Articles by Ian Gormely

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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...

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  Robocop

  José Padilha

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2014

  There's a reason the people of Detroit so overwhelmingly approve of the idea of erecting a Robocop statue in their downtown. The original 1...

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  Speedy Ortiz

  Real Hair

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  Speedy Ortiz's debut arrived last year amidst a clutch of records trying to recapture the '90s slacker indie spirit. It was a prescient, th...

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  Cheatahs

  Cheatahs

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2014

  Resurgent interest in noisy, distortion-laden guitar music has yielded a lot of great records that pay homage to past triumphs rather than...

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  Thumpers

  Galore

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2014

  Thumpers' first few tracks suggested a band on the cusp of something big, brash and most importantly, fun. Having Sub Pop sign off on the L...