Articles by Ian Gormely

Descendents

Hypercaffium Spazzinate

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2016

Twelve years is a long gap between albums for any band, let alone one made up of middle-aged punks. But on their latest, long-in-the works...

Descendents Update the "Whole 'I Like Food' Thing" with 'Hypercaffium Spazzinate'

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2016

With the possible exception of "Weird Al" Yankovic, no artist uses food for musical inspiration as often or as effectively as OG California...

HAIM

WayHome Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 24

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2016

With three years passed since HAIM released their debut, and not a scrap of new music to whet appetites, many may have wondered if Alana, D...

Black Mountain

WayAway Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 24

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2016

From the opening, pulsing synth line of "Mothers of the Sun," Black Mountain made one thing clear: even if they were playing an afternoon s...

Allie X

WayAway Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 24

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2016

To some, the most underrated pop record of 2015 wasn't Carly Rae Jepsen's; rather, it was an under-the-radar EP released by Toronto-via-Los...

Third Eye Blind

WayHome Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 23

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2016

What do Third Eye Blind have to offer in 2016? Besides inadvertently injecting themselves into the current presidential race, the band saw...

M83

WayHome Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 23

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2016

There's an epic quality to M83 that naturally lends itself to a big festival crowd, a fact Anthony Gonzalez clearly recognizes. The group's...

Arcade Fire

WayHome Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 23

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2016

Arcade Fire have existed in a semi-dormant state of late, adding to the anticipation of their Saturday night headlining slot.  Walking out...