THE DARKNESS
Articles
May 8th @ DepartureFest 2025 (the “reimagined” Canadian Music Week)
May 8th — A Night of Musical Detours at DepartureTo Canadian Music Week looked a little different this year. Following the sale by the retiring owner, the new management rebranded and expanded the event, renaming it “DepartureFest.” As a first-timer? No nostalgia. Just curiosity. I jumped in to hear what…
Photography
PAN ARCADIA – NORA – THE GETALONGS @ THE GARRISON – DEPARTURE FEST – MAY 11 2025
PAN ARCADIA NORA THE GETALONGS
Photography
TOMBOY-PROPTER HAWK-NICK EARLE-RICHARD TICHELMAN @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN – DEPARTURE FEST – MAY 10, 2025
TOMBOY PROPTER HAWK NICK EARLE RICHARD TICHELMAN
Photography
THE LOOKOUT SERVICE – COLD WEATHER CAPTAINS @ THE BOVINE SEX CLUB – DEPARTURE FEST – MAY 6, 2025
THE LOOKOUT SERVICE COLD WEATHER CAPTAINS
Photography
DEAR ROUGE @ THE OPERA HOUSE – TORONTO
DEAR ROUGE & BLEEKER LIVE AT THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO. FEB 22, 2024 DEAR ROUGE BLEEKER
Photography
PHANTOGRAM @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL – TORONTO – FEB 12, 2025
PHANTOGRAM MEIJA
Artist Features
Performing in the wasteland of Whitby, Ont.
Like Mad Max, but there’s white women walking dogs instead of rabid raiders Alex Wardle, Static Point’s drummer, was surrounded by a padded cell of heavy moving blankets from floor to ceiling. In front of him was his drum set completely covered in microphones; two small diaphragm condensers as overheads,…