Diarrhea Planet at the Horseshoe Tavern
April 3, 2015
No April Fool’s, last night’s Toronto debut with Diarrhea Planet was one of my live highlights of the year to date! If the mere mention of the name makes you turn your head in disgust,…
Tycho at the Danforth Music Hall
March 31, 2015
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Almost exactly a year ago I checked out a band unfamiliar to my ears at the Hoxton. Sacramento’s Tycho, the brainchild of Scott Hansen managed to pack out the small venue…
Ibeyi with Flo Morrissey at The Mod Club
March 30, 2015
On Friday night, French-Cuban twin sisters Ibeyi made their Toronto debut to a sold-out Mod Club. If packing in a crowd of expectant people was cause for concern, they showed no signs of nervousness. They…
Will Butler with Hearing Things at The Horseshoe Tavern
March 29, 2015
When I arrived at Horseshoe Tavern at 9:30 PM, I expected the venue to be packed to the rafters since the show was more than sold out to the point where instead of two media…
Shad at Massey Hall
March 28, 2015
Photo credit Massey Hall | Malcolm Cook. Shad’s not the kind of guy to rest on laurels, as continuous JUNO and Polaris nominations can attest to. The Old Prince was recently crowned the new host of…
Hailing from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Motionless In White tore down the Opera House on March 24th with their heavy breakdowns and gnarly synths. It was really awesome to see Motionless fill up the Opera House the…
I read somewhere Mat Kearney said he wanted to write something that will rip your heart out and connect with his fans. Just like his songs, Kearney live shows are no different. His show at…
Torche, Nothing, Wrong at Lee’s Palace
March 23, 2015
Hailing from Miami, FL, Torche have been producing consistently thrilling melodic metal since 2005. Their recently released fourth album Restarter is the best thing I’ve heard so far this year. Officially this was my first…
Broods, Erik Hassle at Danforth Music Hall
March 22, 2015
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Broods brought their much-hyped moody pop to the Danforth Music Hall Friday night. Georgia and Caleb Nott, the latest pop exports from New Zealand behind Lorde and Kimbra, have been on…