Articles by Ian Gormely

Mad Ones

Great Hall, Toronto, ON, March 21

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2013

Taking the stage to a woefully empty hall, Mad Ones played with undeterred determination, delivering a smattering of tracks from their debu...

PS I Love You

Great Hall, Toronto, ON, March 21

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2013

Paul Saulnier isn't one for chitchat; he tends to let his guitar do the talking. He spent most of PS I Love You's short set alternating bet...

Teenage Kicks

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, March 21

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2013

Teenage Kicks' slow rise to headlining status at the Horseshoe was well earned; the band have been leading the charge for back-to-basics ro...

Chvrches

Mod Club, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Coming hot on the heels off of a hotly tipped performance at SXSW, Chvrches' CMW appearance was arguably the must-see gig of the fest. Mult...

Diana

Mod Club, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Despite featuring a who's who of Toronto's young indie scene, Diana have been slowly bubbling under the radar for a while now. But a string...

Wavves' Nathan Williams Talks Record Label Shopping for 'Afraid of Heights,' Eating "Crazy Filet Mignon"

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

When it came time to record the upcoming Afraid of Heights, the follow-up to Wavves' much-lauded third album King of the Beach, Nathan Will...

Brews Willis

Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, ON, March 19

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

Brews Willis hit the stage like a band with nothing to prove. This was, after all, their hometown and they'd just released a brand-spanking...

Parallels

Rivoli, Toronto, ON, March 19

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

Parallels debut, Visionaries, was a fantastic slab of propulsive synth-pop. But like even the most established artists in the mainstream ad...