Review and Photos by Mike Bax It was an east-meets-west celebration of Canadian music last night at Center In The Square, as Hey Rosetta! and Yukon Blonde performed an intimate show of music for about 600 fans as a part of the venue’s recently established On Stage series of shows. Centre In The Square boasts…
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Anthrax – Spreading the Disease 30th Anniversary Edition review
Review by Mike Bax Universal Music In a few weeks (November 20th, to be exact) Anthrax will release a special 30th anniversary edition of Spreading the Disease, the band’s second album though their first album on a major label (Universal). At the time of its release, thrash metal was still very much in its inception…
Deafheaven with envy and Tribulation – The Opera House, Toronto – November 1st, 2015
Review by Trystan Photos by Mike Bax deafheaven.com twitter.com/deafheavenband http://www.facebook.com/deafheaven http://www.sonzairecords.com/ http://www.facebook.com/envyOfficial.jpn http://www.tribulation.se http://www.facebook.com/Tribulationofficial Tour line-ups generally follow one of two formats: a) they’re completely random; often forcing fans of opposing genres to get along, and b) a comprehensive and logical arrangement of bands that compliment the headlining act. With Tribulation and Envy opening for…
Kings of Chaos – Casino Rama, Orillia – October 30th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Kings of Chaos are a jam band comprised of core Guns N’ Roses members Gilby Clarke, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. A rotating ‘who’s who’ of musicians join them on the road when their schedules allow, and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) and Sebastian Bach (Skid…
All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker – Review
New West Review by Mike Bax In an era of musicianship where classification of a band’s music can make or break their early careers, I submit to you All Them Witches, a Nashville, Tennessee four-piece that sounds like a different band on every song on their album. This is not a deterrent in any way….
Leon Bridges – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto – October 23rd, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Proving to a modern generation of music fans that soul and gospel music is both timeless and relevant, Leon Bridges is currently celebrating his successful debut album, Coming Home, on a run of multiple sold out shows all across North America. His stop in Toronto at the Danforth Music…
Windhand – Studio at Waiting Room, Buffalo, NY – October 22nd, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax With one of the best releases of 2015 (Grief’s Infernal Flower, Relapse Records), Windhand set out on the road last week to support the album, taking Danava and Monolord along for the ride as their support. This evening’s show at the very intimate setting of the upper studio at…
ZZ Ward interview – The Opera House, Toronto – September 22nd, 2015
ZZ Ward interview The Opera House, Toronto – September 22nd, 2015 Interview by Mike Bax http://www.zzward.com http://www.facebook.com/ZZWard twitter.com/ZZWard
Interview with Laura Pleasants of Kylesa – September 17th, 2015
By Mike Bax Savannah riff-masters Kylesa are days away from releasing their most ambitious album of original material to date. All of the ten songs on Exhausting Fire crackle with that signature energy that is present on all of your favourite Kylesa songs from their past albums. I consider Static Tensions and Spiral Shadow the…
ZZ Ward, The Opera House, Toronto – September 22nd, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax ZZ Ward (ZZ being short for Zsuzsanna) performed this past Tuesday in Toronto, as the only Canadian date on her current fall tour to hype her upcoming album, This Means War (early 2016). As part of the show she delivered tracks from the advance released EP, Love And War…
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