John O’Regan; every time I’ve seen the unreasonably tall musician and artist in person, he’s been wearing a vintage basketball jersey. I don’t know what the deal with this is. I’m not sure if he really just likes basketball, really ...Read More
Two years ago I was at a party with a close bundle of buds. Three of them, despite the nicest of atmospheres, where slouching and had gestures that showed a great deal of sore bodies and wearing muscles. I ...Read More
[Photos/Matthew Filipowich] Jason Ball, the man behind the lush sixties-pop throwback project, Hopeful Monster, has just put more sugar in his coffee than I ever thought was possible. Has he recently spliced his DNA with that of a fly and I’m ...Read More
It's hard to off the cuff drop a noise rock band when asked for a a new sound suggestion by a bored pal. The mere sound of the genre can permafreeze a padawan to the ground. So the fact ...Read More
I’ve said this on the SB blog and I’ve probably said it a bunch of times in other places, but Fox Jaws totally saved my fucking Friday that one time. We were wandering around Little Italy and Kensington for hours ...Read More
“I’m kind of cooking dinner while I talk to you, I hope that’s Okay?” I’m informed midway through my telephone interview with Annie Clifford, banjo-player and co-frontperson of Kingston’s twelve-piece bluegrass band, The Gertrudes, whom I recently saw tear down ...Read More
The United Steel Workers of Montreal (Montreal, PQ) I didn't expect to be so blown away by a band I had been so unfamiliar with, nevermind an "alt country" one, but once this rugged posse took to the stage I was ...Read More
