First off, let me explain to you what I am all about. I’m not here to reiterate information on bands and music that you yourself can Google and figure out on your own. For example: I am not going to tell you all about Alt-J’s early career and musical styles because that would involve me …Read More
Over the past few days, the song “Odessa” by Canadian artist, “Caribou” or Daniel Victor Snaith has been frequenting my ears. I haven’t been able to get enough of this song. I must have played it about 5 times today! This is by no means a new release as it was released back in April …Read More
It is amazing what you can find simply by using Google – and how quickly things can get confusing. For example, while trying to find the Newcastle indie rock band Shields, who I recently saw open for Dispatch, I encountered many other bands of the same name. This was including but not limited to a …Read More
One could say that some people just have their hands on the pulse of the underground culture – picking up the resounding heartbeat of the cool new sound just before it echoes to life. This would accurately describe LA’s High5Collective who helped promote acts such as Odd Future and the Weeknd through video. Their latest …Read More
Last year Il Abanico released the Crossing Colors EP (ilabanico.bandcamp.com) introducing a band that was able to take memorable pop moments and twist them into startling caricatures. Working with fluent, melodic instrumentals, the vocals of Juliana Ronderos layer themselves regally, creating harmony with symmetry. Beyond the more scientific profundities of the album, the listenability and player-listener …Read More
To start my year of concerts off on the right foot, i had the great opportunity to go see The Most Serene Republic and Broken Social Scene play a show at the London Music Hall on January 16th. I know that that’s a long time ago and that i’ve put this off for a while, …Read More
Playing to a packed home crowd, headlining the historical Lees Palace in Toronto, the dynamic trio, Keys N Krates had their crowd captivated from the start. From the moment the trio took the stage, the band’s energy rubbed off on the packed house. What makes the Toronto based band so unique is their ability to …Read More