Gig/Concert: Gogol Bordello w/ Devotchka and Jesse Malin Venue: Sound Academy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: 20 April 2010 In One Word: Hyperactive Arriving at the Sound Academy to see a quarter-mile long queue of eager punters waiting to get in, boy was I grateful to be able to skip the line...
Gig/Concert: The Wretched Villains, Thirteen Bats Venue: The Globe Theatre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Date: 9 April 2010 Headliners: The Wretched Villains In One Word: Spooktacular The Wretched Villains have been knocking ’em dead (pun most certainly intended) in Brisbane, Australia for many years now, but unfortunately remain a well-kept secret outside...
Gig/Concert: Girl in a Coma Venue: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: 14 April 2010 Headliners: The Wedding Present In One Word: Personality This was a night for quick introductions, as first of all Girl in a Coma warmly introduced themselves to my aural aural anatomy with the tastiest new morsel...
Gig/Concert: Florence and the Machine w/ Holy Hail Venue: Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: 10 April 2010 In one word: Uplifting “Let me tell you something. We’re in the middle of a tour and we’ve all been feeling really fucking tired… but YOU’VE FUCKING MADE IT ALL SO WORTH IT!”...
Gig/Concert: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, w/ Crabe & Slobs opening Venue: Studio Juste Pour Rire, Montréal, QC Date: 2 April 2010 In One Word: Nostalgia Easter weekend brought with it a trifecta of awesome – it’s the first day of the long weekend, the patios are in...
Gig/Concert: The Scare Venue: Rats Nightclub, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date: 3 April 2010 Headliners: The Scare In One Word: Perverse For a band that started off wearing its Birthday Party influences so proudly on its sleeve – they even made the once-obligatory move to the UK a few years back! –...
Gig / Concert: The Bronx w/ Mariachi El Bronx, Cancer Bats, Violent Soho Venue: The Mod Club, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 29 March 2010 Headiner: The Bronx In One Word: Stonking Wow, what a line-up. Headliners Los Angeles’ The Bronx with their Spanish alter-ego Mariachi El Bronx and Toronto’s best metal/hardcore...
Gig / Concert: The Big Pink with A Place To Bury Strangers Venue: The Mod Club, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 24 March 2010 Headiner: The Big Pink In One Word: Zombifying I made my way inside the Mod Club accompanying The Big Pink’s current Road Manager Dan who had helped me...
Gig / Concert: Puscifer w/ Uncle Scratch’s Gospel Revival opening Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 19 & 20 March 2010 Headiner: Puscifer In One Word: Fantesticle! Opening act Uncle Scratch’s Gospel Revival couldn’t have been a better opener for this show – the loud, crass &...
Gig / Concert: Cuff the Duke Venue: Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 20 March 2010 Headiner: Cuff the Duke In One Word: Discover My boyfriend’s from Oshawa so he’s known about Cuff the Duke forever. He’s a musician and I write a lot of music reviews, so the two of...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
