Articles by Ian Gormely

The Dreamhouse

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2013

"We knocked down everything," says Alex Bonenfant, recalling that first cold February day that he and business partners Adrien Gough and He...

Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.

Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON, March 8

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2013

Like too many of their mid-'90s emo peers, Texas Is the Reason split before they could reap the benefits engendered by their sole album, Do...

Bad Religion

Empire State of Mind

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Few bands have weathered as many storms as Bad Religion have: break-ups, drug addiction, a failed stint on a major label and the defection...

How to Destroy Angels

Welcome Oblivion

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Plenty of artists have constructed bands around themselves in order to fade into the background. Eric Clapton did it with Derek and the Dom...

Thighs

Thighs

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Never let it be said that energy and enthusiasm aren't important elements to a young band's success. Toronto, ON crew Thighs' debut is teem...

Suuns

Images du Futur

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Suuns' debut album was an enjoyable, if somewhat forgettable, slab of pulsing modern rock; it was great while you were listening, but rarel...

Eamon McGrath

Dakota Tavern, Toronto, ON, March 2

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2013

Never let it be said that Eamon McGrath is one to rest on his laurels. Less than a year after releasing the ambitious Young Canadians, the...

Eels

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, February 25

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2013

Like the best idiosyncratic songwriters, Mark Oliver Everett has spent his career flying under the radar with occasional blips of mainstrea...