Alexisonfire and City And Colour announce EP’s
Dallas Green is one heck of a busy guy of late. Both of his wildly-successful bands — the temporarily-reunited Alexisonfire and City and Colour — have announced new EP’s for release on December 4th. Death Letter, the 6-song EP promised from from Alexisonfire, will feature previously-released AOF material reworked in an “acoustic and noise-rock” vein by Dallas...
Brian Borcherdt: Holy Fuck, he’s totally Dusted
A Nova Scotian turned Torontonian, musician Brian Borcherdt is best known for his work with the salaciously named, electro-noise outfit, Holy Fuck, though he can also be credited as a solo artist and as founder of the collective, artist-run label, Dependent Music. With more than seven years of music making under his belt, Borcherdt (with...
Hacienda: Building a home of rock and roll
Hacienda are family members Abraham Villanueva (piano, vocals), Dante Schwebel (guitar, vocals), Jaime Villanueva (drums, vocals) and Rene Villanueva (bass, vocals) – and that closeness makes for a noticeably tight, “dizzying” delivery. Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), struck by their “natural chemistry,” became an early supporter and mentor to the San-Antonio-based foursome and abetted not...
Matthew Good (pt 2): He (mostly) wouldn’t change a thing
With the dogged reputation of ‘being a real a——,’ Canadian music veteran Matthew Good is more the guy to say “F—- ‘em” than stay on the sidelines. By way of political activism, varied artistic pursuits, and a brand new album that marks a noticeable change in both influences and musical direction, the three-time Juno winner...
Dallas Green (pt 2): Alexisonfire behind him, Dallas is looking straight ahead
As heavy on talent as he is on tattoos, Dallas Green is the (very recent) ex-singer/guitarist for now defunct hardcore band Alexisonfire and the mastermind behind the softer, strikingly simplistic City and Colour. Just hours before the break-up of Alexisonfire was announced, the Juno award-winning St. Catharine’s native discusses how lucky he feels to have...
Dallas Green (pt 1): From Alexisonfire to City and Colour, his best is yet to come
It’s easy to perceive Dallas Green as a natural-born songwriter: he began working at it when he was a teenager in high school, has gone on to produce acclaimed music for two concurrent, polar projects and even took home a Juno in 2009 for Songwriter of the Year. First known as the singer/guitarist for hardcore...