The Vaselines at Lee’s Palace
January 22, 2015
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Ask anyone who’s known me for a long time what song represents me most, & most would say “Rory Rides Me Raw” by the Vaselines! Kurt Cobain’s favourite Scottish couple returned…
Four Year Strong, Comeback Kid, Expire at The Opera House
January 11, 2015
Photographs by Angelo Marchini. There’s a Seinfeld episode where George does the opposite of what his first instinct dictates with surprisingly positive results. It’s a mantra I might run with for 2015 as it worked…
Best Music of 2014 Staff Picks - Mike Gallagher
December 23, 2014
Name: Mike Gallagher City: Toronto Title: Reviewer with Live in Limbo for how long Sean? I have no idea. ~ Around 3.5-ish. Favourite Songs of 2014: Nicki Minaj “Anaconda” Run the Jewels “Close Your…
Austra with Blue Hawaii at The Opera House
December 22, 2014
Photographs by Neil Van. Nearly two years on the road behind their second album, Olympia, Toronto band Austra finally wrapped the tour up last night at the Opera House. Having seen them as they heralded…
Gwar with Corrosion of Conformity at The Opera House
December 11, 2014
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto. Full disclosure, I never heard Gwar before yesterday. Sure I’ve heard all about them, but never actually listened to a Gwar song. For 30 years, the Richmond, Virginia horror-metal band have…
Death From Above 1979, Phantogram at Sound Academy
December 8, 2014
Photographs by Sean Chin. Pairing up New York duo Phantogram with resurrected Toronto dance-punks Death From Above 1979 was ambitious in nature, but maybe not so practical in reality. A European crowd might be more…
Run The Jewels at The Danforth Music Hall
November 28, 2014
Photographs by Dakota Arsenault. I purposely have held off on compiling my gigs of the year until I got the chance to see Run the Jewels. The super-duo of Atlanta’s Killer Mike and NYC’s El-P…
Ryan Adams, Butch Walker at Massey Hall
November 14, 2014
Photographs by Sean Chin. Ryan Adams gave a lesson on master class before a sold out crowd last night at Massey Hall. The last time I saw Adams was in 2005 while supporting his Cold…
Sinead O’Connor, Leif Vollebekk at Massey Hall
October 25, 2014
Photographs by Sean Chin. I hope history is kind to Sinead O’Connor – she deserves it. Despite her versatility in musical styles (folk, rock, reggae, religious, etc.) and emotion (frail innocent to unbridled anger, sometimes…