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Live Review: Autolux and This Will Destroy You @ Lee’s Palace Live Review: Autolux and This Will Destroy You @ Lee’s Palace A seemingly odd pairing for a Tuesday night, post-rockers This Will Destroy You ventured into Lee’s Palace with comeback kids Autolux.  Their sonic relation was not very apparent until both bands brought their catalogue to …
The Summer Slaughter Tour 2010 Shortly after returning from Saturday’s Summer Slaughter date at the Palladium, I was asked to review my experience.  I was glad to take the assignment, and I still am, but I soon thought about how …
Japandroids with Wavves, Happy Hollows, and Grooms at NXNE Japandroids with Wavves, Happy Hollows, and Grooms at NXNE The first time I saw Japandroids was during the summer of 2009. A hot sweaty night found me impatiently waiting for the Vancouver duo at the El Mocambo, a Toronto staple for independent music. Hot …
Crime In Stereo live at El Mocambo Crime In Stereo live at El Mocambo From time to time, one will attend a show simply for the sake of seeing the headlining act, and thus go in with no prior experience of what the opening acts sound like. In a …
The Appleseed Cast Play Low Level Owl Live I am convinced that The Appleseed Cast are actually magicians. Anyone who witnessed their spectacle of a show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto would probably agree with this statement. The venue was a bit empty, …
Surfer Blood Play Feel Good Show of the Year Surfer Blood Play Feel Good Show of the Year If the abundance of ‘one hit wonders’ that have made their way onto radiowaves and mp3 playlists anywhere have taught us anything, it is that one great song can catapult a band into superstardom as …
The Dillinger and Thursday Awesome Show, Great Job! The Dillinger and Thursday Awesome Show, Great Job! It wasn’t surprising that The Mod Club wasn’t exactly packed to the brim for The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s co-headlining (ish) tour with Thursday.  It was indeed a Monday, and for some reason – maybe a …
Torching Harvey’s Milk Harvey Milk and Torche shouldn’t need an introduction. Both bands play sludge metal with a twist; one utilizes southern and classic rock influences while the other isn’t afraid to show that they have melodic sensibilities. …