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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: EARTHLESS/Maggot Heart/Sacri Monti @ Lee’s Palace, October 8, 2019
Earthless psych-rocked the house at a sparsely attended Tuesday night show in Toronto.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: ACID KING/Wizard Rifle/Warish @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY, September 28, 2019
Last weekend, the place to be was south of the border, as Acid King brought their Busse Woods 20th anniversary tour to Buffalo’s Mohawk Place
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BRANT BJORK/Ecstatic Vision/Ian Blurton’s Future Now @ Lee’s Palace, September 25, 2019
Brant Bjork used to be a summertime staple in Toronto. Back when NXNE took over every live music venue in town, he would play here once a year…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: PAGAN ALTAR/Blood Ceremony/Cauchemar/Smoulder @ Lee’s Palace, August 24, 2019
I’d been looking forward to this gig as soon as it was announced. Underground doom metal legends Pagan Altar — on a Saturday, no less — supported by three of the biggest names in Canadian doom.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: TRUCKFIGHTERS/Sierra/Familiars @ Lee’s Palace
You knew this one was gonna be special. Ending a two-year hiatus, Truckfighters announced that their 2019 tour would feature their seminal debut Gravity X, played in its entirety…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: NEUROSIS/Bell Witch/DeafKids @ The Opera House, August 15, 2019
It was not so long ago that a Neurosis concert in Toronto was a rare occasion — but lately, they’ve become much more frequent. In fact, I can now say that I’ve seen ’em four times in the last six years…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTGRAPHY HOUR: Khemmis/Cloak @ Velvet Underground, July 24, 2019
This was Khemmis’ first headlining Toronto appearance — and my first time seeing them live.
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Metal You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – Summer 2019
Summertime madness is here and it’s a hot one in Toronto. As usual, despite all efforts to the contrary we are a city spoiled for choice in the realm of genre-defying, innovative and unusual sounds. From mind-bending doom and experimental treats to highly danceable synthpop, there’s no shortage of flavours being served up in July…
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ORANSSI PAZUZU announce first NA Tour
In this week’s edition of “news to make rabid fans scream with delight”, Finnish psychedelic cosmonauts ORANSSI PAZUZU have announced their first ever North American tour. Kicking off August 14th in Los Angeles, they’ll be joined by INSECT ARK for another 10 dates, including stops in Toronto (!), Montreal, and New York City. Full list…
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MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 PHOTOS: Sunday, June 23
While Conan unleashed the biggest mosh pit of the entire festival, and Toke might have been one of the top five bands I’ve seen throughout the weekend, many could feel the sense of finality and dread of returning to reality on Monday.