Articles by Ian Gormely

Andrew W.K.

Phoenix Theatre, Toronto ON March 27

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2012

When Andrew W.K. first appeared on the scene, it was hard to take him seriously; his party-hard attitude felt like either an ill-advised ma...

Chains of Love

The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

Chains of Love walk the retro line perfectly. Playing a pepped-up take on '60s girl group R&B, the Vancouver sextet have enough of a punk a...

The Inbreds

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

Mike O'Neill and Dave Ullrich have played together sporadically over the 14 years since the Inbreds originally folded. So their reemergence...

Yukon Blonde Let Loose

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

Yukon Blonde's self-titled debut finally brought its members the kind of success they'd craved after years of slogging it out on the Canadi...

The Lytics

The Velvet Underground, Toronto ON March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

The Lytics' annual appearances at CMW are criminally under attended, probably due to their early hour. But that never stops the Winnipeg hi...

PS I Love You

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

PS I Love You's set was short and frill-less, but lacked none of the bombast that drew so many to their debut record. Suffering from the fl...

Cloud Nothings

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 24

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

With few big names on this year's bill, Cloud Nothings were perhaps one of the most-anticipated acts at CMW, and rightly so. Their shift fr...

The Vibrating Beds

Sing the Blues

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

The Vibrating Bed's debut seven-inch, "What You Do to Me," proved that the Winnipeg trio's songwriting chops were already heads and shoulde...