Låpsley and Syzzors at CMW
The beginning of the week is a slow start to any festival which, unless that’s the only time you’re going, is actually a really good thing. The anticipation of long days and nights, the …
The beginning of the week is a slow start to any festival which, unless that’s the only time you’re going, is actually a really good thing. The anticipation of long days and nights, the …
by Laura Eley | photos by Marcin Barciak Fresh off show stopovers in Toronto at NXNE and south-central Ontario, the four Halifax natives who make up indie-pop band Monomyth (not to be …
by Laura Eley | photo by Marcin Barciak Musicians via Australia, Indonesia, Brooklyn and now the Catskill Mountains, Isaac Emmanuel and Melati Malay, the two members of the electronic, …
by Laura Eley and Kateryna Topol | photos by Marcin Barciak NXNE 2014 officially wrapped-up on Sunday as festivalgoers retired their earplugs, nursed their blisters and bruises, topped up …
by Laura Eley | photos by Marcin Barciak They came, they filled Toronto’s bars, rooftops, island, and backyards, and they delivered an absurd selection of live music. SXSW, be …
text by Laura Eley and Kateryna Topol | photos by Marcin Barciak and Samuel Engelking NXNE Thursday began with House of Vans at Vice Island. As we journeyed to the island on a ferry under …
photos by Marcin Barciak Earlier this week Connan Mockasin brought his New Zealand oddity to Toronto’s Drake Underground. A few days before the show Quip’s Irene Lo had a chat …
photos by Marcin Barciak Walking into the Kool Haus Saturday night, you could feel the excitement oozing out of people’s sweaters. It is the beginning of fall and the weather is serving …
photography: Marcin Barciak Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, aka The Presets, may have been quiet for four years but they have recently embarked on their fourth North American Tour with a …
text: Michael Raine | photography: Marcin Barciak Empty bars, cramped stages, distracted audiences, poor sound systems; it’s all part of life on tour when you’re in a young band. But playing …