Live Music: FME 2017, Rouyn-Noranda, QC
Day 1
It’s immediately clear FME is going to be a different kind of festival than we're used to. The first steps into the grounds are met with the sight of a g... More...
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Stephen McGill
Festival Preview: FME 2017
This year marks the 15th annual “Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue” (FME from here on in). Notable for its remote location in Rouyn-Noranda... More...
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Live Music: Neurosis & Converge at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
Oakland, California's mighty Neurosis, on a co-headlining tour with Massachusetts hardcore heroes Converge, descended upon Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on Wednesday night. While both bands operate at thoroughly different speeds, they each brought ou... More...
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Live Music: Thurston Moore Group at The Great Hall, Toronto.
Thurston Moore, most notably of legendary noise punks Sonic Youth, brought his new project the Thurston Moore Group to Toronto's Great Hall on Monday night. The... More...
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Live Music: Jeff Rosenstock at the Hard Luck Bar, Toronto
Long Island punk rock hero Jeff Rosenstock came to Toronto's Hard Luck Bar on Tuesday night for a packed to the rafters sold out show. Touring off the back of l... More...
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Live Music: Reverend Horton Heat at Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Dallas psychobilly outfit Reverend Horton Heat brought their stellar live show to Toronto's Lee's Palace on Thursday night. The first of a two-night stand, the band rattled through a career-spanning set including several covers. Jim Heath, the eponym... More...
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Live Music: Lucero at The Opera House, Toronto
Memphis country-punk outfit Lucero came to Toronto's The Opera House last night in support of their 2015 record All A Man Should Do.After several tours with... More...
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Live Music: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes at the Hard Luck Bar, Toronto.
British punk legend Frank Carter, backed by his new touring band The Rattlesnakes, came through Toronto's Hard Luck Bar on Wednesday night. Playing Toronto for ... More...
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Live Music: The Black Lips at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
Atlanta garage punk provocateurs The Black Lips came to Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on Wednesday night for the first of two shows at the legendary venue. The band, touring in support of their newest record Satan's Graffiti or God’s Art? nonetheless dr... More...
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Live Music: Screaming Females at The Garrison, Toronto
New Jersey's Screaming Females brought their riff-heavy show to Toronto's The Garrison on Tuesday night. Fronted by real life guitar hero Marissa Paternoster an... More...
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Live Music: Sondre Lerche at The Garrison, Toronto
Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, on the cusp of being an out-and-out pop star, has become preoccupied with Pleasure (both the title of his new record ... More...
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Live Music: The Wedding Present at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
British indie rock group The Wedding Present came to Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on Wednesday night in support of their new record Going, Going... The setlist drew mostly from their new record, with a selection of tracks from their other records s... More...
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Live Music: Zoobombs at The Silver Dollar, Toronto
Mighty Japanese rock band Zoobombs brought their wild, live show to Toronto on Tuesday night.Playing at the Silver Dollar, venue singer Don Matsuo tearfully... More...
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Live Music: Diet Cig at The Drake Hotel, Toronto
Upstate New York duo Diet Cig came to Toronto's Drake Hotel on a stormy Tuesday night in support of their newly released album, Swear I'm Good At This. Made... More...
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Live Music: The Acorn at The Drake Hotel, Toronto
Toronto was given a special treat on Saturday night with a special performance by The Acorn in which they played their 2007 record Glory Hope Mountain in full to celebrate its recent reissue.Principal songwriter Rolf Klausener, fronting an almost... More...
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Live Music: Biffy Clyro at The Phoenix, Toronto
Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro brought their massive live show to Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on Saturday night. The band plotted a somewhat rare North Am... More...
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Live Music: Lisa LeBlanc at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto.
Acadian "folk trash" songstress Lisa LeBlanc brought her Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? tour to Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday night. Every time Le... More...
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Live Music: Kate Tempest at The Mod Club, Toronto
Poet and spoken-word performer Kate Tempest came to Toronto's Mod Club Theatre on Wednesday night. In support of last year's spectacular Let Them Eat Chaos, Tempest began the night in earnest, thanking the crowd for attending and encouraging everyone... More...
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Live Music: Chicano Batman at The Velvet Underground, Toronto
Psychedelic Los Angeles band Chicano Batman brought their tour in support of their newest record "Freedom is Free" to Toronto's Velvet Underground last night.
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Live Music: Against Me! at The Music Hall, Oshawa
Noted Gainesville punk band Against Me! came to The Music Hall in Oshawa on an off-date from their tour with Green Day.It's been 20 years since frontwoman L... More...
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Stephen McGill
Stephen McGill has probably seen that band, over 10 years as a live music photographer and over thousands of shows he's made a habit of trying to find the new and exciting, the confrontational and the interesting.