Winona Fighter perform live at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Michael Durkarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Toronto, Canada - By night I may be MICHAEL DRUKARSH PHOTOGRAPHER! By day though I am Mr. Drukarsh, grade 7 Science teacher. After finishing the year only a week or so ago and looking forward to a wonderful summer, I did not expect to get called back so soon. However, when Winona Fighter personally invites you to attend Summer School, well, you go! A

Terror perform live at Lithuania House in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Ernon Schneeberger By: Ernon Schneeberger Toronto, Canada - On June 5th, hardcore legends Terror brought their relentless energy to Lithuanian House in Toronto, marking another stop on their tour promoting their latest release Still Suffer. The night featured powerful opening acts Pain of Truth, and Start Today. Together, these three bands filled the venue with the kind of raw, uncompromising hardcore that d

Teenage Head perform live at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Toronto, Ontario - To paraphrase Teenage Head, it certainly was a nice night for a party, wasn’t it. Cheesy I know, but any good reviewer who doesn't use some variation of that line when covering Teenage Head just doesn’t get it! First taking the stage at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto back in 1977, Teenage Head continued to celebrate 50 years of C

Buzzcocks perform live at The Opera House in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Ashley Depaz By: Ashley Depaz Toronto, Canada - The Buzzcocks brought pure punk energy to Toronto’s The Opera House on Friday, May 15, delivering a loud, fast, and genuinely exciting performance that proved why their influence still reaches across generations of punk and alternative music. As part of their 2026 Attitude Adjustment Tour, the legendary Manchester band showed that even decades into their car

Broadcast Zero perform live at The Spot in Newmarket, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Michael Drukarsh Newmarket, Ontario - It really never really ceases to amaze me how much diversity is on display every time I head to The Spot in Newmarket. Undetermined Undetermined perform live at The Spot. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh Saturday night’s bill opened with Undetermined, a classic rock band made of students ranging from grade 9 to grade 11. The youngest member Nate F. sat be

The Anti-Queens perform live at The Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Oshawa, Ontario - The Biltmore Theatre is one of those venues that reminds me why I love covering shows close to home. Award‑winning, intimate, and only minutes away... which matters when you’re staring down a four‑band bill with an 8:00 p.m. start and a 5:30 a.m. wake‑up looming. Tonight’s all‑ages crowd is small but young, buzzing, and ready for a long night as

The Maysides perform live at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario By: Jay Broderick - Toronto's music scene didn’t exactly come roaring into 2026, but Hamilton region punks The Maysides did everything in their power to change that. For fifteen bucks at the good ol’ Horseshoe Tavern , the city had the chance to kick off the year with a stacked bill of punk, alt‑rock, ska‑leaning chaos, and one of the most charming acoustic sets y

The Offspring perform live at Budweiser Stage in Toronto. Photo By: Jay Broderick Words and photos by Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - The 1990s... the last "simple" decade. Yes, the World Wide Web was born, but things would never be the same once the new millennium took hold. While my heart lies in the 1980s, the 1990s were pretty rad. As has been the case for myself recently, I have taken in a few "alternative rock" shows. So as I continue the journey revisiting some of the

All Your Friends Fest 2025 at Burl's Creek in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Photo By: Michael Durkarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Oro-Medonte, Ontario - Normally my reviews focus on the band. Today, I'm focusing on the experience of shooting my very first festival (full disclosure, I kinda cheated and only attended the second day). Arriving mid-morning on Sunday to the All Your Friends Fest at the Burl's Creek Event Grounds , I was very excited to pick up my media credentials for the day

James Clark performs live during Canada's Teen Jam Round 2. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, ON - Back in October 2024, we took in the first ever finals for Canada's Teen Jam , a platform for young Canadian musicians to showcase their powers, and to give them an opportunity to perform on a real stage. I was blown away by the show that was put on that evening. Man, the young artists were simply fire! Then, early in February, I had a chat with founder Mark Hi