Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Del Bel

  Polish Combatant's Hall, Toronto ON, February 14

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2015

  Sometimes throwing a cover into your set is a fun way for a band to acknowledge its influences. But when it backfires, a cover can really e...

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  The Acorn

  Polish Combatant's Hall, Toronto ON, February 14

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2015

  It's a ballsy move for a band to play a high profile reunion gig and stack the set with brand new material. But then, Rolf Klausener has al...

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  Lowell

  Polish Combatant's Hall, Toronto ON, February 14

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2015

  It's a testament to Elizabeth Lowell Boland's winning personality that her headlining set didn't go completely off the rails.   After emerg...

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  controller.controller

  Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2015

  Headlining the "Past" night of Wavelength's "Past, Present and Future"-themed 15th anniversary were long-lost TO band controller.controller...

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  Art Bergmann

  Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2015

  Easily the odd man out on the Wavelength bill, long-running Canadian musician Art Bergmann never played the weekly showcase. But it's a goo...

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  Jupiter Ascending

  Andy and Lana Wachowski

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2015

  The Wachowskis have slowly turned into their generation's George Lucas. Talented visual stylists who packed a lot of ideas into their signa...

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  Gay Nineties

  Liberal Guilt EP

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2015

  Proving once again just how small Canada's music scenes are, Gay Nineties are the latest spin-off from Mounties, itself a super group of Ca...

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  Pond

  Man It Feels like Space Again

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015

  There couldn't be a more apt title for Pond's latest, Man it Feels Like Space Again. Reportedly uttered by guitarist Joseph Ryan while high...