Mike Bax

Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – September 15th, 2010

http://www.jessemalin.com | http://www.myspace.com/jessemalin During ‘Wendy’, Malin asked that the song be broken down, and the band stripped out an extended bass/guitar/drum solo allowing Malin to address the audience and let them know they were in for a long night of music. During his stellar live rendition of “Bastards Of Young” (by the Replacements) he asked…

The Airborne Toxic Event – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – September 13th, 2010

An Acoustic Evening with The Airborne Toxic Event & the Calder Quartet – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – September 13th, 2010. For their second set of music, the band played ‘Happiness is Overrated’ and ‘Gasoline’ without the quartet, bringing them back out for the third of their set onwards. The third song of set two…

The Glitch Mob – Mod Club, Toronto – September 10th, 2010

Utilizing a mixture of live drumming, integrated samples, programmed loops and three Lemur Input Devices, The Glitch Mob delivered one of the coolest live electronic performances I have seen in a while. Their Lemurs were aimed towards the audience so we could all watch the band serve up their material as the Lemur’s lit up…

The Melvins live at the Opera House – September 1st, 2010

Since the Melvins have not come to Canada for a decade, their performance was a celebration of their disfigured creations over the last twenty-five years. The band opened with the opening tracks from their latest album “The Bride Screamed Murder” before jumping into fan favourites from albums like 1993’s “Houdini” and 2006’s “(A) Senile Animal”,…

Apocalyptica w Dir En Grey – Sound Academy, Toronto – Aug 23rd, 2010

I keep a running list of about a dozen bands that really SHOULD be seen live, and Apocalyptica are definitely on this list. Watching three Finnish fellows shred on cello’s for 80 minutes is something every music fan should experience at least once. The addition of Mikko Sirén on drums a fews back (Sirén is…

Green Day – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto – August 18th, 2010

http://www.greenday.com | http://www.myspace.com/greenday Most Green Day fans are well aware of the band’s superb stadium presence and command of their live performance. But it’s possible that even the most schooled fan was unprepared for Green Day’s frenetic 3-hour long Toronto appearance last night, packed full of favourite tracks from the band’s catalogue of music and…

Peter Murphy – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – August 10th, 2010

http://www.petermurphy.info | http://www.myspace.com/officialpetermurphyspace Interspersed with his solo material, Murphy and his bandmates played numerous Bauhaus songs (of which ‘Stigmata Martyr’ was my favourite) throughout the ninety-minute set. The first song of the first encore was a wonderful cover of ‘Hurt’ by Nine Inch Nails, performed by just Murphy and his guitarist in a wonderfully quiet…

Boris w Russian Circles – Lee’s Palace August 9th, 2010

http://www.myspace.com/borisdronevil As a remixed version of ‘H.M.A. – Heavy Metal Addict’ played over the speakers before Boris came on stage, I was filled with a mixture of emotions. I was totally stoked that Boris were minutes away from taking the stage, but I have to admit to being a little bummed that a recorded version…

Juliette Lewis – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – August 7th, 2010

http://www.myspace.com/juliettelewis | twitter.com/JulietteLewis This evening’s performance marked my third time seeing Lewis live. I saw her for the first time in Lee’s Palace in 2005, supporting the You’re Speaking My Language album (her second release with The Licks). At that show, I went in as someone curious to see ‘the Hollywood starlet on stage’. I…

Metric – Union Station, Toronto FREE Samsung performance – August 4th, 2010

Metric played a 45 minute free concert on a stage erected in between Union Station and Front Street West last night at shortly after 7:00pm. http://www.ilovemetric.com | www.myspace.com/metric

Mike Bax

Harold Perrineau discusses aspects of his character, Boyd Stevens, on the chilling hit show FROM, finally streaming in Canada on Paramount+

Dianne Wiest discusses aspects of her character Miriam McLusky on the hit show Mayor of Kingstown, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Steve Vai interview: Insights into the man who creates some of the tastiest guitar licks on the planet, plus his latest album ‘Inviolate.’

David Duchovny on ‘Gestureland,’ Upping His Audiobook Game, and Playing Transgender Denise Bryson on ‘Twin Peaks’ [w/ Audio]

SIXX:A.M. video interview – Park Hyatt Toronto – March 3rd, 2016

Interview with Steven Wilson – February 19th, 2016