Category: Music
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Arkells perform surprise encore late into the night at the Marquee
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Hamilton band Arkells surprised the pumped up crowd at the Marquee Friday night with an unexpected encore. After an 18-plus set, which opened with Come to light, the band walked off stage and through the hallways to the back of the bar. About 15 minutes later, band members Max Kerman (lead…
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AC/DC shook Toronto all night long
REVIEW BY RYAN SAGADORE After four decades of touring and recording, AC/DC, surprisingly, still has it. Over 40,000 loyal AC/DC fans, many of whom wore headbands with blinking red devil horns, flocked to see the classic rock group perform at Downsview Park last Thursday. Fans waited eagerly through the 40-minute blandness that was the opening act,…
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Wavelength Music Festival to host Lowell and The Acorn
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE What do Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Tokyo Police Club have in common? They have all played at Toronto’s Wavelength Music Festival. From Feb. 13 to 15, there will be 21 independent bands and artists taking the stage at various venues downtown Toronto. Wavelength is a Toronto-based arts organization run…
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Fighting Season: A local band with big aspirations
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ For Evan Rutland, making it big in the music industry is more than a pipe dream. The 21-year-old former Sheridan student and bassist of Fighting Season is well on his way to making his dream a reality. In two years, the pop punk Hamilton band has released an EP and two…
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Forget fame and fortune, it’s all about the fans
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS In the music industry, success is usually measured by fame and fortune. But, for Look Here Junior, it is about how many people come to the shows. “We have a really supportive fan base. If we could just have a base like that in Canada and most cities we go…
