Primal Scream at Danforth Music Hall
Photos by Sarah Rix Scotland’s Primal Scream are responsible for two of my favourite albums; 1991’s psychedelic dance opus Screamadelica and the paranoid agit-pop of 2000’s XTRMNTR. But given gradually diminishing returns in North America,…
King Tuff w/ Twin Peaks at Canadian Music Week
I’m still wrapping up CMW coverage, so you know it was quite the long, busy festival. I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, though, so here’s what happened on day seven (the…
Neon Trees at The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Photographs by Dakota Arsenault. The moment the light dimmed and the microphone stand lit up, the fans screamed to the top of their lungs for this was the moment they had been waiting for. The pop…
Kelis with Son Little at The Hoxton
Photographs by Sarah Rix. In 2003, Kelis was best known as the girl whose milkshake bought all the boys to the yard. Now she’s back with a funky new menu that will satisfy your taste…
Phoenix with Albert Hammond Jr. at Sound Academy
Photographs by Neil Van. Phoenix are a band that know how to pull off a live show. I can say that definitively. Whether it’s a festival setting (including their last Toronto date, then headlining Grove…
A single overhead light came on in the middle of the stage. It wasn’t very bright though, it was more like when you visit an old house and they are still using incandescent light bulbs…
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…