A Northern Chorus

The music of A Northern Chorus has always had a poppy, almost sprightly side, just as they have always included dreamy, shoegaze-inspired atmospherics. For some reason, ANC seemed poised to move in favour of the... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
May 16, 2005

Aereogramme

Hamilton's own Sonic Unyon Records reaches across the Atlantic for this latest release from Scottish rockers Aereogramme. Previously released only in the U.K. in 2004, Seclusion blends a Tool-ish fondness for epic, gloomy rock with... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Jun 23, 2006

Damon & Naomi

ItÂ’s difficult to believe that Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang have been working together, post- Galaxie 500, for well over a decade. The music has evolved and advanced in every one of those years, and... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
May 16, 2005

Andre Ethier

When a musician is referred to as a cross between Bob Dylan and Randy Newman, it's hard to believe the comparison isn't merely press-kit hype. Yet Deadly Snakes frontman Andre Ethier has released a solo... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Apr 25, 2004

The Ghost Is Dancing

The Ghost is Dancing once overran stages with ten-odd members and twenty-odd ideas per song.  For all the enthusiasm, however, the songs always seemed to come up short; the sound was good, but the songs...

Intronaut

Intronaut originated as a side project for Sacha Dunable (Anubis Rising) and Danny Walker (Exhumed, Uphill Battle), but metal fans might hope they make it a permanent gig once they hear their Goodfellow debut, Null.... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Mar 10, 2006

Kitchens & Bathrooms

1993: Pittsburgh instro-thunderers Don Caballero release their debut album, For Respect. Indie rockers worldwide rip holes in the knees of their jeans for the trio's vocal-less, time/tempo-shifting crunch. With guitarwork that alternated between tinkling and... read more...
By Russell Gragg
Oct 15, 2002

Kittens

The fierce threesome from Winnipeg is back with The Night Danger Album, featuring cover art of an inverted mountain goat that reminds one of a shot from an old Viewmaster 3-D picture disc. This album... read more...
By Christine Leonard
Jul 23, 2001

Mares of Thrace

Eric Matthews

With sixteen million indie artists releasing albums at 52x the speed of old, finding the right promotional tag is more important than ever. Maybe that’s why Eric Matthews’ latest is described as “classical rock,� “post-rock,�... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
May 16, 2005

Nagisa Ni Te

The acid folk and modern psyche scenes in Japan may not reach the top of the J-Pop charts, but music geeks world-wide have embraced many of those artists. Bands like Acid Mothers Temple and artists... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Apr 19, 2005

The Nein

The Nein have been heralded by some as the “new face of Chapel Hill music.� Technically they’re not from Chapel Hill (they’re from Durham, but why split hairs) but to be put in the same... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Oct 17, 2004

The Nein

It's a challenge to get a grip on Wrath of Circuits, the Sonic Unyon debut from The Nein. Better to let it grip you instead - Wrath of Circuits certainly can, and will, given time.... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
May 16, 2005

Raising The Fawn

After delaying its release due to membership changes, Raising The Fawn have finally set sail on the The North Sea. If anything, the wait has made the group's first full-length all the more satisfying. Their... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Mar 7, 2004

Raising The Fawn

Raising the Fawn are one of the lesser-hyped bands on the Broken Social scene. John Crossingham and his newly-refined three-piece might find themselves with a bit more recognition after the release of The Maginot Line,... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Jun 23, 2006

Steve Strongman

 I'm pretty sure that bluesman Steve Strongman didn't make a deal with the devil at some Hamilton crossroads, but he sure plays his guitar like he did.

On his latest release Let Me Prove It...

Tangiers

Tangiers happened to make a lean, guitar-driven record at a time when lean, guitar-driven records were made by "garage bands." Thanks in part to that, New Hot Spirits made Tangiers an indie success. Some, however,... read more...
By James Hayashi-Tennant
Jun 17, 2004

Untimely Demise

Saskatoon’s Thrash warriors originally released City of Steel on their own back in April, however the Glen Drover (ex-Megadeth, Eidolon) produced album grabbed the attention of Hamilton’s Sonic Unyon who have just reissued the album...