Tag: heavy rock

Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires – Dereconstructed

There’s an awesome sense of power and familiarity about Dereconstructed, and that’s only the first appealing thing about Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires‘ sophomore album (first for Sub Pop). It’s impossible to hear this album and not be reminded of the original stable of signings to Fat Possum; they were old blues players…

June 12, 2014
Windsor Rock City band pulls a KISS, recording break-through(?) live album tonite…

Like I said, there have been countless live albums recorded since ’75–but they’ve been mainly used as a means to squeeze more money out of a loyal fanbase when a certain band doesn’t have enough material to make it back into the studio. Rarely have we seen another band use a live recording to launch…

June 30, 2012
Man, Electric Magma’s still got it, man…

Last nite was the first time I’d been to the Bovine Sex Club in nearly 10 months. I can’t say I really missed the place, but I do miss some of the bands I used to see there regularly from 2006 to 2008. Though it was never really known as the home for Toronto’s heavy…

June 2, 2012
Finally, a way to combine football and heavy rock without a single note of “Don’t Stop Believing!”

As a die-hard sports fan, I’m often disappointed by the musical selection at sporting events. For every time that a stadium DJ might play “Run to the Hills” or “Hit the Lights,” there are at least a couple hundred renditions of “Don’t Stop Believing,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” “Blitzkrieg Bop” and whatever Nickelback’s latest…

April 7, 2012
Well, it ain’t the El Mocambo, but it’s the next door thing…

Fortunately, it seems that quite a few bands that used to play that Bloor Street dive have moved on to the 460 now. A much better location, if you ask me–College and Spadina, literally right next to the El Mocambo. Mind you, there’s really no comparison between the ElMo and this hole in the wall,…

January 14, 2012
The nite that Tee Pee came to town

Great gig at the Silver Dollar Room last nite, featuring Tee Pee recording artists Naam, ELKS and Toronto’s own Quest For Fire. It’s not every day that Toronto sees a heavy psych triple bill of this magnitude.

September 24, 2011
Iron Claw – A Different Game

This is a solid, dynamic, vintage rock ‘n roll record, 13 tracks spanning 57 minutes yet hardly a dull moment to be found.

July 29, 2011