AC/DC Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario on January 9, 2008 Full Photo Set (22 photos) I'm 14 again, and I'm out in my backyard on a hot summer's day jumping on a trampoline with Back In Black blasting on the stereo through the back windows of my house. (Seriously, I did that.) Then I'm 25, and in the Harp pub in Wollongong, Australia with Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) playing in the backg...
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Noah's Arkweld Supermarket in Toronto, Ontario on January 7, 2009 Full Photo Set (12 photos) Noah Mintz is possibly more well known for his CD mastering work with Lacquer Channel Mastering than he was with his previous band hHead . I don't mean that as a knock against hHead , what I'm saying is that if you check the liner notes of your CDs, you'll come across his name. Repeatedly. His cre...
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Falling into the category of "Unexpected Covers", the band Pale Young Gentlemen has recorded a version of Paper Planes, originally by M.I.A. I wrote a quick review of their album Black Forest (Tra La La) back in November, and included the song The Crook Of My Good Arm in my Best Of 2008 article, under the category 10 Hot Singles of 2008 (near the bottom). Their indie-pop-with-classical-instrume...
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I've got this thing where I have to wait until the following year before publishing the obligatory Best Of Last Year article. Part of it is that I need the time away from my full-time job compile the list, but I also need the reality of the new year to put the previous year into perspective. And so, once again, after a holiday season, a crazy new year's eve party with my friends, and a full new...
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illScarlett Saint Alvia, Dodger The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario on December 19, 2008 Full Photo Set (24 photos) For the second year in a row, illScarlett has been my final concert of the year, and back in 2006 it was my second last show. Looking back, it's amazing that the show in 2006 turned into such a long relationship. I had actually gone to that show to photograph Hostage Life ...
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Hey you! Merry Christmas and happy holidays and happy new year and happy everything else. We've made it almost a week past the shortest day of the year, which means that until late June it's nothing but increasing levels of Vitamin D for all of us. I've got two holiday prize packs to give away, so read on for your chance to win.Whale Tooth Prize Pack First up is a prize pack to ge...
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illScarlett Celebrates GOLD for "All Day With It" Toronto, Ontario on December 18, 2008 Full Photo Set (22 photos) On July 9th of 2007, illScarlett released their debut full-length album, All Day With It , and in this month, December 2008, the album went Certified GOLD in Canada. It's a major accomplishment and extremely worthy of a celebration. Fairly early in the evening, each member ...
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The Framework These Three Cities Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Ontario on December 17, 2008 Full Photo Set (18 photos)Looking back at my website, it turns out that I started 2008 with a show by The Framework at The Horseshoe. And now, just a few weeks short of a year later, seemed like a good time to see them again. And with These Three Cities releasing a new EP the same night, it was defi...
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Hey Rosetta! / Into Your Lungs 12 Track CD © 2008 HR Music Inc. I realize this is the time of year I'm supposed to be making Top 10 lists, but I refuse to do that until the year is over (simply because I include concerts, and my concert going schedule isn't done for the year). So I figured with all the last minute shopping going on, it was a good time to highlight the fact that Into Your Lun..
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XM Holiday Party Moneen, Arkells, Hollerado Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Ontario on December 10, 2008 Full Photo Set (23 photos) The Verge is a station on XM Satellite Radio that focuses on Canadian emerging artists, and is quickly becoming the reason I'm might be interested in owning a satellite radio (provided the thing is portable). They've been running cool events at the Tattoo...
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Hey Rosetta! Dinosaur Bones Rivoli in Toronto, Ontario on December 3, 2008 Full Photo Set (16 photos) After seeing Hey Rosetta! put on one of the best shows I've seen this year at The Horseshoe on November 19th , I was looking forward to seeing another show sometime, but with their schedule taking them to Australia in January, I didn't expect to see them performing in Toronto again unti...
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Gene Simmons Paper Lions, Bleeker Ridge Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Ontario on November 27, 2008 Full Photo Set (13 photos) It's no secret that Gene Simmons has been in Toronto recently, scouting bands for the relaunch of his record label Simmons Records (in conjunction with Universal). Last week he was out taking over various venues in the early evening to view band showcases speci...
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The Midway State Thriving Ivory, Crowned King Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Ontario on November 20, 2008 Full Photo Set (24 photos)Although I run into the guys from The Midway State every now and then, I've really only seen them perform once before, on the Saturday Afternoon of Virgin Festival this year. It was memorable, even among all the seriously great sets that were played that weeken...
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Arkells / Jackson Square 12 Track CD © 2008 Dine Alone Music Inc. If you've been reading my blog recently, this Pete's Pick probably goes without saying, but I still felt like I should say it: The Arkells are a great live act, and this debut full-length album backs it up. The album is [presumably] named after the Jackson Square mall in their hometown of Hamilton, which acts as a bit of a cu
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THe WitHouts Sleeps Six Sneaky Dee's in Toronto, Ontario on November 13, 2008 Full Photo Set (11 photos) It's been just a few weeks short of a year since I last saw the local independent band THe WitHouts , and in that time they've written and recorded an EP's worth of tunes. I was told that the EP was recorded in only a single weekend, but it was produce...
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Spiral Beach The Golden Hands Before God The Horseshoe in Toronto, Ontario on November 11, 2008 Full Photo Set (19 photos)Even though I couldn't stay to see the full set by Sam Roberts, the night worked out well because it meant I was able to make it down to The Horseshoe to catch sets by The Golden Hands Before God and Spiral Beach.Spiral BeachThe one and only other time I've seen Spiral Be...
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