One day in February, whilst randomly looking up bands that are playing in Toronto on last.fm, Mink notices that The Ataris are coming to town. The Ataris! Yes! A decade or so ago, they looked like this: When I think of this band, I think of one catchy cover song, “Boys of Summer,” from 2003: […]
Read more "Up Close and Personal with The Ataris"A-Trak is a supremely talented DJ from Montreal who has gained a large and enthusiastic following over the past few years. He is notorious for winning the 1997 DMC World DJ Championship at age 15 – which is crazy – and he has only become more badass in the intervening decade and a half. So, […]
Read more "Pour Some Duck Sauce on Me"It’s been a bit of a crazy week! My body’s already protesting the lack of sleep, but I just keep promising myself that things will cool down a bit once the weather prompts me to turn into a hibernating bear with that extra fur coat (also known as my delicious duvet in my deliciously large […]
Read more "People, Places, Things (and Beer)"Disclaimer: I think I have mentioned this before, but I am terrible at writing about music. Also, my inherent biases that arose from meeting the band and really liking them all make this review far from objective, but I own that bias completely. Last night I went to see This Ship play at The Legendary […]
Read more "Friendship Set Sail!"The smells of fall are in the air: a crisp breeze with the occasional hint of burning leaves; fresh soil after rain; a warm pumpkin chai latte; that particular adolescent swirl of hormones, stale beer, and nervous enthusiasm for one’s first year of university. That last one might seem a bit off-putting to some, but […]
Read more "First Clash Bash: Rockin’ Out with Joel Plaskett and Pat LePoidevin"Last night Mink, Lauren and I travelled to the small Austrian town called Wiesen to see Arcade Fire in concert. I’ve been waiting to see this band for a long time, and they were everything I expected they would be — magical, adorable, crazy talented. They’re based in Montreal, Canada, and according to a friend […]
Read more "Arcade Fire Sets Austria on Fire"
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