Articles by Ian Gormely

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

Six years is a long break for one of the world's most beloved and respected hard rock acts. After 2007's Era Vulgaris, Queens of the Stone...

Sonny and the Sunsets

Are the Future

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

Listening to Antenna to the Afterworld, the latest from Sonny & the Sunsets, you'd be hard pressed to guess that a psychic and Blade Runner...

Sonny Smith Brings His '100 Records' Project to a Close

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2013

In between records with Sonny Smith's band the Sunsets, who just released the excellent Antenna to the Afterworld, he has kept up a steady...

The Courtneys

The Courtneys

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2013

Plenty of bands are mining the early '90s alt-rock explosions for sonic ideas, but few make plundering as much fun as the Courtneys. The Va...

The Soft Moon

Garrison, Toronto ON, June 14

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2013

Oakland's the Soft Moon suffered the first of what became recurring technical glitches; as a result the already short set they were allotte...

Odonis Odonis

Garrison, Toronto ON, June 14

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2013

Toronto crew Odonis Odonis shut the stage lights as they began their set, leaving the crowd to stare at three shadowy figures for the durat...

Big Black Delta

Garrison, Toronto ON, June 14

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2013

There's a lot to be said for an infectious personality; it can break down even the most stubborn people. So it goes with Jonathan Bates. Ba...

Merchandise

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 13

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

Merchandise frontman Carson Cox was still celebrating his birthday when the band took to the Horseshoe stage, having started the party the...