(The 11pm Show) Review by Mike Bax Photos by Cindy Ord / NPG Records “I have to warn you Toronto, I’ve been known to break a few curfews!” Think of the best concert you’ve ever seen, be it for the musical prowess of a bandmember(s), sheer musical chemistry and overall live stage presence. Put that…
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Faith No More – Canadian Music Week – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto – May 9th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax After a tight but under-appreciated opening performance by LA-based band Le Butcherettes (by way of Mexico), The Toronto Sony Centre stage was cleared and then adorned with numerous rectangular planters filled with fresh flowers. Then Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin, Mike Patton and Jon Hudson took the stage…
The Iron Maidens – The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – April 30th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax The Iron Maidens: Five Los Angeles based women with big enough balls to take on a 14-year career emulating the almighty Iron Maiden. And, they do it in such fashion that they have garnered world-wide recognition as the finest Iron Maiden tribute band on the planet. Tonight was my…
Testament, Exodus w Shattered Sun – The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – April 15th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Practice What You Preach, arguably Testament’s most revered album by fans proved to be an apt theme for this performance. All three bands on this bill brought their A-game to the table, and delivered an amazing evening of music, warts and all. Shattered Sun went on stage early at…
Electric Wizard – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – April 5th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax (All iPhone 5S photos) While everyone in Toronto lost their minds over the über-hard-to-access Mumford And Sons concert at Lee’s Palace on Friday night, the REAL music heads were celebrating their Easter Sunday wedged into the very same venue for ANOTHER über-hard-to-get-into concert by UK doomsmith’s Electric Wizard. This…
Lieutenant w Yukon Blonde – Mod Club Theatre, Toronto April 1st, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax On this April 1st, it was no joke people filled the Mod Club Theatre early to see Canadian five-piece Yukon Blonde opening for Nate Mendel’s solo project Lieutenant. I swear I bumped into more musicians in the crowd walking towards the stage (Sheepdogs and Tokyo Police Club, I’m talking…
Torche w Nothing & Wrong – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – March 21st, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax An evening where wrong was so right, nothing was really something, and Torche blew the roof of the venue. For only twenty bucks. Saturday night was already promising to be something special with Relapse Records’ bands Torche and Nothing performing together. Even with their own signature sounds, there can…
ZZ Top – Casino Rama, Orillia – March 19th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax “Same three guys. Same three chords.” With over 40 years of recordings and touring behind them, Billy Gibbons (guitar) Dusty Hill (bass guitar) and Frank Beard (drums), the three long-time members of ZZ Top can easily pack a room with screaming fans. The three-piece band, with 15 albums of…
Mastodon – Métropolis, Montreal – October 29th, 2014
Review and Photos by Mike Bax You could call this tour a victory lap, seeing as Mastodon went on the road in North America with Gojira and Kvelertak earlier this year. I’m betting that many of the attendees this evening were repeat offenders (like myself) getting back in on a good thing. Tonight, much like…
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