Jamie Lidell at Lee's Palace - April 8, 2013
April 9, 2013
Written by Mike Gallagher It was Music Geek night on stage at Lee’s Palace on a soggy evening in Toronto that saw the skies putting on an impressive light show, a fitting prelude for Jamie…
Alt-J at Sound Academy - March 27, 2013
March 29, 2013
Written by Mike Gallagher Touring on the backs of their Mercury Prize winning debut album, An Awesome Wave, England’s Alt-J rolled into Toronto for their second visit with a third date in September at Echo…
Django Django at Opera House - March 12, 2013
March 13, 2013
Maybe it’s their name, but I gave England’s Django Django a pass when their eponymously titled debut released last year. Gradually, more people began to champion the quartet so what was once forgotten was returned…
Patrick Watson at Massey Hall - 12/06/12
December 8, 2012
Written by Mike Gallagher It was a double dose of Montreal Thursday night as Patrick Watson and the Barr Brothers sought to end months of relentless touring supporting their most recent albums at Massey Hall….
Crystal Castles III Album Review
November 13, 2012
Written by Mike Gallagher Toronto’s Crystal Castles hope to deliver on the momentum gained over the course of their first two eponymously titled albums on III, released November 13th. Their rise, while not meteoric, gained…
Crystal Castles at Kool Haus - 11/03/12
November 4, 2012
Photographs by Sean Chin. Even before hearing a single note, I had dismissed Toronto’s Crystal Castles as a pretentious vanity project that would fizzle out sooner rather than later. Purely based on the early press,…
Hot Chip at Sound Academy - 07/15/12
July 18, 2012
Photos by Brandon Gray, Review by Mike Gallagher About as gangsta as Hot Chip will probably ever get, one of their older songs threatens; “Hot Chip will break your legs.” After giving a sweaty Sound…
Scissor Sisters at Sound Academy - 06/28/12
July 4, 2012
Review By Mike Gallagher, Photos By Stephen McGill Parties for this year’s Pride celebrations in Toronto unofficially kicked off Thursday night to yet another sweaty show with New York darlings the Scissor Sisters. Much like…
The Cranberries at Sound Academy - 05/09/12
May 12, 2012
Photographs by Stephen McGill The last time I saw The Cranberries was 19 years ago in their native Ireland. The band had just released their debut as they played the afternoon slot on the second…