tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646467640622210522012-01-31T04:38:24.067-08:00ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-24178863655772238072012-01-31T03:54:00.000-08:002012-01-31T04:36:24.313-08:00

This January I released my Yearbook, in case you didn't know. Check out what NOW! had to say about it. Resonacity, Alan Cross, and AV Club Toronto all spoke some words about it too. If you want to see what my brain looks like, come check out the permanent instillation in The Shop, where my best work from 2011 is plastered on the walls. Upstairs I have a gallery show featuring 12 of the best

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-67880712616278059682011-12-22T12:38:00.000-08:002011-12-22T13:02:36.638-08:00

In this highly whack month of December, I've been thankfully busy. Here's photos from 2 shows earlier this month. Rituals ( great Toronto-gaze band) + Woods ( exceptional New York breezy/broody band) feat. MV from MV & EE also feat. Matt Dunn, esq.These here are from the BBQ show at the Shop. It was stranger than friction. Good times. XOSee you in the end-year!

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-59415711460658322792011-11-27T18:15:00.000-08:002011-11-27T18:36:19.485-08:00

If only ALL of our lives would be spent just doing the Watusi. I love and am in love with HEAVY CREAM and the foxy women therein ( and Seth too!). They're Southern ( From Nashville!), they rock a lot, they know how to drank and tell about it, PLUS they bust heavy jams. This show was at The Shop. We drank out back afterwards and in a bar after that. Cannae wait to see them again real soon

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-59030626056356327382011-11-21T16:40:00.000-08:002011-11-21T16:49:01.536-08:00

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of my photo books, I'm publishing this gem!It's HARDCOVER and COLOUR!It features the best of the best photos from the past years' worth of shows and friends from Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Memphis, Nashville, Austin, New York, up north and all around! Babes! Bands! Boys! They're all in there!LEAGUE YEAR BOOK will be released in JANUARY of 2012 at

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-79583873428155645112011-11-13T14:26:00.000-08:002011-11-13T16:22:23.011-08:00

It's the Return of the Rat ( me)! I Kid.. or is it iKid?I'm busy³ working on the 1 Year Anniversary book + launch, so forgive me if I'm tired all the time and have even more of a one track mind. Big things are in the works, ok!!Here's some photos from the past couple weeks!NATURAL CHILD are from Nashville, TN. Their song " I Don't Want To Fuck You, But I Got To" is by and far the most hilarious

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-66485479156120253192011-11-03T16:40:00.000-07:002011-11-04T08:53:40.020-07:00

Let me start by saying that "whoa". Just whoa. I have the best friends around. You art all very deer to me and right now special love goes out to all my SF friends. Emily (specially), Ty, Charlie, Mikal, Judith, all new friends I made and to the old ones I didn't get to see " I'm Sorry! Next time!"My plane descended upon the Bay Area in time to train it out to Oakland for Thee Oh Sees show

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-63333946703711069582011-11-02T08:27:00.002-07:002011-11-02T08:52:15.881-07:00

It's that most wonderful time again, friends! I am SUPER pumped to bring you ISSUE no. 6!This edition's cover boy is TY SEGALL.This editions back boy is NOBUNNY.THIS ISSUE FEATURES:Metz, Mudhoney,Vivian Girls, Aminda Wood's Triangle GONERFEST w/ MIKAL CRONIN, OBN III'S,TY SEGALL,ACID BABY JESUS,HELL SHOVEL, MEAN JEANS, THE GORIES,HUMAN EYE, ETC., Nobunny,Girls,Veronica Falls,Sphinxs, NOT DEAD YET

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-48221347434998861142011-11-02T08:27:00.001-07:002011-11-02T08:27:38.857-07:00

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-47135016762577524272011-10-26T18:06:00.000-07:002011-10-26T19:12:41.478-07:00

Firstly, sadly, the photos I took of the JACUZZI BOYS + TEENANGER are stuck in a memory card and not able to get out right now. I'm totally out of time right now or else I'd have gotten this situation remedied, but I leave for San Francisco tomorrow. My not being able to wait to get there is matched by the knowledge that the laws of physics apply to me and I have no choice in the matter...

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-90447028347995811792011-10-13T11:24:00.000-07:002011-10-13T11:50:40.820-07:00

I'm starting the motherloving Goliath of a project right now. IVY'S LEAGUE YEARBOOK will be out early in the compression of the new year of 2012. This is the first announcement. Many things will be attempted to be pulled off with this thing. More news later on!!Here's what I've done recently ( apart from GETTING MY GODDAMN DRIVER'S LICENSEYEAH!!):↓VERONICA FALLS from Britan, they're on

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-12169789854005562632011-09-28T23:25:00.000-07:002011-11-03T16:56:13.909-07:00

OK, little friends! Here's a MONSTER post! I love some VIVIAN GIRLS @ The Shop photos for ya...Some GONERFEST 8 in MEMPHIS, TN for ya.. and just a bitt uf GIRLS w/ NOBUNNY..for YA!Gonerfest was basically the stupidest amount of fun with a stupid amount of friends since SXSW this year. Highlights for me were MIKAL GODDAMN CRONIN, Ty Segall obvs., Alarm Clocks ( who were a religious experience for

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-21742834879731788752011-09-13T10:06:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:28:56.927-07:00

How many ways do I love METZ? A zillion or more. I SO cannot wait for their new songs to be in an LP form that I can overandoverandover.Mudhoney,was really cool to see and the wide selection of legit old men who were way into it were awesome, but it wasn't thee ultimate best. I'm off to have a Mother Daughter wine drinking contest + bonfire at the family cottage now. If we tip the canoe, at

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-4968587150083292482011-09-05T22:52:00.000-07:002011-11-02T20:59:20.665-07:00

It's that maaaaagical time again, friends! Next week will see the release of my 5th issue of the ILP books. This issue featuring:DIRTBOMBS, USELESS EATERS,TY SEGALL POLAROIDS( in Detroit), FOUR CORNERS III + AGAINST LIFE III, THE DIRT PICNIC, TEENANGER + JEREMY JANSEN, Waterfalling w/ Erica Beyea, Cottaging with the Gammage sisters + Cody & Crew, METZ, ROYAL BATHS.......PLUS MANY MORE!!I'll be

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-73960112497441439072011-09-03T09:33:00.000-07:002011-09-03T09:49:22.393-07:00

Gardens are from Detroit! Whom are great. Also beyond greatness is my girl Sian from Sphinxs. SO much love and love and love to all the best ladies from the Vagina Non-Weekend Cottage getaway, Cody + Lana + Melissa + Maryanna + Adele + Adrienne + Kathy and Tom! I had the BEST TIME. And last, how amazing are the goddamn Royal Baths?! Great show at The Shop. ============================= ←↓

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-36589507945808137332011-08-24T21:37:00.000-07:002011-08-25T19:15:36.728-07:00

My brains' in a fuzz from the trials work and sleep and haze. Here's some stuff from some things I did recently. All 3 of these shows were at The Shop. The fave one was Personal and the Pizzas, but was also Metz. Sometimes Ultrathin was the best show of the 3 though. Severely looking forward to this weekends cottage adventure in North Ontario. And I'm getting pretty pumped for Gonerfest too!

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-88477843886753424232011-08-15T10:47:00.000-07:002011-08-19T17:44:19.707-07:00

Excellent marvelous times with friends new and (some super) old! Ty & Co. covered "Where Eagles Dare" by the Misfits. And since Mikal Cronin is playing with Ty now for however long, they played "I Wear Black" from the split album "Reverse Shark Attack". SO much fun. The Magic Stick was fun that night. ALSO POLAROID'D: The Sugercoats! They were insane!! ←↓ Ty Segall, Emily Rose ← Faces of

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-41235061551401756372011-08-11T08:30:00.000-07:002011-08-11T09:33:54.462-07:00

The Buzz Garage RULES! Even when the fuzz crashes the party. ←Planet Creature, Les Frauleins ←RITUALSSS ← JUDE! ahaha JEREMY JANSEN, one of Toronto's greatest photographers, had a one day only showing of some of his recent work. Teenanger played in the 40 degree afternoon heat in the alleyway behind the show. It was fun!! Later on that day, after Jeremy's blast, was the prolific Dirt

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-81667075878636120672011-08-02T09:13:00.000-07:002011-08-02T09:49:20.306-07:00

I've been a busy summer girl! Not too sure how I can cram more greatness into it, but I think the possibility of trucking down to Detroit next week might cram something somewhere indeed.Against Life, the legitimate love child of the late and great Extermination Music Nights, was as always, awesome. It's been 2 years since I was in the Wellington Destructor/Destroyer ( whatever) for Bush League's

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-4418180544449695432011-07-19T17:19:00.000-07:002011-07-19T17:29:25.771-07:00

Burning Love @ the Velvet Underground. This was their last show for awhile! The Dirtombs @ The Horseshoe. "Party Store" is weird and sounds weird live, but in the end it's the Dirtbombs, so what the fuck ever, correct? The ever wonderful Erica Beyea (owner and teacher at Fine Oak Art School) and I spent a night at my parents cottage in the Kawarthas. Summer Bliss. XO

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-81323263792437735952011-07-11T16:39:00.000-07:002011-11-02T20:59:40.696-07:00

On the cover this month: GUITAR WOLF @ Lee's Palace MAY 2011I'm super excited about the latest book in the League's series! Issue #4 features Telephone Explosion's Toronto Thaw festival, NXNE, M for Montreal Boat Cruise, Pierced Arrows, JEFF the Brotherhood, Nobunny, Ell V Gore, Lullabye Arkestra, Strange Boys, Wanda Jackson... and LOTS more! There's over 100 photos in this thing!I'll have them

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-40081619477430714102011-07-05T14:08:00.000-07:002011-07-11T16:59:03.578-07:00

MAN, does Wanda Jackson ever have a few cartons of SASS on her. Woman is in her 70's, and still keeps up with the crowd. When she doesn't wander off and start telling stories about kissing Elvis for that matter. I was really excited to head to Detroit to shoot her, and though it was a totally different experience than when I saw her and the Third Man Band in NYC back in January, it was still

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-60177229774427759662011-06-29T04:19:00.000-07:002011-06-29T05:31:04.077-07:00

Awesome jams post NXNE! Here be some photos from the past week. I am all about all 6 bands, but it comes down to Jeff the Brotherhood vs. Nobunny. So into it. ================ Tuesday June 21st 2011 @ WrongbarWHITE FENCE ↓ ← STRANGE BOYS↓ JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD!! ======================Saturday June 25th 2011 @ The GarissonTV GHOST↓ ← BBQ ( Mark Sultan)=========================Sunday June

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-1125019031481913242011-06-22T00:28:00.000-07:002011-06-22T08:15:39.877-07:00

Here we have my favorite photos taken for NXNE in Toronto. This year was totally fun! Seeing METZ play in the middle of Yonge & Dundas Square was surreal. Inepsy destroyed at the Vice party. Steve McDonald ( of Redd Kross and OFF!) playing bass on "Annette's Got the Hits" with Ty Segall on the boat cruise was one of the best things my brain has ever processed. The 60+ person choir performing at

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-73954348399652158262011-06-11T10:53:00.000-07:002011-06-11T11:58:08.814-07:00

Here's what I've been up to the past couple weeks. Apart from working at the Treating Yourself expo last weekend. ← yup.Starting the month of my birth of right, a bunch of friends and I biked out to the lighthouse on the Leslie Spit with the loose goal of watching the 6 planets align in the pre-dawn sky. While we did see the grand cosmic dance, we did not utilize the rather large telescope that

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-56950709230481812622011-05-31T19:00:00.000-07:002011-05-31T19:49:17.798-07:00

After 3 amazing years, 107 SHAW closed it's doors after blowing the place up with ELL V GORE & TEENANGER for one final brawl. It was a night of friends and no elbow room. LONG LIVE 107 I ♥ 107 ← TEENANGERRRR ↓ PEOPLE OF GREATNESS ← ELL V GORRRRE ←↓AUSTRA shot for NOISEY(VICETV) ↑ 2 FRIENDS I ADORE: JOHN & ANDREW after F'UNREAL 3yr jamXO

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-79508459023674673192011-05-20T12:01:00.000-07:002011-05-20T12:32:39.812-07:00

First up, Sloan celebrated their 20 year anniversary and new record release by playing a few well worn ditties at one of the cities best record stores, Sonic Boom. It was a rainy afternoon with many, many children in attendance. Almost made me feel bad for being middaydrunk.SLOAN ↓ ============================Next up, Japan's Lock n' Loll monarchs GUITAR WOLF savagely, yet lovingly, reclaimed

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-43875764018195057312011-05-10T20:11:00.000-07:002011-05-11T06:58:02.882-07:00

Toronto is a great city. The bands in it are great and the friends too. Telephone Explosion is a damned great label, and they put on the most fun festival to date. Every band that matters played over 3 days at 3 different venues. It was like a punch to the feeble throat of CMW. It was truly a weekend of all weekends.Welcome to spring in the city, boys and girls.Oh yeah, check out this EYE WEEKLY

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-6025750754238501342011-05-02T17:00:00.000-07:002011-05-02T17:19:13.934-07:00

Sometimes, in the haze and smog that is my memory, I forget things...or days. With that in mind- here's some photos from the somewhat recent CAREER SUICIDE show that happened at Wrongbar.This was the second show of the day for them ( after an all ages show a tthe Shop in the afternoon), and Martin's voice was all but totally shot. They still sounded so damn good though; truly Career Suicide are

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-62401289164202505742011-05-01T20:15:00.000-07:002011-05-01T20:34:42.416-07:00

Congrats, boys! Greys are amazing and Indian Handcrafts are seriously great!Whattanite. What. A. Night. I think the sloppiness of all the guys in these photos adequately describes the evening.INDIAN HANDCRAFTS (from out of town somewhere) ← GREYS! ← Jessica and Dan! ← Rape Whistle Solo ←MDMehhh ← Kek and John ( jesus...) ← Steve ← You are a correct man!!xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-971341443442169922011-04-26T12:32:00.000-07:002011-04-26T13:00:29.221-07:00

HEY KIDS- It's that special time of the month again...March was a hard beast of a month, and I was away for half of it at SXSW. April has been insanely busy and fun(ny).SO here she is! This issue featuring:SXSW, CMW, RECORD STORE DAY, Actual Water,Quest For Fire, The Beets, Ell V Gore, Little Girls,Thee Oh Sees, METZ, Heavy Cream, Teenanger, Ty Segall, The Greenhornes, Modern Superstitions,White

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-9792349464661573602011-04-22T12:40:00.000-07:002011-04-22T13:36:22.954-07:00

ELL V GORE; one of Toronto's finest. This was also the first hometown show with Anna ( of Foxfire, Field of Furs) on guitar! Elliot is a seriously talented maniac and the band is just incredible.BASS DRUM OF DEATH, apart from having the best band name were the best band I had never seen before. They kicked the hell out of my puny pathetic eardrums. They are 100%.Check this out-->ELL V GORE! ↓

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-75824834579159150762011-04-18T06:55:00.000-07:002011-04-18T08:39:02.202-07:00

3BARE WIRES are everything that's great about California wrapped up into the best goddamn band to steal my heart away. Hyper pop music that would be right at home in a John Hughes movie. I'm still pissed I missed them everytime at SXSW this year.STATUES/ THE GET NUNS, two bands from The Native Land- Statues a la Sudbury and hometown dudes The Get Nuns.========================STATUES THE GET

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-30931189740978612942011-04-15T10:24:00.000-07:002011-04-17T12:22:13.608-07:00

First up it's local hardcore beasts BURNING LOVE @ the SHOP.Then it's foreign garage overlords DAVILA 666 w/ local darlin's MOD.SUPS @ the SHOP.''====================BURNING LOVE MODERN SUPERSTITIONS DAVILA 666 ← 100% BABE xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-64909881217685625002011-04-09T11:13:00.000-07:002011-04-09T11:36:03.420-07:00

↓ two shows in one post.ONE:PS I LOVE YOU, Kingston's finest crushed sound waves at THE GARRISON.MATTERS, the new debut of the former D'URBERVILLES reaffirmed themselves as awesome.======================= ← PS I LOVE YOU xo↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓TRUST @ The SHOP under PARTS and LABORI really like Trust, and this was a great show! The sound was SO much better than when I saw them

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-68420492008094640112011-04-07T10:13:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:33:05.138-07:00

64 Augusta may be dead as a party house, but thankfully 74 Cecil has got that shit on lock down. Unless the cops plan on being on standby from now on. At least White Lung got most of the way through their set before everyone was passive aggressively asked to disperse. Oink Oink!ACT CASUAL ( new Toronto punk band) was fun and fast. Looking forward to seeing more from those guys.TOTAL BABES

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-88672286598167404802011-04-05T13:37:00.000-07:002011-04-05T14:09:05.005-07:00

The only thing that had anything to do with being 'negative' about last night's show was the METZ track, "Negative Space"...I tried pretty hard to make that statement witty, and I realize the failure of it- but, there it is.They sounded fantastic. METZ rules Toronto. And so did that new song they played! NEW SONGS MEAN NEW RECORDS.NOMEANSNO were straight-jacket-and-padded-room style insane.

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-47381815043384924332011-04-04T14:28:00.000-07:002011-04-04T14:44:11.508-07:00

Goddamn- I said GODDAMN- I love the Greenhornes. It's been a long long time ( 4 years?) since they played Toronto, and I've seen them in many other cities other than home- it was nice to have a total travel time of less than 30 minutes to see them. Packed show at the (legendary?) horseshoe tavern, and some serious fans who traveled from Peterborough to see the band.For my money, it all came

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-55163816370168742742011-04-03T16:42:00.000-07:002011-04-03T16:55:34.955-07:00

Punk Rock Free Fall at THE SHOP!I liked Spitfist a WHOLE LOT! All girl punk band, yeah!Black Lung are INTENSE!WHITE LUNG ARE INCREDIBLE. They are just blisteringly rad, basically. Kind of like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs without all the B.S. From Vancouver. Playing a show at the Cecil street garage this week. SEE THEM!=================================↓ Spitfist Black Lung ↓ ← WHITE LUNG xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-9436313929184291062011-04-01T18:06:00.000-07:002011-04-01T18:20:18.490-07:00

Quest For Fire destroy, conquer and then rebuild your eardrums. Have fun and good luck in the European Union, guys!Rituals are great, and someone should put out their single!================================↓ Rituals ← ↓ Quest For Fire ← Hi, Lowell! ← Chris + Karen, Chaz ← Alex + Chazxo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-81069348344553400342011-03-27T15:07:00.000-07:002011-03-27T15:25:20.748-07:00

Weird "festival". Two fun nights at the Silver Dollar.FRIDAY:MELIGROVE BAND ↓ ↓HORSEY CRAZE (Neil young tribute band with a couple members of the CONSTANTINES and JUSTIN SMALL of LULLABYE ARKESTRA/DO MAKE SAY THINK) ← also featuring DAN BURKE, who needs no introduction.===============================SATURDAY:TEENANGER ←RED MASS ← The Sphinxsxo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-43294984467043346782011-03-24T10:05:00.000-07:002011-03-25T07:56:01.839-07:00

Holy Moley! How much fun was this year? SO MUCH FUN!HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:-Free tacos and whiskey in the Canada Blast thing-The geode store beside the Cracker Barrel-The Grassy Knoll!-Tequila & Red Bull/Bud Lite Lime-Thee Oh Sees preforming Warm Slime!!-Getting the number of a cabbie who picked up back up from the Spider House, blasting hip hop out his car windows, loving life SO MUCH-Toy Joy (AKA

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-82543176190730795232011-03-23T15:17:00.001-07:002011-03-23T15:29:12.071-07:00

So this show was on March 12, and I realize today is March 23. But I've been in Austin, Texas for SXSW and got home yesterday day. THOSE photos will be up perhaps tomorrow. In the meantime deal with these shots of possibly my favorite Toronto show SO FAR this year!!Also, Heavy Cream are beyond this solar system. Somewhere out there, in the deep nothingness of space, that's how far out they

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-66746351809317850672011-03-12T13:59:00.000-08:002011-04-26T12:44:14.801-07:00

This month featuring the likes of:Aminda Wood,yours truly, Henry & June, Danny Kroha, James Leg, Friends and Ex's, Burning Love, Baptists, Metz, Quest For Fire, Ladyhawk, Do Make Say Think, Rituals and Greys!This month I decided to try my hand at book binding.Each of the 25 copies were hand made by me, with love and care and such. Apart from inadvertently huffing glue I think I did an OK job!

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-90928343961051885412011-03-11T15:46:00.000-08:002011-03-11T16:41:50.494-08:00

Canadian Music Week/Weak/Fest: 800 mostly terrible bands and a handful of genuinely great ones. Last night, this was what I did:EMBRACE INDIE SHOWCASE: Ell V Gore, METZ & Little Girls @ WrongbarHAND DRAWN DRACULA SHOWCASE: Rattail & Little Girls @ the Garrison======================================Ell V Gore Little Girls METZ! Rattail Little Girls 3AM set = MADNESS xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-79136350136197698952011-03-06T09:22:00.000-08:002011-03-06T09:39:08.433-08:00

Safe to say that Ell V Gore is probably one of the best bands in the city. Anything that has Simone TB on drums though, can't go wrong. I love the hell out of that band, for real. Good job, guys. I'm really looking forward to their cassette release at the end of the month.Totally dig Rituals too, obviously, they have a very Captured Tracks sound. Mausoleum, which I have seen once before, I

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-21165701406256654442011-03-04T19:18:00.000-08:002011-03-04T19:30:14.021-08:00

Show Location: The Shop.Show Type: Fun, Strange, Under Attended.Where was everyone? I don't know, but they certainly missed out on THE BEETS, from somewhere related to NYC. Those kids were wild, it was like witnessing something that other people will be jealous of in a year or two.And though Actual Water had to stop playing unexpectedly ( check out the blood on Anthony's finger in the last

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-52965579515883323822011-03-01T08:57:00.000-08:002011-03-01T09:05:54.648-08:00

In a garage. In the middle of winter. Shut up to anyone who said they were warm, it was COLD. I saw everyone's breath, and that is not a lie. Still, it was a fun show and the start of a WILD night. I'm not going to tell the story again because 100 times is actually enough, suffice to say, some people need to have a sense of humor about being laughed at for slipping on ice. Just saying.======

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-27626383817316962622011-02-28T07:23:00.000-08:002011-02-28T07:28:12.804-08:00

My good friend Aminda recently took up the noble art of sewing, and among other lovely creations, she started making purses! I love them a lot, and not just because she made one for me. Check out her website, where she has many amazing creative things going on at once. Like embroidery? Yes, just like!Here's a couple photos we took in the studio last week.======================== ( The middle

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-65060984029222479072011-02-26T11:59:00.000-08:002011-02-26T12:39:02.481-08:00

What's downtime in a studio for if not to embarrass yourself photographically?Turbo Fruits, Sic Alps and Teenanger were there to help this along. xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-19735081712068052452011-02-14T09:21:00.000-08:002011-02-14T20:39:07.222-08:00

Lordy lordy, how I love me my Henry & June! From the band that brought us such classics as 'Turd on the Run', and ' Goin' Back to Memphis' ( remember... that song the White Stripes covered a few times?), comes the fantastic record "Then & Now", which is a double album consisting of a reissue of sorts of their early 1990's recordings and also a live recording of their reunion show in Toledo,

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-6138933106525558432011-02-07T13:01:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:11:12.260-08:00

and also BLK LNGS, BURNING LOVE, BAPTISTS, SPORTS,METZ, DUFFY& THE DOUBTERS, QUEST FOR FIRE....Three days of utter destruction and barely contained mayhem at the Shop.That Matt Matheson is still standing today is a goddamn miracle. A lot of people came a long way to have a hand in the destruction of the Shop. Burning Love was amazing as always, and it was Dave's last show playing bass for

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-90723218802996500032011-02-04T14:30:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:38:32.904-08:00

Toronto superhero musicians Do Make Say Think ripped apart the basement of Sonic Boom in the most orchestral of ways yesterday evening. There were quite a few photographers vying for the best spot up front ( including the old guy with the 'Dennis the Menace' style ballcap and 6,000 lenses I see everywhere who looks like Willy Mason from Anagram in 30 years), but I really hope we all didn't

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-42797630331853755052011-02-03T14:26:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:17:20.138-08:00

Sad & True. It's hard to describe what the White Stripes meant to me, but suffice to say- I met some of the most important people in my life as a result of them. In 2002 I told my parents I was staying at a friends house.. and I totally skipped town to see them play in Toronto ( I still lived in Niagara Falls at the time) after hearing Fell in Love With a Girl on the radio at the corner store I

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-89254941964753017052011-02-02T09:27:00.000-08:002011-04-26T12:42:43.295-07:00

Freshly printed, bound and delivered, the first edition of the photo books I'm going to put out each month has just arrived despite the 'apocalyptic' snowstorm ravaging the city!The cover shot this month was taken of the crowd at the Black Keys/Greenhornes show in Chicago.The books will feature a smattering of my favorite photos from various events/cities that I've visited in the month, and the

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-77331322884656129332011-01-30T11:43:00.000-08:002011-01-30T12:39:48.332-08:00

Shot at the Shop for Parts and Labor, and Brendan Black. Fun Times...===========================Jasmyn Burke ( of Rattail) The Elwins Dilly Dally A promoter hard at work....The Svens xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-48256028073276418912011-01-24T17:10:00.000-08:002011-03-25T07:54:21.044-07:00

The Queen of Rockabilly and the Herauder of the Septuagenarianals ( Jack White), shot at the Williamsburg Hall of Music in Brooklyn on Jan/21/2011, which also happened to be my father's 51st birthday; Happy Day, Dad.The Dex Romweber Duo ARE THE BEST, SIMPLY. Not only is Dex a madman ( See also The Flat Duo Jets), but his sister Sara could absolutely obliterate her drum kit. As the almighty

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-44683520271363444342011-01-17T10:39:00.000-08:002011-01-17T10:52:09.662-08:00

Check out the sisterly love- my younger sisters Heather and Holly and I having at it on our dad's 1978 El Tigre and 1998 Polaris. I didn't hit anything this time! Both my sisters are badasses on those things. Also, check out the fucking pick up truck hauling ass across the lake. Welcome to North Ontario, kids. xo

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-85319792989085664642011-01-17T09:25:00.000-08:002011-01-20T08:22:28.505-08:00

The 2nd time around this party was just as much fun; just as crazy. Sun Ra Ra's 13th Floor Elevators cover was awesome. And as a giant fan of Spaceman 3, I was totally into the 4 band Space Jam that ensued at the end of the show. (The cover was Losin' Touch With My Mind, by the way, from the album " Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To). If anyone has a recording of that, I want it please

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-90614522791899064332011-01-14T17:03:00.000-08:002011-01-14T17:21:22.100-08:00

Patrick McCormack is a great guy and I like his band (Les Fräuleins) ! Shehzaad Jiwani is a guy. His band is awesomly good (Greys). Indian Handcrafts were craaaazy good, it was, at Patrick said " like a heavier Jeff The Brotherhood".Twas a fun night with fun people, all around, and the 3am Vesta Lunch diner party was delicious. Also, us scream laughing about the Simpsons was the cherry on

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-43016596904860663692011-01-13T16:31:00.000-08:002011-01-13T17:17:44.064-08:00

Frankie Rose & The Outs : ex-Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts members. Currently: An amazing all girl group, of which there really should be more these days. I'd love to see an all girl Toronto band like this. Pop-fuzz tunes that can Glasgow kiss ya...Little Girls: need nothing more be said other than I like the direction of the new song, and I love the band.========================

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-88363421641870785962011-01-11T09:42:00.000-08:002011-01-11T09:59:51.156-08:00

Directed by the supreme Scott Cudmore and associates. Such a fun day! I can't wait to see the final product, where I play, of all things, a photographer. Go figure. It will be impossible for all those who see this video to not love it and dance/sing along.=======================

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-62822119543588914442011-01-08T20:54:00.000-08:002011-01-08T21:02:36.456-08:00

Better than most many person bands, BBQ makes all those horny and vodka'd up ladies in the front row just DANCE.Plummage was cool, I like the Demon's Claws/Mystery Girls angle, also I would like to hear a record from those guys.===============================Plummage Mark Sultan AKA BBQ This guy is Real Cute

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-35040912237979605482011-01-06T13:32:00.001-08:002011-01-06T21:31:08.853-08:00

All photos were taken at the Shedd Aquarium located in Chicago, IL. I'm conjuring up a fun instillation/showing of some of these pictures as I type this. If anyone has any skills in making fish aquariums- LET ME KNOW!============================

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-91334598844884752942011-01-04T10:57:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:28:07.931-08:00

...a whole bunch.THANK YE's to Matt Williams for being just super, Melissa and Jered for the ride, and to my body for not shutting down. Also special thanks to Tim McCready for letting me lock my stuff up in his safe room at the 159 Manning NYE party, that was a lifesaver!Unsure of exactly how I made it to the airport, through security, onto the plane and finally to Chicago, I realized that

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-66759018490321986212010-12-31T10:45:00.000-08:002011-01-13T17:10:13.812-08:00

No Problem from Edmonton were cool ( thanks for the name reminder Zoe!). Urban Blight rules. Mad Men dominates. Members of Fucked Up and Brutal Knights? Yes indeed.=========================Urban Blight No Problem MAD MEN

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-41483321464993515222010-12-30T12:59:00.000-08:002010-12-30T15:19:40.814-08:00

In keeping with the format most of us are familiar with, here's the Ivy League's 2 Top 10's.Two, you're thinking? Yes, is the reply. Get it? 20 bands for a top 10...2010, the year this is about. Yeah, it was a paper thin excuse when I conjured it up just now, and so it remains.Both top 10's are about shows that my very favorite bands have played this past year. 1 is about Toronto bands, the

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-91852909332692068002010-12-30T11:52:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:49:04.286-08:00

Do Makes: Toronto favorite, best, and most talented instrumental orchestral sonic awakening.More of an "experience" than a typical "show", the band is textual and diverse, and I would totally recommend the purchase of any/all of their albums ( & Yes & Yes, for example).On a side note, who the hell hasn't heard about the miracle product deodorant yet? There were so many unnecessary gut

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-68491532167452064262010-12-19T08:35:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:49:36.825-08:00

It was also the bands vinyl release of their fantastic album Speak of Trouble. Great great fun with some of the best people ever ( Except you, Shehzaad (kidding))! I didn't have the Christmas spirit coursing through my veins until this loft party, but now I'm fully in the spirit of the season, s0: A Very Merry Hollidaze, e'eryone!! Also, a special shout out to my little sister Holly on her

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-80287072935207089342010-12-17T14:28:00.000-08:002010-12-17T14:33:08.261-08:00

What can be said about one of the greatest men that ever lived? Nothing you don't already know. And if you don't know- you really suck.Captain Beefheart was-nay, IS and will remain for all time- the most otherworldly psychedelic masterminds music ever saw.I highly recommend playing Safe As Milk front to back, then The Mirror Man, then Clear Spot. Then repeat.He will be missed. This is a sad, sad

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-67166613057756107712010-12-12T12:23:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:51:14.636-08:00

What is this? The weekend that Toronto music died? First it was Brutal Knights, then it's Brides? Who's next- don't answer that!YOUNG MOTHER are the best new band this city has seen in a lo-o-ong time ( best since Brides?) -> ACTUAL WATER make me wish I was tripping out in a moonage daydream where the sky drips paisley and everything smells like dragon's blood incense -> TROPICS can be

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-90030266312536373312010-12-11T14:52:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:52:37.850-08:00

BRUTAL KNIGHTS, WE DEFINITELY KNEW YE.Suffice to say I'm fucking bummed out that Brutal Knights played their last Toronto show last night. Back in 2005, they were the first band I shot right after moving into this city, before I knew anyone or anything at all. That show in 2005 also had the Sweet Janes on the bill, who have gone on to form Holy Cobra's, who are from the same city as White

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-21815277786924779642010-12-03T13:41:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:53:31.650-08:00

Happy Birthday, Guys!! Keep up the good work!WITH = ANAGRAM, HOLY COBRA'S, GARDENSSmoke machine,lasers, space cake, pot cookies, tall cans of Tiger, tri-city great bands, and at this point at 4:45PM I'm still reeling from last night. I need an alka seltzer or something. Really awesome night, and that might have been the best Anagram show I've seen. I can't wait for their 7" coming on TER at

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-25973532610482978512010-11-29T19:15:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:53:59.385-08:00

Definitely, these are two of the best bands operating out of the 416 area. Quest For Fire's split 7" with Nebula is the heaviest single released recently. Also, I forgot how very much I missed Blood Ceremony...==========================================Blood Ceremony Quest For Fire

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-3827288767053177222010-11-27T19:31:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:54:50.103-08:00

Oh, young passive aggressive hardcore kids, I still have crushes on you even after all these years....Gunner Hansen Iron League (Awesome!) Chronic Submission Bastard Child Death Cult Slay,Tim! Slay!

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-65370565017948849222010-11-22T13:19:00.000-08:002010-11-23T08:48:30.153-08:00

I'm really excited for this, guys! The Vice documentary I contributed a few dozen photos to is out! Some of the best bands around are in it: The Oblivians, The Gories, Thee Oh Sees, Jay Reatard (RIP), Ty Segall, The Dirtbombs,Vivian Girls, Davila 666, Smith Westers, Clone Defects..the list literally goes on and on...Check out VBS HERE to watch it.

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-84914818852242096152010-11-18T18:21:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:55:49.511-08:00

Shot for the one and only Parts and Labor. First show since my uneventful return home!I'm starting work on a book real soon, seeing as it's too cold outside to really have fun ( and not cold enough to actually have a lot of fun). More on that as it comes up.Also, let's all mentally put our brains together and hope real hard that Vice pays me before the end of the month. Or else I may become

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-4125786731291830572010-11-17T08:24:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:57:31.354-08:00

All these were taken in San Francisco ( OCT 5-9 2010). Many many heartfelt and supreme thanks go out to Sativa + Suze, and Emily Rose for letting Tara and I crash at their places and showing us a good time. To this end, thanks also go out to: the Tamale Lady of SF, Ty and Denee, Judith ( who works at the best vintage store!), and the army of super cute dudes I fell for while in the city.=========

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-30589762136353746592010-11-16T16:47:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:59:18.407-08:00

All these photos were taken at the Moonhearts/Intelligence/ Nobunny show that took place at thee wonderful Spaceland in L.A. The guys from the Moonhearts had to drive right back to San Francisco after the show so Charlie could jump on a plane the next morning to drum with Ty Segall on his European tour! Dedication!Nobunny rule so hard they make me want to rip my shirt off.I got so high at

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-41379048734453089352010-11-15T16:58:00.000-08:002011-01-06T22:01:13.954-08:00

All these photos were taken in and around L.A ( OCT 10-14); in the desert while being shown around by Vicki Blue, and in Laguna Beach on Ty/Vicki's suggestion. We saw Joshua Tree, The Salton Sea and the land of eternal windmills. The next day we also got to meet her 3 horses. They're a little bit adorable, I dunno, you decide. Tara and Ivy's Excellent Adventure ended in Laguna, on a non

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-19942820795823870892010-11-04T01:31:00.000-07:002010-11-04T01:47:06.693-07:00

Unfortunatlee my camera did not comply with my instructions ( technical terms) and thusly the photos of Little Girls were lost. My apologies- blame it on using an older model camera to it's peak?Smith Westerns are really really fun and completely blew me away. Catchier than hell and twice as current.Hanni El Khatib were great- a bit of a shout out to the heyday of the White Stripes- but

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-62102828567548395962010-11-02T08:05:00.000-07:002010-11-02T08:24:07.819-07:00

I made it back from Cincinnati/Detroit well and alive (although a little shot out), and headed out for the annual installment of the Fucked Up Weekend, Halloween proper night. I doubt any photos exist of my costume, but I was a princess cowgirl spy. And it looked about as literal as you can imagine. The show was really fun! It totally made up for missing everyone's really rad/fun/scary/

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-68587846202901452672010-10-31T11:43:00.000-07:002010-10-31T14:26:07.184-07:00

Halloween Costume Party!Ah, Kentucky, where you can still smoke inside and beer is half the price of Toronto bars. The Greenhornes are one of the most consistently bang-on, 100% righteous, FUN bands to see. And this show was like a high five between Zeus and a mortal. The new recordis called "****" and it rules. 4 years in the making!!Apparently the Southgate House has 4 floors and a bell

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-74302846061227686872010-10-28T20:14:00.000-07:002010-10-28T20:20:33.025-07:00

Good grief this was such a great show. Mission of Burma, people! METZ are one of my favorites, and Hybrid Moments was jammy and interesting.=========================================Hybrid MomentsMETZMission of Burma

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-13496041468592772742010-10-23T21:14:00.000-07:002010-10-23T21:17:10.849-07:00

I fully endorse this band and it's members.

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-26482520176299469972010-10-23T19:03:00.000-07:002010-10-23T19:14:04.489-07:00

It's a great album.=============================================Bruised KneesDeloro (Awesome, AWESOME band)Toronto's one and only Anagram

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-7177176903884782412010-10-19T17:06:00.000-07:002010-10-19T17:48:30.606-07:00

Mark, Scott, Josh and I set out from Toronto at 4:30PM and arrived in Ottawa at 11:00PM. The turn-off to Ottawa should be more clearly marked, lest ye miss it and end up in Cornwall. Face-plant, boom.As much as I would have liked to see Teenanger/Holy Cobra's again, at least we got there in time to witness the underwhelming crowd response to what was a super fun show. Charlie (from Charlie &

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-39959990079170012542010-10-18T08:02:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:26:53.411-07:00

Did drummer Steve Sidoli take some strange hormone capsules found out behind the Oddfellows party Winnebago??? No, you silly fucker- that's Constantines drummer Doug MacGregor filling in for ol' Sildoli on this tour.Being right smack in the middle of an extremely time consuming ( but amazing and fun!) project couldn't even keep me away from this show.Little Girls are fantastic. Holy Cobra's

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-66885465930351557062010-10-18T07:50:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:02:51.382-07:00

One of the best bands going. While I'm still mega-tron annoyed I missed them at Garagefest a couple weeks ago, at least I saw them at home. Though they were using a different drummer. If you haven't already, I'd get yourself right into this band... and for that matter, Timmy's Organism too, which is Tim Vulgar's more recent project. I love Detroit. Long Live Timmy V!=========================

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-64820863116637381662010-10-18T07:32:00.000-07:002010-10-18T07:50:27.648-07:00

Thrones=Super drone jams. Thee ark rules.Christian Mistress-Lullabye Arkestra-Thrones-

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-40572441552161970692010-10-04T19:39:00.000-07:002010-10-05T09:59:27.349-07:00

Garage Fest was without a doubt, the most fun weekend getaway I've experienced in too long:Seeing 2 chicks loose their marbles over Teenanger was so great, also Melissa's strap breaking and forcing her into a "real rock moment" was also so great. Danny Kroha is a great slow dancer FYI. Cabs do not exist at 4am in downtown Lawrence. House parties get crazy packed.The Spits play a

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-38938664362388398372010-09-30T09:10:00.001-07:002010-09-30T17:28:24.333-07:00

I love the Liars.Women we're fantastic.The whole show was amazing, easily the loudest thing I've ever seen at Lee's. Like seriously, when Angus hit that bass effect it was a sound you could actually feel passing through your heart and blood stream; it would have moved water.BLOG TEE OH? (review)====================================WomenLiars

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-86185432155365511562010-09-28T13:00:00.000-07:002010-09-28T13:15:38.359-07:00

The ever curmudgeonly and crass Mark Sultan aka BBQ ( recently divorced from King Khan)PLUSthe glorious and sexy SphinxsALSO PLUSElliott of Brides' new band Ell V Gore, who are so rad. Very 'Gun Club'. I like.Shot for Parts unt Labor on SAT SEPT 25================================Eli V GoreSphinxsBBQ

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-24093500709158905312010-09-24T10:52:00.000-07:002010-09-24T11:16:02.348-07:00

It's not all just fun and games on my end here. I actually DO stuff, y'know.SO: I have photos from no less than 4 shows that I haven't put up yet. Seeing as it's a lovely damn day out, I shall not be spending the remainder of it inside.However- Here's a few shots from these shows:-Bishop Morocco-Wheatus-Strange Boys/Catl/Gentleman Jesse-Tera Melos/Poison Control CentreThat is all.Also!! I am

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-43795141593768449572010-09-24T10:29:00.000-07:002010-09-24T10:41:11.673-07:00

Easily the most interesting show I've seen in awhile!Hellaluya TOTALLY rule ( Aminda totally 'told me so' on that one)!Really happy I finally got to see Ostrich Tuning, the people laying on the floor had the right idea!==================================Blood Rexdale -Hellaluya-Ostrich Tuning-Tim and April's wedding tonight! Mark Sultan Solo Experience TOMORROW

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-17292025536111114042010-09-17T17:08:00.000-07:002010-09-17T20:35:16.789-07:00

The day was half over when I decided to jump ship and come down to the D for Thee Oh Sees. "Say, that was a Good Choice, Ivy!"Thanks.Gardens were awesome, and come on, that cover of The Easybeats "Friday On My Mind" was outta sight. It was as great as Friday can usually be. Gardens are playing up in Toronto for Telephone Explosion's Anniversary Party FYI! It think it's in December??What

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-32199646752011030042010-09-11T21:49:00.000-07:002010-09-12T07:58:16.362-07:00

Before ===Fresh Flesh===Hi ===Tonka Puma===Doldrums===P.Todka===Made Made Hill===I love Doldrums. Would have loved if Elliott from Brides new project played. Play soon!

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-4870301859431861612010-09-07T08:28:00.001-07:002010-09-07T08:41:55.765-07:00

Super Pissed I missed Teenanger, but what do you want, I got back in town like an hour before the show.KILLER ELITE were fucking brutal! Love those guys.QFF played for so damn long ( a good thing), and sounded so damn good. It was a good thing I got really mangled before the show cuz I was planted during the whole set!Killer Elite ----Quest For Fire ----(Chaz/Spaz)

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-40395145799671835642010-09-05T15:24:00.000-07:002010-09-05T15:34:29.588-07:00

Found this little guy on my way out the door.There were no marks on him, no blood anywhere. What happened to him?I buried him in our underused front garden.

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-9850464016113556062010-09-04T18:02:00.000-07:002010-09-05T15:45:48.631-07:00

Just got home and I wish I could have stayed longer!Incredible weekend trip away. Great times with great people. I have been awake for 36 hours now. The Greenhornes were even better this time around! Most of the night is lost in haze of gin and dark whiskey. It was a good night.Little Richard called me "legs"! ( My mom was impressed upon learning this.) That was the best random experience

ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281976842909569345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964646764062221052.post-53099747198854993532010-08-31T10:58:00.000-07:002010-08-31T11:08:23.301-07:00

Little Girls love. Shot for P&L. I'll be in NYC this week, so I'll miss their show this Friday with Young Mother at that party house on Bathurst, but GO!Coming Up Next:- Greenhornes at Mercury Lounge, NYC- Quest For Fire record release in Toronto w/ Killer Elite, Teenanger-Thee Oh Sees in Detroit w/ Gardens

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