Swept Up in The Lumineers Melodic Storm
You know those drinks that everyone warns you about? Come on, you know the kind! They got names like Corpse Reviver or Nuclear Grandma (this one may not actually be a drink but don’tcha think it should be?). They start off nice and silky smooth to the point where you think you’ve been had and […]
City and Colour Untethers Heavy Mellow Soundscapes
Sometimes you need squealing solos, mosh pits and eyebrow scorching pyro. I mean, hey, who doesn’t a bit of that stirred into their Monday night, amiright? But sometimes, yeah sometimes, your chainsaw mangled, steamroller backed over heart just needs the mellow mood vibes provided by Dallas Green’s usual melancholy City and Colour. Tunes with names […]
Silver Beams Gold as Moist Brings Canadian Alt. Rock Classic to Bronson Centre
Before we sling some Silver with David Usher and the Moist boys (a band name I’d bet an unencumbered ride on the LRT was only bypassed for the shorter Moist due to it fitting better on album covers), I gotta’ give props to the new digs over at the Bronson Centre. No, waits, my apologies, […]
Keeping Up With Jones at Jazzfest
Say an airplane carrying a large polar bear were flying above the Nation’s Capital and, say, just say, said polar bear’s carrier were to jangle loose in a bad patch of turbulence that also opened the security hatch whooshing the bewildered bear out and sending it buffeting through the clouds. Now say, and we’re just […]
Lydia Persaud Bring Debut Album to the NAC Tonight
As a staple of Toronto’s music community for years, if you were looking for a collaborator, musician Lydia Persaud was your go to. Now she’s stepping forward with her debut album and she leaves no mystery of her intent when it comes to the title. Let Me Show You, she says. Released in May via […]
Ottawa Comiccon and Clocktower Brew Pub Create the Ultimate Beer Lovers Team-up!
For fans of epic superhero awesome sauce, when it comes to the big screen, Endgame is a new beginning of possibilities. There’s a lot of choice and seemingly endless directions. Within the source material, that thrilling vastness of comic book lore, there have been some epic team-ups. The Flash and Green Lantern! Deadpool and Spider-man! […]
Rock of Ages is Nothin’ But a Good Time
“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”, “The Final Countdown”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” … you know the tunes. All three of ‘em are probably blasting off somebody’s classic rock radio somewhere on this spinning ball as you read this while humming synth riffs softly under your breath so the dude in the next cubical […]
Q&A: Rosie & the Riveters’ Allyson Reigh
“Gritty”, “sultry”, “daring”…these are just a few of the words released into the ether around the release of Ms. Behave, the new album from Saskatoon trio Rosie & the Riveters. I’d like to toss a few of my own adjective ingredients into the pot. How about “gut punch”, “inspiring”, and “needed”?
Notes from the Underground with Too Many Zooz
Fun fact: According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, we here in The Great White North have about 1000 organized zoos housing an estimated one billion wild animals. Well, the Canuck Capital is about to get a whole lot wilder as, from the subways of New York, return the boisterous buskers Too Many Zooz!
Graven and the O-town Scene
Alright, I know my buddy Matty McKechnie has a new band called The New Band but, between you, me and that guy who doesn’t look at me sideways when I pour ten pounds of vanilla powder in my Bridgehead cup of java, I gotta’ say Graven and the O-town Scene is a pretty vanilla caked […]