Articles by Ian Gormely

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  The Men

  Tomorrow's Hits

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

  Why the Men to abandoned noisy, hardcore punk and turned themselves into Crazy Horse remains one of the great musical mysteries, but on the...

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  Touché Amoré / Mewithoutyou / Seahaven

  Mod Club, Toronto ON, February 24

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2014

  Never let it be said that punk bands — even indie, DIY ones — don't understand their brand. For their tour in support of last year's excell...

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  Solids

  Blame Confusion

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

  Singer-guitarist Xavier Germain Poitras and drummer Louis Guillemette like their rock loud, fast and fuzzy, or at least that's the impressi...

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  Cousins / Greys / The Wet Secrets / Lido Pimienta

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, February 16

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2014

  For the final night of the festival, Wavelength returned to its spiritual home at the Garrison, where the weekly concert series had its fin...

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  Colin Stetson / U.S. Girls / Biblical / Petra Glynt

  Polish Combatants Hall, Toronto ON, February 15

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2014

  Wavelength Festival's third night offered some of the most stylistically divergent acts. Consequently, it was perhaps the least all-around...

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  DIANA / Odonis Odonis / Weaves

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, February 14

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2014

  Marnie Stern broke a lot of hearts this Valentine's Day when she cancelled her headlining Wavelength slot (her flight was one of thousands...

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  Phèdre / TOPS / Zoo Owl / Alden Penner

  The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto ON, February 13

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

  "We're all in this together." Alden Penner was referring to the impromptu sound check he and his band performed onstage to kick off their...

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  Enough with the Box Sets

  Serving Up the Same Platter, While Others Get Ignored

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2014

  Every year, record labels scour their vaults looking for new ways to repackage old material. And every year, the record buying public let's...