Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Cousins

  The Halls of Wickwire

  PUBLISHED May 14, 2014

  Aaron Mangle has always been Cousins' central force. As the project's lone constant, his high-pitched howl formed the nucleus of Cousins' i...

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  Woods

  The Great Hall, Toronto ON, May 9

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

  Woods amassed a sizeable back catalogue in a relatively short amount of time, and the Brooklyn group's live performances are a rare chance...

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  Nothing

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, May 10


  PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

  Given the wide open, triumphant tone of their record, Nothing are certainly a dour-looking group of dudes. The Philadelphia quartet looked...

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  No Age

  Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto ON, May 10

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

  Someone recently asked me to explain the appeal of No Age, and there's really no better place to start than their live shows. Stripped of t...

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  La Sera

  Hour of the Dawn

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  The press release for La Sera's third record frames the album as a break from the past. After two releases focused on Katy Goodman's person...

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  Astral Swans

  Cameron House, Toronto ON, May 8

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  "I'm kinda nervous as fuck," announced Matthew Swann as he took the stage. "Please be gentle." Best known for his role in Calgary's Extra H...

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  AroarA

  Cameron House, Toronto ON, May 8

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  Even on paper, the early performance slot for AroarA seemed incongruous; Andrew Whiteman's rep as an elder statesman of Canadian indie rock...

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  Sandro Perri

  Cameron House, Toronto ON, May 8

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  You never know what you're going to get with a Sandro Perri show. So eclectic is the Toronto musician and producer's output that it really...