REVIEWS
Gig Review: The Killers @ Air Canada Centre
The Killers were always a band that I kept in the back of my mind. I have a few of their records and I liked them just fine, but yesterday’s show at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, really turned that on it’s head. I’ve never come away from a show after having been exposed to a band for so long and felt such a difference of opinion. There was... Read More...
Album Review: Fitz and The Tantrums – More Than Just a Dream
Released: May 7, 2013 | Record Label: Warner Music Canada When Fitz and the Tantrums released their debut album Pickin’ Up the Pieces in 2010, they immediately garnered a strong cult following and critical praise, being labelled “a band to watch” by Rolling Stone, thanks to the success of “MoneyGraber” and “Don’t Gotta Work... Read More...
Gig Review: Paramore @ Sound Academy
On May 13th fans piled into a sold out Sound Academy in Toronto for Tennessee rockers, Paramore. The bands Toronto performance was part of their tour promoting their newly released self-titled album. The first band to take the stage was electronic rockers, Kitten. At this point the venue was already pretty full and fans were warming up to the bands... Read More...
Gig Review: Bullet For My Valentine @ Sound Academy
On Tuesday May 7th, fans of all ages made their way down to the Sound Academy on what seemed like one of the nicest days in Toronto this year – all for a perfectly matched hard-rock line-up of; Stars In Stereo, Young Guns, Halestorm and the legendary Bullet For My Valentine. Kicking things off was Stars in Stereo, the female fronted band from Los... Read More...
Gig Review: The Lumineers @ Copps Coliseum
I have two sisters, and the three of us have completely different tastes in music. What do we listen to when we’re all together? The Lumineers. So as soon as we heard they were coming to town, we bought tickets immediately, as the last show we’ve been to together was Avril Lavigne. Originally set to play at Hamilton Place, the show quickly sold... Read More...
Gig Review: Jim James @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
On Wednesday April 24th, Jim James’ 2013 solo tour “Regions of Light and Sound of God” made its way to Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. The night kicked off with Cold Specks intimately blowing away the early attendees. I’ve seen Cold Specks a few times now – last year at The Great Hall and a second time at the 2012... Read More...
Gig Review: El Ten Eleven @ The Garrison
A week and a bit ago, I submitted a contribution to BTW’s Found Sounds for Los Angeles, California duo El Ten Eleven, making no effort to hide my enthusiasm for their beautiful blend of quiet calm and explosive energy – nor for the fact that I would be seeing them replicate it live, witnessing the band in their element at their Toronto show... Read More...
Album Review: The Flaming Lips – The Terror
Released: April 12, 2013 | Record Label: Warner Music Forever labelled experimental, psychedelic, other worldly, gimmicky, and just plain strange, The Flaming Lips have returned with their first proper LP in four years, and it is probably their weirdest one yet. Not because, the album pushes any boundaries (like their 24 hour song did), but... Read More...
Album Review: Iron & Wine – Ghost on Ghost
Released: April 16, 2013 | Record Label: Nonesuch Records Ghost on Ghost proves that the new radio friendly style that Iron & Wine’s am Beam favored on Kiss Each Other Clean was not merely an experiment or a one off, but the direction he intends to take his music in the next coming years. While some of the fans who fell in love... Read More...
Album Review: Phoenix – Bankrupt!
Release Date: April 23, 2013 | Record Label: Glassnote Records In the movie 500 Days of Summer, there was a scene in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character went to a party and there was a split screen with his expectations and his reality. As the scene went on the audience saw his expectation and his reality move further and further apart.... Read More...
