From The Archive
It was unseasonably warm as I walked to the Hawthorne Theater, and while this produced a surreal enjoyment outside, it created a sweltering sauna inside. And this being only 80° and mid spring; I can only imagine what it will be like [...]
In the game room of a bar in north Jersey, I watched as three people casually discussed the merits of astrology on a couch in the corner, four friends exchanged playful barbs and wagers as they undertook an epic game [...]
Well, the summer concert touring season is starting to pick up in the Pacific North West, and things are grand. Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the sold out Alt-J show at Portland mainstay, the Roseland Theater. This venue [...]
Not long ago, I wrote a review of the latest album from England’s premier rockers, The 2nd Law. I stressed that Muse has entered troubling terrain, fully embracing electronic elements from genres such as dubstep on songs like ‘Unsustainable’ and [...]
I was more than a tad excited when I saw that Phoenix was not only coming through Portland, but that they would be playing a relatively small venue, the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. It’s a venue I have always wanted to visit, [...]
It was a cold and rainy night in Portland… It was a typical night in Portland, as staff writer Gally and I scarfed down some slices of pizza at Sizzle Pie before walking up to the Doug Fir Lounge on [...]
This may not be the most prudent way to begin a show review, as it reveals a great deal of bias, but I absolutely love Circa Survive. I really do. There are few bands on the planet that have the [...]
You know what’s better than a live show? A live show with friends. And so it came to pass that on January 25th, Daniel and I teamed up to see Gates at the 751 Lounge in Toronto, Ontario. Chris [...]
On December 30th, ten thousand people gathered at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. We came together to say goodbye to some of the dearest friends we have ever had: Alexisonfire. They were Southern Ontario’s golden boys, and they had [...]
I’ve known Orion personally for a long time. He used to play bass in my old punk band over a decade ago, he was the singer and guitarist for Tooth & Nail band Slow Coming Day, and as of late, [...]
If it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any particular field, then it’s safe to say that Peter Gabriel has spent a good deal longer than that performing on stage. There’s a reason that the one-time Genesis frontman [...]
“They told me that the classics never go out of style but they do, they do.” I, like many others, had no idea how important that first line from The Shape of Punk to Come was, nor could I conceive of how [...]
Gates is a band that has managed to capture an incredibly special place in my heart. Coming from someone who adores and obsesses over music as much as I do (with an iTunes library currently running 6,139 “items” strong to [...]
I have been to a lot of shows in my short life. I have been to huge stadiums and small bars; trendy clubs and festivals; capacity crowds and no-shows. I’ve spent a lot of time traversing the spectrum of live [...]
Saying goodbye is never easy. Thrice has been my favourite band for a very long time and my musical tastes have evolved in perfect synchronisation with their musical development. ‘Deadbolt’ was one of the first songs my first band ever [...]
Casey’s Take: It is an interesting experience to a see a band play their final show ever. This is of course barring the inevitable reunion that will (hopefully) happen after an appropriate amount of time, but who knows, maybe The [...]
Call me what you will, but I think that the set-list is the most important part of a concert. Obviously the performance itself matters, but a mediocre outing from an artist can easily be saved if that mediocrity is slathered [...]
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