Articles by Ian Gormely

Chvrches

Mod Club, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Coming hot on the heels off of a hotly tipped performance at SXSW, Chvrches' CMW appearance was arguably the must-see gig of the fest. Mult...

Diana

Mod Club, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Despite featuring a who's who of Toronto's young indie scene, Diana have been slowly bubbling under the radar for a while now. But a string...

Wavves' Nathan Williams Talks Record Label Shopping for 'Afraid of Heights,' Eating "Crazy Filet Mignon"

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

When it came time to record the upcoming Afraid of Heights, the follow-up to Wavves' much-lauded third album King of the Beach, Nathan Will...

Brews Willis

Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, ON, March 19

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

Brews Willis hit the stage like a band with nothing to prove. This was, after all, their hometown and they'd just released a brand-spanking...

Parallels

Rivoli, Toronto, ON, March 19

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

Parallels debut, Visionaries, was a fantastic slab of propulsive synth-pop. But like even the most established artists in the mainstream ad...

The Dreamhouse

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2013

"We knocked down everything," says Alex Bonenfant, recalling that first cold February day that he and business partners Adrien Gough and He...

Texas Is the Reason / Into It. Over It.

Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON, March 8

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2013

Like too many of their mid-'90s emo peers, Texas Is the Reason split before they could reap the benefits engendered by their sole album, Do...

Bad Religion

Empire State of Mind

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Few bands have weathered as many storms as Bad Religion have: break-ups, drug addiction, a failed stint on a major label and the defection...