“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…
Tag: Collective Concerts
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…
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