Words and Photos By Darryll Magboo The Velvet Underground was buzzing with anticipation on April 22 as L.S. Dunes prepared to take the stage. After killer opening sets from From Indian Lakes and Night Sins, the crowd was fired up…
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DARRYLL MAGBOO Beth Gibbons stepped onto the foggy, dimly lit stage at Massey Hall on April 6th to a wave of gracious applause—a fitting welcome for a legend long absent from the stage. Performing in…
THE Ultimate Rock Band from Canada Celebrates a Half-Century Rush was the first band I truly became a fan of. For music lovers who never crossed over into deep fan territory, let me explain what that feels like. When a…
Words and photos by Nicholas Vallee-Tourangeau. Neal Francis played The Axis Club on March 22 and showed exactly why he is considered one of the greatest live performances in the modern era of rock. Playing in front of a sold-out…
Indie rock’s premier songwriter hits the road in support of his 6th studio album. Josh Tillman seems past his hilarious trolling days where anyone and anything, himself included, was a target. Cracking the indie singer/songwriting mold with Fear Fun in…
Early 2000s singer/songwriter shows how he’s every bit the vital artist 25 years later My personal connection with David Gray’s music occurred during the explosion of White Ladder in 2001. Chockful of hits like Please Forgive Me, Babylon, Sail Away, This…
The biggest tour of the decade (so far) rolls up closer to its end in Toronto. Announced back in June of 2023, for Taylor Swift fans, the long wait ended with the first of six shows kicking off on November…
Words and Photos by Joyce Jiang Been Stellar supported Fontaines D.C. as the opener for their Romance tour during North American shows this fall. The NYC quintet delivered an electrifying performance that left the crowd roaring on Friday, October 11,…
Back in the dark days of 2021, I wrote a lot more about fitness, nutrition, physical and mental health. Although that was three years ago, this journey never stopped. While I’ve diverged off the path at times, I always seem…
Connecticut quartet releases their sophomore album showing a different side Music generated from the jam band scene has an uphill battle breaking through to the mainstream. The progenitors of the scene, the Grateful Dead, didn’t pursue chart success and didn’t…