News: Heavy MTL Announces 2013 Lineup!
The announcement is a little late but definitely worth the wait \m/! Heavy MTL had to post an apology on their Official Facebook Page after promising a Monday lineup announcement that got pushed back, but today is the day. There’s been no word from the Heavy T.O. camp yet, which has some fans thinking it won’t happen this year (let’s hope not). Once again the website features a ton of information on the festival from ticket packages, travel packages and more. There’s also more info on The Summer Slaughter Tour which Heavy MTL. I won’t hold you back any longer… The…
CMW2013: Suuns @ Lee’s Palace (Photos)
On Saturday March 23rd, the Montréal based Suuns took the stage at Toronto’s Lee’s Palace for a late night Canadian Music Week performance. Suuns put on a trippy and atmospheric set that was worth the wait to see long into the night. One of the best gigs I attended at this years festival was these Montréal dudes and next time they’re back… DO NOT MISS THEIR SHOW! We recently sat down with Suuns at The Common (a wonderful little coffee shop on Bloor West) for an interview which should be up on the site soon. Stay tuned for that, but in the meantime check…
News: Osheaga 2013 Lineup Announced
The Osheaga 2013 lineup has officially been announced and once again will be a banger! It’s not as exciting as 2012′s lineup but non the less… this will be one of the best festivals Canadians can see without having to fly out of the country. With acts like The Cure, Mumford and Sons, Phoenix, New Order, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Kendrick Lamar, Hot Chip & Macklemore & Ryan Lewis… how could you not agree that this will be an epic show? There’s plenty more artists worth noting but those are the “big deals” that are going to be performing. Check out…
News: Young Galaxy Debut First Single “Pretty Boy”
Young Galaxy have unleashed the first single from their new record, Ultramarine. “Pretty Boy” is now streaming on soundcloud which you can listen to below. “Pretty Boy” will be available digitally from February 5th on Paper Bag Records with a remix of the track from Peaking Lights.
News: Young Galaxy Announce New Record “Ultramarine”
Ultramarine is the name and colour of Young Galaxy‘s fourth LP, the first album they have made away from Montreal, across the sea, all together. Like 2011′s Shapeshifting, Ultramarine was made with electronic producer Dan Lissvik (Studio); but this time it was made in Gothenburg, Sweden, at Lissvik’s studio; this time five musicians stood in a room with Lissvik, playing their instruments; this time every song was sung by co-founder Catherine McCandless. “In being away from home we felt like we could risk more,” McCandless says. “Take bigger chances. Things we didn’t think would work, we tried anyway.” Whereas Shapeshifting was compartmentalized – songs recorded in Montreal, sent to Lissvik to transmute - Ultramarine came…
News: Obey The Brave Announce New Tour Supporting Emmure & Whitechapel
Montreal/Ottawa’s Obey The Brave have just announced that they will be supporting Emmure and Whitechapel on their upcoming “Brothers of Brutality” North American tour. The tour will begin in Knoxville, TN at The Valarium on January 8, 2013 and will wrap up in NYC, NY at Irving Plaza on February 11, 2013. The tour includes Canadian stops in Toronto (February 6) and Montreal (February 7). “I toured with Whitechapel and Emmure twice back in the day with my previous band. Stoked to finally catch up with those dudes and share the stage once again,” says lead vocalist Alex Erian. “We’ll be hitting a bunch…
News: Alexisonfire Announce Farewell Tour Dates
With announcement that every Canadian’s favourite band Alexisonfire were dismembering, it came to their fans as a shock and left everyone wanting one more hit of AOF before they were really gone. Clearly this resonated with the band and they decided to put a doomsday clock on their website counting down to some sort of intriguing event, which everyone knew would be the announcement of tour dates. Here’s the official announcment they left on their Facebook page: As promised in 2010 – we’re back for a Farewell Tour. We know that this tour doesn’t reach all of you, and this…
Check Out: Dumb Adults
Well, well, well what do we have here? Dumb Adults a.k.a. 4 idiots playing Rock n Roll. If you were ever a fan of The Sainte Catherines, you’re sure to dig this new offering from Montreal, QU. From the land of the slowest moving people in the world comes some great, fast moving rock. The band features members of Dig It Up and the Vaillancourt family. Each song is catchier than the last and seems to spark this uncontrollable desire to get fucked up. They’ve been described as ‘A sweet mix between Turbonegro, The Bronx and The Dirty Tricks, with…
Review: Sam Roberts Band @ Echo Beach
I always thought it was a trend amongst university students to declare Thursday the new Friday. Everything good happened on Thursdays. Pub nights, dance parties, fundraisers- you name it. Why? People rarely had class on Friday. I figured once I finished university and got out into the ‘real world,’ people would stop partying on Thursdays for fear of early morning zombification. Not so, my friends. Not so. Maybe it’s just a symptom of the summer time, but Thursday night at Echo Beach was a party, and the man responsible for it was Montreal’s Sam Roberts. There are many things that…
Photos: Sam Roberts Band @ Echo Beach
Sam Roberts Band recently made their way to Toronto’s Echo Beach to perform for their GTA fans and Beyond The Watch had the pleasure of capturing some great moments of the set. Check out all of the photos from Sam Roberts Band below and you can also read the review of the show here Photos by: Steve St. Jean
HEAVY MTL & HEAVY T.O Announce HIGH ON FIRE will Still Play
If you didn’t hear by now, High on Fire’s frontman Matt Pike had to withdraw the band from their summer tours/festivals due to him having to attend rehab for alcohol. This was extremely upsetting since they were one of the bands I was amped to see play at this years HEAVY MTL. Fortunately enough for us (Canadians) the Heavy MTL and Heavy TO dates were the only shows not canceled due to High on Fire’s Matt Pike going to rehab (maybe he’ll be out and ready to fucking rock?). This is exciting news… Check the official tweet from Heavy MTL/TO…
