Wild Beasts with Mutual Benefit at The Mod Club
July 18, 2014
Photographs by Sarah Rix. I’ve been going to gigs for over 25 years. Many say I’m jaded and sometimes I believe them. Sometimes I know I’m not and case in point would be last night’s…
Ought with Dub Thompson at the Drake Underground
July 16, 2014
Photo courtesy of Tiana Feng / Ride The Tempo Usually when I go to shows, I walk in with at least some idea of how a band is going to sound. Most of the time, I’ve…
The Fray at Echo Beach
July 13, 2014
The problem with writing inherently catchy tunes is that somewhere along the way, it becomes wholly un-hip to like you. For The Fray, the Denver pop rockers find themselves in this category of bands that…
Basia Bulat at Massey Hall
July 12, 2014
Photo courtesy of Malcolm Cook | Massey Hall archives. An Etobicoke local, Basia Bulat’s folk pop balances the ethereal with a tangible gravity, bridged by her impossibly bold voice. With her third and most recent LP,…
Fitz and The Tantrums at The Danforth Music Hall
July 8, 2014
Photographs by Dakota Arsenault. Not too long ago, retro indie-pop band Fitz and the Tantrums were playing for a bunch of hipsters at small clubs. Thanks to the success of their catchy synth-pop single “Out…
Deltron 3030 at Tattoo Queen West
July 7, 2014
After waiting a little over 15 minutes for the set to start Deltron 3030 finally hit the stage. The crowd skewed a bit older than most hip-hop shows, instead of the usual 19-year olds. It…
Brad Paisley at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 3, 2014
Photographs by Ray Williams. With the biggest and most elaborate set design I have seen all year (and you can sure bet it’s one of the best sets I’ve ever witnessed), Brad Paisley walked out…
Randy Houser at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 3, 2014
Photographs by Ray Williams. “You’re not waiting for a movie to start”, Randy Houser yelled while people were sitting with their popcorn in their laps during his set at the Molson Amphitheatre on July 2nd….
The Antlers at The Mod Club
June 29, 2014
The Antlers’ 2009 album Hospice hit the critical music scene with the force of a meteor. With lead singer Peter Silberman weaving a tale of heartbreak, loss and acceptance metaphorically through the eyes of a…