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Who: New Design Where: Ellen’s Bar and Grill When: 19 March 2016 In one word: Lovely The post rock genre is one that is difficult to describe to somebody who hasn’t listened to the music first hand. Generally driven strongly by effects laden guitars and spacious drum lines, post rock is a modern...
Who: BadBadNotGood Where: The Danforth Music Hall When: 12 March 2016 In one word: Blossom Imagine walking into a French bistro getting a croissant stepping outside on the patio taking a bite lighting a cigarette and listening to Run DMC. And then you see a girl unlocking her bike chained to an oil lamp...
Who: Bullet For My Valentine Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre When: 6 March 2016 In one word: Extreme To be honest, I experienced a strange transition walking into the Phoenix to see Bullet For My Valentine after having only an hour prior seeing a drag show with a friend while waiting to get inside. But...
Who: Blessthefall Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre When: 3 March In one word: Emo I used to listen to Blessthefall in high school on bus rides home in the winter looking out the window feeling sangry (sad angry) and watching snowflakes fall on brown slush in the roads of East Brampton. And they are surprisingly...
Facebook conversations with The Ocean Cure: Pauline Taylor – Vocals Nick Baskerville – Guitar/Vocals Mike Di Monte – Guitar/Vocals Casius Muto-Wray – Bass/Vocals Nicola Sudano – Drums “Mans didn’t even supersize.” ______________________________ Me: “Hey guys. I went to your show with Oh, Sleeper and thought it was great. I’m thinking of writing a...
The 2016 Osheaga lineup has been announced and its headliners stack high the musical cards. And there is lots of talent under those big names too. Some bands you may have heard of or listened to and enjoyed or could imagine them sounding good and others you may not even notice...
Photo credit: Massey Hall | Malcolm Cook Who: Corb Lund Where: Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre When: 20 February In one word: Groovy Corb Lund’s music sounds like it came out of a dollar store cowboys and indians toy package, as if listening is taking you back in time to a simpler time but...
Who: Vanna Where: Hard Luck Bar When: 15 February In one word: Breakdown. Oh boo hoo Valentine’s Day is over and you didn’t get a smooch. LET’S FIGHT! That’s basically how I was feeling last weekend and I settled it by going to a couple metal shows and getting thrown around a crowd with...
Title: LNZNDRF Artist: LNZNDRF Record Label: 4AD Date:
February 2016 In one word: Vast LNZNDRF was crafted in 2011 out of the prestige of Cincinnati rock band The National and is something of a minimalist/maximalist effort at spacey sounding indie music. The band was formed out of a need for a supporting...
Title: Sadcore Trash – The Basement Tapes Artist: Gloomy Stars Date:
February 2016 In one word: Mugatu Gloomy Stars was formed in Berlin by Cilli and Gary Sinnlos and the debut album is somewhat of an unveiling of a new, inventive genre called sadcore trash. “Trash is trash and we...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
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