Some of the best writing comes from a place of pain and suffering. Emotion is what shapes and inspires deep literature and songwriting, and Harley Flanagan has overcome a lot more adversity, turmoil, and just pure craziness than many people do in a lifetime. That shines through in much of his work, including but not … Continue reading Harley Flanagan talks Cro-Mags and Hardcore, coping with PTSD, Between Wars, and more
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The Dirty Nil @ Babylon Nightclub, Ottawa
The Dirty Nil tore the roof off of Babylon Nightclub Friday night. Crass, loud, and untamed is not just what you hear when you get your first taste of The Dirty Nil's music, but it's how you'll come out of one of their shows. The Rock Source is happy to bring you a review you … Continue reading The Dirty Nil @ Babylon Nightclub, Ottawa
Andrew Neufeld of Sights & Sounds, talks No Virtue, touring with Comeback Kid while making the record, being arrested while touring, and more
Musicians are no strangers to juggling multiple projects at once and Andrew Neufeld got a big taste of what that’s like while he was recording No Virtue with his ‘boys club’, Sights & Sounds. No Virtue was self-released last month, the first full-length album that the band has worked on in over half a decade. … Continue reading Andrew Neufeld of Sights & Sounds, talks No Virtue, touring with Comeback Kid while making the record, being arrested while touring, and more
Riot Fest Chicago 2019
Full review of the festival can be found here. Against Me! Bikini Kill Patti Smith Village People Neck Deep Pennywise Senses Fail The Get Up Kids Blink 182 Violent Femmes Anthrax Rise Against Slayer The Struts The Raconteurs Off-Stage Sights
Riot Fest Celebrates 15 Years!
A full catalog of photos from the festival can be found here. The first night of Riot Fest 2019 set a high bar for the rest of the festival, just for it to be repeatedly jumped right over throughout the weekend, with no hesitation. The festival was celebrating its 15th birthday and it made sure … Continue reading Riot Fest Celebrates 15 Years!
Bluesfest 2019 – Opening Weekend
A full catalog of photos from the festival can be found here. This festival season has really seen its ups and downs with the cancellations of huge festivals like Roxodus and the re-branding of what was Montebello Rockfest, now Montebello Rock not coming back nearly as strong as expected. RBC Bluesfest is a saving grace … Continue reading Bluesfest 2019 – Opening Weekend
John 5 w/Dead Girls Academy & Jared James Nichols @ The Brass Monkey
A review of the show can be found here. John 5 Dead Girls Academy Jared James Nichols
Parkway Drive w/August Burns Red @ Rebel, Toronto
Winston McCall of Parkway Drive performing @ Montebello Rockfest, 2017 Though they’ve played large Canadian festivals like Montebello Rockfest, Parkway Drive’s vocalist, Winston McCall, was beside himself to be playing a sold-out show in Toronto at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto – exclaiming that it was the biggest show they had ever played in Canada. They … Continue reading Parkway Drive w/August Burns Red @ Rebel, Toronto
Montebello Rockfest 2018
Motionless In White Lamb Of God Weezer Steel Panther Mighty Mighty Bosstones Atreyu Municipal Waste The Used Prophets Of Rage Tenacious D Jimmy Eat World Going into this festival, no one could have had any idea that it would be the last year that it was the festival that it had grown into over the … Continue reading Montebello Rockfest 2018
THURSDAY NIGHT @ CITY FOLK
The Wilderness opened the bus’s night at CityFolk on the Ravenlaw Stage in the Aberdeen Pavilion, which has housed a wide variety of events over the years. Clearly appreciating the amount of people who made it out for their set, they said “we just came off of an 11 show tour and there are more people … Continue reading THURSDAY NIGHT @ CITY FOLK