Articles by Chris Gee
Julien Baker / Half Waif / Common Holly
Opera House, Toronto ON, October 24
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2017
A few days before the October 27 release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, Turn Out the Lights, Tennessee songwriter Julien Baker...
Cigarettes After Sex
Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, October 11
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2017
With no support act, Cigarettes After Sex came out on stage orderly and wordless, quietly poised to make the night solely their own as they...
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Wild
PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2017
For over a decade, the Rural Alberta Advantage have quietly built themselves one of the most rabid and passionate fan-bases in Canada. Sinc...
Blanck Mass
Drake Underground, Toronto ON, September 12
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2017
As one-half of UK electronic-drone duo Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power is no stranger to exploring the fringes of experimental noise musi...
Phoebe Bridgers
Stranger in the Alps
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2017
The gripping tension between vulnerability and courage on Los Angeles musician Phoebe Bridgers' debut album, Stranger in the Alps, is somet...
The Hotelier / Oso Oso / Remo Drive
Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, September 13
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2017
Worcester, Massachusetts' the Hotelier, leaders in emo's current wave of popularity, stopped by Toronto's Hard Luck Bar for a night of sinc...
Sheer Mag
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, September 2
PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2017
Born out of the Philadelphia DIY punk scene, Sheer Mag have taken to a '70s rock spirit — from their angular retro logo to their big and cr...
Soccer Mommy
Collection
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2017
For the past two years, Sophie Allison has been self-releasing soft-hued bedroom pop through an assortment of EPs and singles under the nam...