Review and photos by Mike Bax Praise the music gods for routing this tour through Kitchener! I was thinking exactly this thought as I watched two security guards prop themselves against the edge of the Dallas Night Club stage in a reverse push-up position, their legs butted up against the support rails of the security…
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Top Ten Albums of 2015 According to Photojournalist Mike Bax
Top Ten Albums of 2015 By Mike Bax Year by year, I take in a lot of music that spans multiple genres. I tend to be unaffected by hype, despite being bombarded by emails from publicists hyping music. I rely more on the input of my friends, my personal tastes in music, crowd-funding and an…
Deafheaven with envy and Tribulation – The Opera House, Toronto – November 1st, 2015
Review by Trystan Photos by Mike Bax deafheaven.com twitter.com/deafheavenband http://www.facebook.com/deafheaven http://www.sonzairecords.com/ http://www.facebook.com/envyOfficial.jpn http://www.tribulation.se http://www.facebook.com/Tribulationofficial Tour line-ups generally follow one of two formats: a) they’re completely random; often forcing fans of opposing genres to get along, and b) a comprehensive and logical arrangement of bands that compliment the headlining act. With Tribulation and Envy opening for…
Heavy Montréal – Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal – August 7th, 8th and 9th, 2015
Review by Mike Bax Photos by Tim Snow and Eva Blue The seventh presentation of Heavy Montréal once again managed to deliver on many fronts. While the attendance felt a bit less than last year, I think the festival’s expansion to three days as opposed to two and the fact that last year’s headlining draw…
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