Articles by Scott Tavener

Oh Susanna, Daniel Romano & Kayla Howran

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Communism should seem oddly incongruent in a cowboy hat — albeit a figurative one — but the all-in approach worked well for Oh...

Leif Vollebekk

Rivoli, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Talking loudly during a relatively quiet show is a form of oppression that, eventually, demands revolution. Beginning solo, Montreal singer...

Django Django

Opera House, Toronto, ON, March 12

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2013

Certain great things gain inestimable value when paired with other great things. For instance: wine with steak, Jamaican beef patties with...

Patti Smith

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON, March 9

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2013

Stick around long enough and you inevitably amass your fair share of ghosts. Patti Smith has more than most. The singer/writer/photographer...

Ra Ra Riot

Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON, March 6

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2013

James Murphy heard that your band sold your guitars and bought turntables and, subsequently, sold your turntables and bought guitars. In a...

Passion Pit

Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, February 16

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2013

Pairing shimmery synths and big, relentlessly sticky hooks with emotional torment, Passion Pit have an atypical approach. Danceable yet oft...

Tegan and Sara

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2013

For a record that kicks off with a song called "Closer," Tegan and Sara's seventh effort has a fair amount of distance. Throughout, the Cal...

The Maccabees

Mod Club, Toronto, ON, February 11

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2013

Remember when Radiohead were little more than a grunge outfit (see Pablo Honey)? Well, times have changed. Similarly — though the compariso...