding the [...]
Monster Truck w/ The Temperance Movement @ The Phoenix, Toronto March 11, 2016 We all stood there by the end of a very long evening, ankle deep in sweat and spilled beer, wishing we didn’t have to go home. All hyperbole aside, however, [...]
Elephant Stone w/ Champion Lover & Bad Girls @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto March 10, 2016 The night begins with a long drag of a cig while I wait outside Sneaky Dee’s, people-watching and anticipating the evening. I chat about what to expect [...]
Julia Holter @ The Great Hall, Toronto March 4, 2016 “The first time I played in Canada was two-thousand and…early.” It was with a kind of coquettish sobriety that Julia Holter and co. strode onto The Great Hall’s stage, the building’s [...]
Tal Wilkenfeld w/ Jerry Leger @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto February 29th, 2016 It’s a fucking cold night, and my eyebrows still hurt from waiting in line outside. I eavesdrop on conversations about boutique sound systems, bass playing [...]
The Tea Party @ Massey Hall, Toronto September 26th, 2015 Promoting their latest album, The Ocean at the End (2014), and touring while celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Edges of Twilight during Canada’s Walk of Fame festival, The Tea [...]
BEACHES JAZZ FESTIVAL – 2014 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CONFERENCE @ Woodbine Park, Toronto July 18 – 27, 2014 When July approaches in Toronto, it is a sign that the Beaches International Jazz Festival is quickly approaching and on [...]
Hanni El Khatib w/ Bass Drum Of Death & Pet Sun @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto October 6, 2013 Abrasive…..assaulting…..in-your-face…..borderline-obnoxious – that’s what the evening of October 6th at the Horseshoe was [...]
Johnny Marr @ The Phoenix, Toronto April 27, 2013 I’ve always thought of Johnny Marr the way I think of Mick Jones, as a revered writer and collaborator who’s never been prolific, or confident enough, to tolerate the sustained spotlight of being [...]
TRENT SEVERN @ THE DAKOTA TAVERN, TORONTO NOVEMBER 27, 2012 I never thought I would see a band as superbly talented as Trent Severn in a small environment like the Dakota Tavern in downtown Toronto. The words “mesmerizing,” “phenomenal,” [...]
THE GLITCH MOB w/ PHANTOGRAM & COM TRUISE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO JULY 28, 2011 The Glitch Mob took over a small chunk of Toronto when taking the stage at College Street’s renowned Mod Club Theatre. Originally slated to perform at 69 [...]
