Parts & Labor, Ten Kens, Peter Project and Radius & Helena at Sneaky Dee's in...
Frank YangI’m not even kidding when I say that a typical Friday night for me usually wraps up sound asleep before midnight. Rock’n’roll lifestyle indeed. But I had been quite looking forward to seeing...
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I Can Has Cheezburger?One thing I don’t understand is how all the songs and celebrations about how great Winter is are all tied to Christmas, and as such are over and done with just FOUR DAYS into the...
View ArticlePJ Harvey, John Cale, Fleet Foxes and more at Primavera Sound
Frank YangAt the entrance to Parc del Forum is a typically strange-looking piece of Barcelonan architecture, wedge-shaped and indigo-coloured, and within it is a series of stark white hallways leading...
View ArticleThe Wooden Birds and Heartbeat Hotel at The Drake Underground in Toronto
Frank YangYou might not have guessed it to listen to their records, as laid-back and fuzzy blanket-like as they were, but the American Analog Set were an amazing live act. Not through on-stage antics...
View ArticleEMA at The Garrison in Toronto
Frank YangIn case anyone was wondering – and I certainly was earlier on on Saturday night – there is no air conditioning at The Garrison. Had I known this for sure beforehand, it would have been...
View ArticleReview of Papercuts’ Fading Parade
Chloe AftelWhilst at the closing sale for the now dearly departed Criminal Records this past weekend, I found amongst the remaining stock a copy of Papercuts’ latest LP Fading Parade. Already having...
View ArticleWild Flag is pretty effin’ wild
John ClarkEven before anyone heard a note, there was little doubt that Wild Flag would be fantastic. With two-thirds of Sleater-Kinney in Janet Weiss and Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony of Helium and...
View ArticleWilco and Nick Lowe at Massey Hall in Toronto
Frank YangBands are always compared to other bands. For new acts, it can be helpful for targeting a sympathetic audience but can also be a hinderance, providing an excuse to be ignored should someone...
View ArticleLaura Marling and Alessi’s Ark at The Great Hall in Toronto
Frank YangSomeday, I don’t know when, but someday, Laura Marling will come to Toronto and play an appropriately-sized venue at a decent point in an album’s promotional cycle. She was already a Mercury...
View ArticleThe Antlers thankful for new EP, sessions a-plenty
Shervin LainezYou know how the internet basically shuts down when the US goes on holiday? Well it does, and that’s why today’s post is a bit slight to say the least. And we’ll kick it off with a couple...
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