Steel Panther w Diemonds – Maxwells, Waterloo July 12th, 2016

Review and Photos by Mike Bax “G-O-L-D D-I-G-G-I-N-G W-H-O-R (awkward pause) E” Sung by EVERYONE in the room at Maxwell’s Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia brought their signature brand of Los Angeles glam metal to Waterloo last night for a sold-out performance of epic sing-along proportions. Waterloo was the first show to…

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Interview with Priya Panda of Diemonds – July 5th, 2016

By Mike Bax Lead Image photo by Nikki Ormerod There’s a few bands in Toronto that I consider to be a must-see good time, and I consider Diemonds one of them. A five-piece band almost a decade into their career, I got turned onto the band when they opened a Steel Panther show in Toronto four…

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Hollywood Vampires – Casino Rama, Orillia – July 8th, 2016

Review and photos by Mike Bax “This is why we don’t own nice things.” Alice Cooper to the crowd after Joe Perry shattered his guitar over one of the speakers at the front of the stage to end off ‘My Generation’. Named after Cooper’s 1970s musicians drinking club The Hollywood Vampires, Frontman Alice Cooper along…

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The Balconies – Mod Club Theatre, Toronto – July 5th, 2016

Review and photos by Mike Bax One of my favourite things about living close to Toronto is the easy exposure to a plethora of brilliant musicianship that seems to bleed out of the city’s every nook and cranny. Take The Balconies for instance – a totally energetic and lightning-charged local band that deliver the goods…

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Nothing w Wrong – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – June 7th, 2016

Review and Photos by Mike Bax Bring the noise! Last night, twenty bucks got you four bands bringing an assortment of musical stylings and decibel levels spanning four hours of music at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Relapse Records label mates (and road mates, this being their second run of dates together) Nothing and Wrong are…

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