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…

Baroness – Opera House, Toronto – May 3rd, 2016

Review and Photos by Mike Bax There’s nothing in the world quite like seeing a great band with a great opener. Tonight at the Opera House was definitely one of those nights, as Savannah, Georgia’s Baroness along with New York’s Mutoid Man blew the roof off of the venue at an incredible decibel level. At…

Smashing Pumpkins w Liz Phair – Massey Hall, Toronto – April 12th, 2016

Review and Photos by Mike Bax Smashing Pumpkins is a band that, for me, are two things: 1) an amazing studio band and 2) a disappointing live band. Until last night, that is. The sound and representation of the material presented at Massey Hall this evening sounded superb. Touring In Plainsong as an acoustic-electro evening, Billy…

Attica Riots – The Drake Hotel, Toronto – April 6th, 2016

Photos by Mike Bax These photos were taken at an industry showcase where Attica Riots performed eight songs from their upcoming June debut (on Five Seven Music). A close look at the band members will reveal that Inward Eye’s guitarist and drummer, Kyle Erickson and Anders Erickson respectively, are included in the line-up along with vocalist Bobby…

David Gilmour – Air Canada Centre, Toronto – March 31st, 2016

Review by Mike Bax Photo by Darren Eagles “Are you having a good time here tonight? Please say you are!” An utterly moot question from Mr. David Gilmour during the second lengthy set of songs at the packed Air Canada Center on this evening. EVERYBODY was having a good time! This first night of two…