Articles by Ian Gormely

Dusted

Out of the Woodshed

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

Coming from Brian Borcherdt ― one-half of the founding duo behind Toronto noiseniks Holy Fuck ― Dusted will come as a bit of a...

Twin Shadow

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

A violent clash between masked, bare-chested goons brandishing chains and crowbars and a leather jacket-clad motorcycle crew isn't exactly...

Two Wounded Birds

Two Wounded Birds

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2012

The trouble with hitching your wagon to another band's star is you'll always be compared to said star, often with good reason. Like the Dru...

DZ Deathrays

Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 15

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2012

Aussie duo DZ Deathrays feel a few years too late. Their trashy sound falls in line with the growing number of bands adopting '80s hardcore...

Bass Drum of Death

Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 15

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2012

Finding a middle ground between Jay Reatard's brand of garage rock and JEFF the Brotherhood's liberal usage of early '90s guitar riffs, Mis...

The Men

Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 15

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2012

Given their ever-evolving sound, it was unclear what Brooklyn band the Men would show up with for their Friday night set: the psych-tinged...

Bloodhouse

Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON June 16

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2012

It seems as if most of the people stuck holding Radiohead tickets headed to Yonge-Dundas Square rather than check out some of the fest's lo...

Limblifter

El Mocambo, Toronto ON June 16

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2012

Perhaps the only thing more shocking than the announcement that Vancouver alt-rockers Limblifter were reissuing their 1996 self-titled debu...