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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 …
It’s a Giraffes? Giraffes! Extravaganza – New Song Videos, Live Review, and Interview
As you are reading the rest of this post, listen to our interview with Ken and Joe from Giraffes? Giraffes! below. We talk about the Internet, moshing, and vinyl, among other things.
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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
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
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
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!
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 …
“No one will be turned away. Bodies on top of bodies.” – Eating Glass’s Last Show
This decade has been asking for a lot of sacrifices from aggressive music in its latter years. No more is this plain than Toronto. The door is closing on acts that died young, asking for …
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. …
