Concert Reviews
Santana @ Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON, Canada (Support: The Doobie Brothers)
Ten-time Grammy Award-winning band Santana, formed by Mexican-Americanguitarist and songwriterCarlos Santana, have come back to perform their North Americandates of their Supernatural Now tour, a celebration of the band’s 1999 release,Supernatural, as well as their 50th anniversary of their explosive performance at the original Woodstockfestival in 1969. With the band’s love for blending a multitude of genres, as well as their love for […]
Pedro The Lion @ The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL
Quite a diverse crowd came out to The Ritz Ybor to see mewithoutYou and Pedro The Lion during the middle of their August tour. Hoping to make the most out of these last few weeks of summer, fans old and new packed venue, surprising the legendary acts. Frontman of mewithoutYou, Aaron Weiss, was even quick to comment […]
Wolf Parade @ Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON, Canada (Support: Bad Waitress)
Between Friday, August 16th, 2019 to Sunday, August 18th, 2019, marks the 100th anniversary of the grand opening of Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. This historic music venue, which has welcomed various promoters from Live Nation, Embrace Presents and Collective Concerts is a staple music venue that has showcased a variety of artists from their prime […]
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard @ The Greek Theater – Los Angeles, CA
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard kicked off their tour at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 13th. Going into the show, it was hard to know what to expect. Early in their career, their music was defined by easy to listen to, sun drenched melodies. As their career progressed, they dove further and […]
Beast Coast (Joey Bada$$ and Flatbush Zombies) @ RBC Echo Beach – Toronto, ON, Canada (SUPPORT: The Underachievers and Pro Era)
Beast Coast is a Brooklyn, New York hip hop collective that was formed in 2012 by former rapper of the collective Pro Era, Capital STEEZ, followed by commercially and critically-acclaimed Pro Era rapper Joey Bada$$. The rap group was formed in Brooklyn’s two highly populated African-American neighbourhoods, Bedford-Stuyvesant (also known as Bed-Stuy) and Flatbush. The […]
Tom Walker @ Rough Trade – New York City (Support: Craig Stickland)
A wise man once said “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.” A quote never rang truer than when Craig Stickland and Tom Walker took the stage on August 6th in Rough […]
The Faint @ Newport Music Hall – Columbus, Ohio (Support: Closeness & Ritual Howls)
The Faint played the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, August 4thbacked by two terrific openers. The first, Closeness, is a supergroup of sorts. It includes The Faint’s lead singer (Todd Fink) and Orenda Fink from Azure Ray. The married duo’s brand of dark synth-pop set the tone for the evening. Next was Ritual Howls, a trio […]
Vagrants @ Vinyl Music Hall- Pensacola, FL
After touring as support for Eyes Set To Kill, Vagrants came back to their hometown of Pensacola, FL to perform their own headliner on August 2nd. Vagrants consists of Dylan Knapp (Vocals), Anna Hayes (Drums), and Jose Delrio (Guitar/Vocals). Local hardcore bands Heatseeker, Outlast The End and Rise Up Lights opened for them. Each band […]