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Queens Of The Stone Age @ El Mocambo, May 9

We lucky five hundred or so who snagged tickets to see Queens Of The Stone Age at the El Mocambo, thought we’d be getting the authentic QOTSA experience. Turns out we got something equally great, but not any more or less authentic than seeing them in an arena. Call it the sur-real deal.

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Melanie C @ The Phoenix, May 8

BY Nick Flanagan

A sizeable throng  ranging  in age, race and gender greeted Melanie Chisholm’s return to Toronto in the wake of the Spice Girls reunion tour, but her past career as Sporty Spice was ...

Over The Top Fest @ Various, May 1-4

BY Chris Randle

Selections from the four-day festival, featuring Silver Apples, High Places, Nadja.

Ministry @ Kool Haus, May 4

BY Liisa Ladouceur

Do you read set lists before the show? Do you think that “farewell tour” is synonymous with “greatest hits?” If you answered “no’ followed by “yes”, then you, too, may have been surprised to find ...

The Verve @ Ricoh Coliseum, May 1

When a band clicks, they flex together as a muscle and become more than the sum of their parts. Thursday’s Verve concert at the Ricoh was one of those occasions. Walking onstage wearing the colours of our local ...

Stars Of The Lid @ Music Gallery, Apr 28

For a group whose career has been the definition of extreme minimalism, the initial part of Stars Of The Lid’s set was something of an emotional rollercoaster. Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride (manning guitars and ...

Born Ruffians @ Lee's Palace, April 26

With their debut album generating international buzz, local boys — OK, they're originally from Midland, but close enough — return home for their biggest headlining gig to date. Tickets are snapped up in a hurry, and...

Dead Meadow @ Lee's Palace, Apr 24

A slightly ruffled Dead Meadow eventually scurried into Lee’s, with sizable Orange and Fender amps in hand. No one looked particularly stressed at the lack of sound check — clearly, this trio was well-accustomed to ...

Cancer Bats @ Mod Club, Apr 22

That fans can sing along to the new songs at the record release party can be weirdly disappointing for a band, but it can also be a hell of a rush, as Cancer Bats proved when the crowd went crazy from the ...

Destroyer @ Lee's Palace, April 19

Dan Bejar has just mangled a joke. “I’ve never tried speaking to an audience before,” he apologizes, and it’s not sarcasm: time was, a typical show involved Bejar drunkenly tripping over monitors, tossing off ...

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