Photographs by Neil Van. After countless sold out appearances at the Kool Haus, England’s Arctic Monkeys finally graduated to play their biggest headlining gig in Toronto last night at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. Riding high…
Sage Francis at The Opera House
June 4, 2014
Maybe it was a case of the Mondays last night, or the forecasted thunderstorms that failed to materialize that contributed to a half full Opera House for an impressive triple bill of hip hop headlined…
I really need to get over my prejudice over the names of music acts. My own pre-conceived ideas of what a band would sound like has had me dismiss some pretty great acts before I…
Mogwai at The Danforth Music Hall
May 14, 2014
Almost twenty years into their existence, Scottish rockers Mogwai brought their newest album, Rave Tapes to the Danforth Music Hall on a stormy Tuesday night. While on record the band may seem to have lost…
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Thankfully Adam Granduciel and his cohorts in The War On Drugs don’t easily fall to subtle hints. Last night the Philadelphia band closed a sold out Lee’s Palace. A couple of…
The Budos Band at Lee's Palace - April 13, 2014
April 14, 2014
The warmest weekend of the year climaxed for those at a packed Lee’s Palace last night with the Budos Band returning to town to throw a sweaty party. Hailing from Staten Island, the Budos Band…
When Austin, TX four piece …and you will know us by the trail of dead released their third album (and first for major label Interscope) Source Tags & Codes in 2002, the band was tipped…
Between the Buried and Me at Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 1, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014. Photographs by Dale Benvenuto Metal and I don’t mingle too much. More like infrequent acquaintances, and I have to my admit my delving into the scene is largely driven by friends’ recommendations…
Disclosure at The Danforth Music Hall - January 14, 2014
January 15, 2014
Last night can be summed up by the two very enthusiastic and young gay boys who parked in front of me last night. Dancing with wild abandon and hands in the air, one put his…