Articles by Ian Gormely
Viet Cong
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
However you frame them — former members of Women, previous Chad VanGaalen collaborators, one-time members of a Sabbath cover band ...
Speedy Ortiz
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
On their records, Northampton, MA crew Speedy Ortiz present themselves as heirs to the '90s indie slacker throne. But live, the band's musi...
Swearin'
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
Swearin's rise was quick and deserved. After cutting her teeth in PS Eliot with her sister Katie, Allison Crutchfield wasted no time hammer...
Perfect Pussy
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
It's rare to see a band play a handful of songs, freak out, trash their gear, subject their audience to ten minutes of noise and spoken wor...
How to Dress Well
"What Is This Heart?"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014
Tom Krell spent the first four years of his career as How to Dress Well as an outlier, hiding in the shadows, only occasionally poking his...
Fuck Buttons
Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014
With a name like Fuck Buttons, few expect lilting acoustic folk. But even the Bristol duo's adventurous albums can't prepare the uninitiate...
HSY
Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014
Like their peers Odonis Odonis and Soupcans, local quartet HSY play a brand of stripped-down sludgy rock that brings to mind the heroes of...
White Lung
Deep Fantasy
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2014
White Lung emerged from Vancouver's DIY underground fully formed. Fierce, abrasive, but with an inherent tunefulness, each of their records...
