Articles by Stephen Carlick

Lowell Talks 'We Loved Her Dearly' and How Pop Can Change the World

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2014

These days, things are going pretty well for Elizabeth Lowell Boland, a.k.a. Lowell. The pop songwriter recently signed with indie heavywei...

Lowell

We Loved Her Dearly

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

Toronto pop singer Lowell kicked 2014 off with the release of I Killed Sara V., a five-song EP that found her exorcising her difficult past...

Buzzcocks

Rock Stage, Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 7

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2014

Other than some slight vocal strains, the Buzzcocks showed very few signs of aging as they blasted through a set composed mostly of tracks...

Death Cab for Cutie

Roots Stage, Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 7

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2014

For the largest crowd yet gathered at the festival's Roots Stage — the throng stretched long past the sound booth — Seattle's D...

Brand New

Roots Stage, Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 6

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

As the sun began to set, Long Island post-hardcore outfit Brand New took the Roots stage, where flower bouquets were draped over the mic st...

The Flaming Lips

Roots Stage, Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 6

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

If you don't know what to expect at a Flaming Lips show, here's an example: Their Riot Fest set began with a tinkling piano ballad as two g...

The Cure

Riot Stage, Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 6

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

The Cure's closing set at Riot Fest's first day started shakily. Robert Smith's voice sounded as good as ever, but the band was mixed so lo...

Jimmy Eat World

Clarity

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2014

Bleed American might be Jimmy Eat World's best-known record, but 1999's Clarity is the one on which the Mesa, AZ band found their sound, an...