Photographs by Ray Williams. Parade of Lights the alt-electro band from LA was the opening act of the night. They have the electronic grooves of M83 or The Naked and Famous with a head banging…
Dream pop duo Lilies on Mars made their Toronto debut at Lee’s Palace, on tour in support of Fanfarlo. The London-based pair of Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo were hypnotizing in their vocal delivery and…
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The Black Dahlia Murder have surprisingly been around for a while. It seems like yesterday that I had Miasma on repeat for days on end, and that album is nearly a…
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The Decibel Magazine Tour of 2014 featured Carcass and The Black Dahlia Murder as the two main acts of the night, so there was only one way to open the show…
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The headlining of Decibel’s festival this year seems like an obvious choice before you even attend this ear shattering night of band after band. Carcass are a veteran metal group that…
Photographs by Matt Klopot New indie stars London Grammar have been quietly rising to the top. Their debut platinum album, If You Wait, creates an early 90’s chilled out vibe which is almost reminiscent of…
Photographs by Neil Van Having met the band from Michigan moments prior to their Toronto show, La Dispute seemed to be having fun and not taking anything too seriously. They were tossing beer caps into…
Photographs by Neil Van On Friday night, a crowd of Torontonians found shelter from the gloomy weather into The Great Hall for a night with Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast. Lead singer of Bedouin Soundclash,…
Photograph by Katrina Wong Shue The crowd was still and waiting at The Phoenix, as they waited for Death Valley High to make their way onto the stage. As soon as the band came on,…
