Graham Isador

I’m not getting paid to write this article. This isn’t meant at as a shot at Scene Point Blank. The editors for this site are long time friends. They gave me a staff position over a decade ago when I was still a teenager and I’m forever grateful for that opportunity. The majority of us who have worked at Scene … Read more

Felix Hagan & the Family play grandiose pop songs tinged with hints of musical theatre, classic rock, and jazz. Hagan's shows have been described as a whirlwind of show-off nonsense (in a good way!) with Hagan playing ringleader to a seven-piece backing band of highly theatrical, immaculately dressed, misfits. The group has released two EPs to date and since their … Read more

I was sixteen years old the first time I saw Less Than Jake. The band was playing the Buffalo stop of The Warped Tour. The tour had set up in the overflow lot of the local Six Flags and after a morning spent eating cotton candy and chickening out of double loop coasters, I was ready to watch some bands. … Read more

“The van was completely broken but I knew that there was no way I was going to miss the show. So I was skateboarding down the side of this freeway. It was the only option I could think of and there are these eighteen-wheelers flying pass me on the side going like…I don’t know how fast they were going. But … Read more

Last week when a friend, and occasional love interest, suggested we check out the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for one of our is this a date or is this not a date meet ups, I felt my stomach drop a little bit. To me the symphony has always seemed hopelessly adult. … Read more

Lucero Lee's Palace Torononto, Ontario October 15, 2015 In support of their new album All a Man Should Do, Lucero have been pulling double duty on their latest tour and playing two sets a night. Walking into Thursday’s concert at Lee’s Palace, the first of a two-day stint in celebration … Read more

THE TOP FIVE ACTS ON THE RIOT FEST UNDERCARD Last year I started my Riot Fest coverage by getting kicked in the head and ended it with a man drinking whisky out of a catheter bag. In between some bands played. While topping that experience will be difficult, this Saturday … Read more

Earlier this week I was browsing my twitter feed when I noticed the a number of posts using the hashtag #ImagineOctober20th . The tweets were Canadians speculating on what the country might look like if the Conservatives are voted out of power in the October 19th federal election. The tweets … Read more

Broken Social Scene have put out "World Sick," the first single off of their new album Forgiveness Rock Record. The song can be heard here. Read more

Orenda Fink of Azure Ray fame has posted her thoughts regarding the natural disaster in Haiti. Ordena had traveled through the country when prepping for her first solo release and shares a unique and interesting look on the devastating situation, which you can read here. Read more

The Murder City Devils will be playing their first Eastcoast shows since 2001 this February. The Seattle-based punk rock drunkards will be hitting up Philadelphia on February 12th and New York City on the 13th. For details, head to the band's website. Read more

Converge posted new tour dates in support of their new album Axe to Fall, out October 20th on Epitaph Records. See them after the cut. Read more 09/24: Durham, NH @ UNH w/ TBA 09/28: Iowa City, IA @ The Picador w/ TBA 09/29: Gillette, WY @ Knights Of Columbus … Read more