“The Bobby Lees play a raucous style of heavy rock, filled with moxie and in-your-face urgency that can only be described as a catalyst for an aggressive show. Nick Casa’s incredible riffs dominated the small venue. It never got out of control, but given The Monarch’s 120-person capacity, the evening felt like a cherry bomb…
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Puscifer Showcases Existential Reckoning to a Captivated Crowd at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto [Photos]
With Existential Reckoning, Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer project has transcended from a quirky side project into a musical tour-de-force. The current Puscifer line-up consists of Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Carina Round, Greg Edwards, and Gunnar Olsen – five incredible musicians firing on all cylinders with this latest album and tour. The musical backbone delivered by Greg…
VOLA Brings a Big Show to a Small Room, Selling Out the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto [Photos]
Danish-Swedish quartet VOLA made their first tour across the pond on the strength of their most recent album, Witness. Playing to a sold-out crowd (many of whom sang along to every song), VOLA delivered an up-close-and-personal example of what it’s like to see a stadium-worthy band in a small room. Full coverage on V13 Media
Iron Maiden – Air Canada Centre, Toronto – April 3rd, 2016
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Everybody has a favourite band – that one group that meant something very special to you as a teenager. That one group that could do no wrong. That one group that opened your eyes to what a live concert could (and should) be. While I can cite numerous bands…
Stella Vander – Magma Interview – March 25th, 2016
Interview by Mike Bax Stella Vander begins our interview by apologizing for delaying it. Hoping to score some Wuhan Cymbals while in Chicago, Christian Vander (Stella’s husband) wound up in a Chicago music store a bit later than he wanted to on Good Friday, and had to juggle a bit of press interviews around. Stella…
Pete Yorn – Opera House, Toronto – March 22nd, 2016
Review and Photos by Mike Bax “You know you’re the best thing ever” I can still remember the first time I heard Musicforthemorningafter (Pete Yorn’s 2001 debut), played in snippets over a friend’s car stereo as we drove to a concert together. The songs on that album sounding so incredibly RIGHT in every sense of…
Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season – Blu-ray Review
By Mike Bax HBO Home Entertainment “Eloquent men are right every bit as often as imbeciles.” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) There is a cartoon that lives online that depicts Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin smiling menacingly as he squashes the characters of his wonderful series, one by one like insects. Five seasons into…
Sylvia Tosun video interview – Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016
Sylvia Tosun interview A State Of Trance 750 Enercare Center, Toronto – January 10th, 2016 Interview by Mike Bax http://www.sylviatosun.com twitter.com/sylviatosun http://www.facebook.com/SylviaTosun http://www.andrewrayel.com twitter.com/Andrew_Rayel http://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Rayel http://www.astateoftrance.com/ http://www.facebook.com/astateoftrance twitter.com/asot
Coheed And Cambria – Sound Academy, Toronto – Wednesday May 19th, 2010
As if seeing Ozzy earlier in the afternoon wasn’t enough – I wound up whipping over to Sound Academy for press with Coheed And Cambria the same afternoon. Alex Young fielded an interview with Travis and Chris at around 5:00pm, and I walked about taking a few candid photos while he chatted them up. Afterwards,…
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