GOING LIVE: The Drums
In a universe where bands copy bands that copy bands, Manhattan indie rockers The Drums have found a formula – more of a sound…
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GOING LIVE: Cults, No Joy
Even with their remarkable debut having been released almost a year ago, New York indie poppers Cults still carry this impressive…
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GOING LIVE: Kaiser Chiefs
Fresh off an electric South By Southwest appearance, Brit rockers Kaiser Chiefs toured all the way up to Toronto to do one main thing: rock…
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GOING LIVE: Japanther
Half art project, half noise rock contraption, Brooklyn duo Japanther have always been able to stun you. Not stupefy, wow, or leave you…
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GOING LIVE: Say Anything
Two and a half years ago, California rockers Say Anything visited Toronto alongside family and friends and delivered with a bang, and even close…
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GOING LIVE: The Devil Wears Prada, Every Time I Die
Yes, we went to Buffalo. We did it. Up close, it wasn’t a face melter, but a brain scorcher as each band carved out aggressive hardcore in…
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GOING LIVE: Comeback Kid, Living With Lions
Feeding off an anticipation that was breeding for weeks, Canadian bred hardcore punk acts Comeback Kid and Living With Lions slammed…
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GOING LIVE: Band Of Skulls
Everybody knows, there are few bands out there that can rock like Band Of Skulls. Cut from the loin cloth of Led Zeppelin and the backbone of…
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GOING LIVE: Kasabian
It’s funny how a song like Kasabian’s “Club Foot” could still, after eight years, tap your spine and the hairs on your neck once it’s rhythm…
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BLARE’s Best Live Photos (SXSW 2012)
Compared to 2011, SXSW left the pop voices at the door and unchained a brigade of new talent that crawled about the streets of Austin…
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