Articles by Ian Gormely

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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...

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  Looking for Johnny: The Legend of Johnny Thunders

  Danny Garcia

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  The New York Dolls are accepted as one of punk's opening shots, the bridge between classic rock'n'roll pretence and the anarchic, snot-nose...

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  Brody Dalle

  HMV Underground, Toronto ON, May 7

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2014

  There are few artists less associated with acoustic guitars than Brody Dalle. She's best known for her raspy wail, which was backed by slic...

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  The Dirty Nil

  Tattoo, Toronto ON, May 6

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2014

  Back in 2012, the Dirty Nil played an early, booze-soaked CMW set to a smattering of friends and admirers. Two years and a slew of short-fo...

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  Tim & Mike Kinsella

  You Can't Miss What You Forget

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

  Even in the relatively open-minded world of indie rock, it's rare to find artists as willing to follow their respective artistic muses as T...