Category: Reviews

June has another hauntingly-titled release with Stars’ “The Five Ghosts”. “The Five Ghosts” is their fifth full-length album (if we don’t count the remix album “Do You Trust Your Friends?”) which was released worldwide June 22, 2010. Stars hardly seem like they need an introduction, with their last album “In Our Bedroom After the [...]

June 1, 2010 marks the release of “No Ghost” from Ottawa’s The Acorn in North America with a European release following a week later on June 8. “No Ghost” is the band’s sixth release, and their first full-length album since 2007’s “Glory Hope Mountain”.
The Acorn began as a solo project for Rolf Klausener in [...]

It’s been an almost overwhelming time for new albums from Canadian indie artists lately and you can add “New Inheritors” from Wintersleep to the growing list. “New Inheritors” is the band’s fourth album, following the fantastic previous release of “Welcome to the Night Sky” from 2007. The follow-up album “New Inheritors” is currently streaming on [...]

Last Friday was, in my opinion, perfect. I got to see Said the Whale for my birthday, I couldn’t ask for more than that! The show was at the Starlite room in Edmonton, AB. I’ve mostly been going to shows held in the basement of Starlite, at the building’s smaller venue called Brixx, so [...]

When I first heard the band name Type Monkey Type, the first thing that popped into my head was the following Simpsons clip:

Needless to say, I was highly amused at Type Monkey Type’s choice of band name.
The “pre-apocalyptic fusion rock” group from Calgary has been an up-and-coming act since the release of their first EP [...]

Peterborough locals Bear Trees fronted by Mike Duguay (also of The Burning Hell) opened the night to a crowded Montreal House. It was an unusually masculine lineup, but delightful nonetheless. Bear Trees played an enthusiastic rock set ending with a song about St. John’s Newfoundland. Mike proclaimed the city to be the best in Canada, [...]

Montreal’s Plants and Animals became known for their unique modern take on classical rock sound with their 2008 release of “Parc Avenue”. Plants and Animals are set to follow up “Parc Avenue” with 2010’s “La La Land” and a supporting Canadian and American tour.
“Parc Avenue” was both nominated and short-listed for the Canadian Polaris Music [...]

Calgary based band Ghostkeeper has been very busy lately. They just released an amazing sophomore album on March 10, they’ve toured around Ontario and have released a very unique video for the album’s first single “Haunted”. Now they are about to finish off the last leg of their tour in their home province of Alberta [...]

Maya Miller and Becky Black of the garage rock duo The Pack a.d. are definitely a couple of workhorses. Their debut album “Tintype” was released in January 2008, and by August of the same year, they had a second record, ”Funeral Mixtape”, under their belts. Now, after a year of approximately 157 tour dates across [...]

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When the Thrush Hermit reunion tour was announced, I was super-excited and filled with nostalgia. I was even more excited and surprised to see the short tour included a stop in Peterborough at the Red Dog. I would have travelled hours, but luckily didn’t have to. Others did make quite the trek travelling [...]