Articles by Ian Gormely

White Lung

WayAway Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 22

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2016

White Lung are a band who bring to mind neither daylight, nor the outdoors, a fact perfectly illustrated by the group's attire for their la...

AlunaGeorge

WayBold Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 22

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2016

Despite a three-year gap since releasing their debut Body Music, a packed tent made it immediately clear that AlunaGeorge's stock has only...

Hot Hot Heat

Hot Hot Heat

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

Hot Hot Heat began their career defining what they weren't — namely, a guitar-based band. Over the ensuing years, the limits the Vancouver-...

No Flash Please!: Underground Music in Toronto 1987-92

By Derek von Essen and Phil Saunders

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

No Flash Please! chronicles an important half-decade in Canadian music and underground music in general. This is the buildup to "the year p...

Hot Hot Heat Talk Their Final Goodbye and Lasting Legacy

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2016

Hot Hot Heat should be well into the reunion phase of their career. Instead, though, the Vancouver quartet emerged from hibernation to anno...

Modern Baseball / Joyce Manor

The Opera House, Toronto ON, June 19

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2016

Modern Baseball's latest, Holy Ghost, showcased the dichotomy at the heart of the Philly band's songwriting. On one side is Jake Ewald's lo...

​Pkew Pkew Pkew on How They Just Wanted to Do Something Different on Album No. 2

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2016

Alcohol looms large in the legend of Pkew Pkew Pkew.   "When we started it, the band was an excuse to do something productive while we were...

Pkew Pkew Pkew

Pkew Pkew Pkew

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2016

When the band's name is a child's onomatopoeia for gunfire, it's a safe bet that their music won't be winning any awards for artful wordpla...