Articles by Anthony Damiao
Wire Revisit Past Songs While Looking to the Future on Compilation '10:20'
PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2020
Wire's newest release — their second of 2020, originally intended for Record Store Day but then rescheduled for obvious reasons — is a comp...
Musheen's 'Etat' Shows That Cranking the Volume Is More Important Than Reinventing the Wheel
PUBLISHED May 28, 2020
Etat — probably referring to the French word for "state" — is the newest full-length release from three piece punk/grunge outfit Musheen. T...
Amyl and the Sniffers
Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, July 22
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019
If you don't like Amyl and the Sniffers, chances are you don't like rock'n'roll. Amyl have mercy on your soul. Amyl and the Sniffers are an...
The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler
JFL42, Second City, Toronto ON, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017
Andy Kindler was on fire for the third of five Alternative Shows at JFL42 this week. It was a somewhat smaller crowd than the previous nigh...
The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler
JFL42, Second City, Toronto ON, September 27
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2017
Andy Kindler has been hosting "The Alternative Show" since the mid-'90s, when he launched it at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival, where...
Judah Friedlander
JFL42, Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 26
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2017
Judah Friedlander was a stone cold killer at the Royal Theatre. He resembled Charles Manson in Michael Moore's clothes as he stared out at...
Sara Hennessey
JFL42, Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, September 23
PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2017
Sara Hennessey and opener Andrew Johnston are two of Ontario's most promising young comedians with a lot in common. Both are unabashedly ex...
Janeane Garofalo
JFL42, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, July 22
PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2017
Janeane Garofalo was a capriciously funny figure Friday night at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre. At times she was laid back, whimsical,...
