Articles by Ian Gormely

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...

How to Destroy Angels

Welcome Oblivion

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Plenty of artists have constructed bands around themselves in order to fade into the background. Eric Clapton did it with Derek and the Dom...

Thighs

Thighs

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Never let it be said that energy and enthusiasm aren't important elements to a young band's success. Toronto, ON crew Thighs' debut is teem...

Suuns

Images du Futur

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Suuns' debut album was an enjoyable, if somewhat forgettable, slab of pulsing modern rock; it was great while you were listening, but rarel...