Punk rockers Against Me! were in Montreal last night, headlining at L'Olympia as their first time back in town since they were here opening for Billy Talent in March of this year.
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The very entertaining indie rockers Vampire Weekend where back in Montreal last night, a year after their last show in town.
Touring in support of their second full length, Contra, the band had about 3000 fans waiting for... MORE
Thousands screaming fans were present at the Bell Centre this past Saturday as their favorite boy band, the Jonas Brothers were back in town!
Last time the boys where here, in August 2009, it was all the same: the most cheerfull and... MORE
Actress/singer Demi Lovato, best known for her roles in Disney's Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2 movies, was in Montreal this past weekend.
Supporting the Jonas Brothers on their tour, Demi showed the fans that filled the Bell Centre her singer... MORE
Punk rockers Pennywise are currently touring all across Canada! The tour started in Quebec city last Friday and will be ending on September 16th on the West Coast, in Kelowna, BC.
The band will then returning on tour only in December... MORE
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The dance floor was packed with an odd assortment of sailors and pinup girls as the sequined, body glittered crowd at Metropolis this past Sunday anticipates a band named for a girl-on-girl sex act. DJ... MORE
At their last show in the US before heading to Japan, Maroon 5 did not disappoint the nearly sold out crowd at Murat Theater in Indianapolis on Wednesday night. Their phenomenally popular bluesy rock pop songs resonated... MORE
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There is a fine line between pleasure and pain…
They say it’s easy to go from genius into insanity…
Life seems to be about not crossing lines. If you do, what happens?
You wonder what happened to the likes of Cobain, Monroe, Presley and countless... MORE
Glow sticks, dance music, glitter, half-naked men - and that was just the audience! Adam Lambert’s Glam Nation Tour brought out a wide demographic of rabid fans to Clowes Hall on Tuesday night. Following... MORE
The 2010 Aerosmith Tour, Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock!, got the legendery band to play all over the world once again!
Aerosmith are deifnitely keeping up to that tour name; showing everyone that they are still rocking the venues... MORE
L.A.'s rock band Rooney recently ended a US tour in support of their third full length, Eureka, and in a month, they will be touring in Europe! If you live in Germany, this is your chance to see the band live! Check out their MORE
On a sweltering Sunday night, Canadian rock heroes Rush took over Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The almost sold out 20,000 person venue was packed up to the nosebleed section with die-hard Rush fans from Ohio and beyond.... MORE
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Walking into the Mainstage On Main venue last week, it was dark and cool.... MORE
Photo: GLO Website
On one side, I believe GLO is a thinking man’s band. The modern rock trio’s bio reflects that sentiment... MORE
This year, John Reese, founder of the Taste of Chaos tour brings us the newest hard rock festival, the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Tour. The line-up for the tour’s inaugural year is a local battle of the bands winner, New... MORE
UpRoar Festival came to an end with Disturbed in Columbus, Ohio. Visit this link to check out photos of MORE
Internationally acclaimed band Avenged Sevenfold was part of the festival, performing just before Disturbed.
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The UpRoar Festival continued with Stone Sour at The Nationwide Arena. Have a look at the band's pictures right here!
Fans has to head over to Nationwide Arena afterward to see the main stage bands including rocker Halestorm.
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Australian hard rock band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Airbourne also performed at the Uproar Festival in Columbus.
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Rising new band from Oshawa, Ontario Hail The Villain was second to rock the festival in Columbus Ohio!
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Live 'N Loud new correspondent in Columbus, Ohio Karen Van Hoff makes her debut in our magazine by covering the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival... MORE
Taking a few days out of their busy American tour, Reid Henry a live member from My Darkest Days played a show at the Hardluck in Toronto on August 24 with MORE
Photo Credits:Sublime With Rome
“D’ya guys like Bob Marley?” Rome asks Metropolis. Sunday night’s sold out crowd in Montreal responded with deafening applause.
I need a hammer - a hammer - a hammer - a hammer. To hammer them down! Rome croons before The Dirty... MORE
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS GALLERY OF GREEN DAY IN MONTREAL!
I was standing in the rain on a Quai in Montreal’s Old Port, watching a giant pink bunny down two bottles of Molson Ex before leading... MORE
Photos of AFI in Montreal this past Saturday night are up in the gallery! Check out their peppy performance in images and stay tuned for some Green Day shots... MORE
The Black Eyed Peas have started their "The E.N.D. World Tour" in September of last year and are still on that same tour now as the tour will only end in November of this year!
The tour stopped at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo,... MORE
Show: Carnival of Madness
Date: August 6th, 2010
Venue: CMAC - Canandaigua, NY
Line up: Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust and 10 Years
With almost none of the pomp and grandeur that one would expect from a show dubbed Carnival of Madness, the tour rolled through... MORE
Headlining the festival was american alternative metal band from Jacksonville, Florida Shinedown!
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American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia Sevendust took part of the Madness in the New York Upstates! Visit the gallery for photos... MORE
Another outstanding band who played the Carnival Of Madness in Canandaigua was American post-grunge band from Kansas City Puddle Of Mudd. Check out our photos... MORE
Visit this link to view photos of American rock trio Chevelle performing in Canandaigua, New York, as part of the Carnival... MORE
This past May, the Maine, in collaboration witl Alternative Press, announced their first-ever nationwide headlining tour: "An Evening with The Maine tour".
This tour is really unique: the band plays for 90 minutes on each date and... MORE
Admiral Radley is what happens when you combine Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle and drummer Aaron Burch with Earlimart’s guitarist Aaron Espinoza and bassist/keyboardist Ariana Murray – an uber California pop rock group, if you will. Having just released their first album as a group, I Heart California, the old friends stopped... MORE
Photo by: Barrie Wentzell
“Salut mes amis,” former Tea Party front man Jeff Martin greets the crowd at Montreal’s Petit Campus showroom Tuesday night. Born in Toronto, with some French Canadian heritage, Martin manages the greeting without slaughtering Quebec’s official language –... MORE
Toronto's hardcore band Cancer Bats were back in Montreal this week! Playing at Le National, a much bigger venue then where they played last time they were in town, Cancer Bats gave it all to their fans as usual: a night full of punk/metal music to fans who kept... MORE
You definitely had to be at the corner of De la Gauchetiere and Drummond street in Montreal last night to understand that... The Backstreet Boys were in town. "In town" as in "the town that gave them the success". In fact, it all started... MORE
All Photos: Virginie Gosselin
“How fucking hard can you keep it going?! Show me!” DJ Destructo, otherwise known as Gary Richards, coaxed the crowd last night. By that point, you had already jostled your way through the young bodies that had crowded... MORE
Photo by: Gordon Ball
Montreal rock group Final Flash have been making waves in the past year or so, storming events like Pop Montreal, Canadian Music Week, and South By Southwest. The quintet dropped their debut album, "Homeless" on May fourth of this year. Live ‘N Loud caught up with bassist André... MORE
"The current's strong, the waves will rise"... Come "Take One Last Breath" with Abandon All Ships.
I am guilty.
I took one look at Abandon All Ships’ promo photo and threw them into a cardboard box labeled “Toronto alternative rock band with a gangster type edge”... Then I... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite bands... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite bands... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite bands there... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite bands... MORE
As we prepared to cover the Heavy MTL festival this summer, we decided to meet up with a few bands to ask them all the same few simple questions so you could compare their thoughts on the festival and know more about their favorite bands there... MORE
The Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec seemed to fill up to its 2000-odd person capacity on Monday night, as the crowd that packed the amphitheatre piled in to catch New York rockers Interpol. Following a lacklustre DJ set, Georgian four-piece Twin Tigers attempted to rouse the audience, but failed with its unbalanced instrumentals and song writing that... MORE
We Came As Roman beautifully closed-up the month of July in the city of Houston, Texas. On July 28, the band gave a performance at the Warehouse and LNL's contributor Rebekah... MORE
Wind, rain and cold couldn't deter the crowd from 2010 Summer Blast in Torbay, Newfoundland this past weekend. With a HUGE line up the performers did not disappoint and made the wait in the bad weather tolerable.
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Adler's Appetite, formed by Steven Adler - the original drummer for Guns N' Roses - are currently touring the USA giving pure rock 'n roll to their fans!
Supporting them on their whole tour is rock band Anchored.... MORE
The Canadian Carnage Tour (with Testament, Slayer and Megadeth) slammed into Toronto the other night thoroughly delighting the small but strong... MORE
Photo credit: Claudia Matteau
Japandroids, Brian King (drums/vocals) and David Prowse (guitar/vocals), released their first EP, Post Nothing, worldwide through
Photo credit: Claudia Matteau
Take four tattooed boys from New Brunswick, New Jersey putting their own spin on early rock and pop, throw in soulful song writing, sprinkle in numerous references to girls and cars, and you have... MORE
Featured Photo: Metric
The positive atmosphere continued into Sunday, the second day of the Osheaga festival, with an even stronger afternoon lineup than the day before. New Jersey group The Gaslight Anthem, about to embark on a European tour that includes opening for rock legend Bruce... MORE
Featured Photo: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
For the forty-odd thousand concert goers who stepped out of the Parc Jean Drapeau’s subway station and onto the artificial island this weekend was like stepping out of the claustrophobic heat of the real world and into a magical island where there was a concert around every corner, American... MORE
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On July 23rd, Live ‘N Loud found itself at Montreal’s Les Trois Minots, checking out Winnipeg indie rockers Royal Canoe, supported by Montreal’s own This Invention Matters. Part Waking Eyes, part lesser... MORE
The Metropolis theatre was at full capacity last night as every single ticket was sold for MGMT's concert in town! That show was one of many others to come: the band will be continuing their tour in the US, then they will be visiting Europe, come back to... MORE
On the fourth night of the George Street festival I decided to check out Tara Oram, of Canadian Idol fame, now a Country Star from Hare Bay, NL. Tara had the country... MORE
I started to realize that people were going to think I had a problem when I was the only person in the crowd who admitted she had been to the last three nights of George Street Festival, by the time it's all said and done I will have spent five straight nights on George Street shooting incredible acts.
Saturday... MORE
Legendary Canadian band April Wine were recently in Newfoundland as they took part of the second day of the 2010 George Street Festival.
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Photo Source: La Strada Official Myspace
Whoever happened to stumble into Les Trois Minots – one of the many purposely tawdry hole in the wall bars that litter Montreal’s Saint Laurent Boulevard – this past Wednesday night would have stumbled upon a disorientingly charming event. The bar itself is a puzzling, darkly lit, high ceilinged room decorated with... MORE
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Credit: May Leekeo
Since its inception in 2006, Montreal’s Osheaga music festival has showcased some of the best bands in alternative music. Its line-up has included everyone from The Flaming Lips to Girl Talk, M.I.A. to the roots, and noted Canadian bands such as Sam Roberts and The Hidden Cameras. Usually falling... MORE
Photo Source: Official Why? Myspace (by Sara Cass)
The bar was packed, the audience was sweaty, the music was smart; it was Wednesday night and Why? was playing Il Motore. An audience of skinny, white indie rockers had already crowded into the deliciously seedy, albeit inconveniently located Montreal bar by the time Why? Drummer Josiah... MORE
It was once again this week the time for the George Street Festival to start in Newfoundland. Canadian band Our Lady Peace headlined the opening night! Photographer Sandra Elford was there to capture it all. Here is what... MORE
Standing in the pit just waiting for Weezer to take the stage nearly brought me to tears, the screams of my friends who waited hours to get front filled my ears as soon as the lights went down. They began with an "Epic Intro" as the set list said and my heart... MORE
For the second day of the Heavy MTL festival, the event teamed up with the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Therefore, most of the bands presented that day were the ones from the Mayhem Fest, except for a few bands!
The main stage concerts started of with MORE
The one and only Heavy MTL festival scored big during the weekend of July 24th and 25th! More than 40 000 metal fans showed up from different cities to the Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, to headbang to their favourite metal bands.
Day 1 of the festival definitely had older fans as the promoters had legendary Alice Cooper, Slayer and... MORE
It was the show of the summer. It was an intimate gathering within an “at capacity” venue. It was an amazing time full of entertaining stories, electric and acoustic music, and all of the things that bring us together as people.
It was a Sick... MORE
Local boys done good Hollerado graced the main stage to open day 13 of the 2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest and played to a small but familiar crowd. Hollerado pulled out all the stops with confetti, pixie dust and back-up singers thrown in for good measure. This foursome has been touring non-stop... MORE
Day 12 of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest filled the festival grounds with cowboy boots and jean-shorts as unofficial 'country night' descended on Lebreton Flats.
Headliner Keith Urban drew the main crowd, but Kevin Costner, yes 'Dances with Wolves' himself, did his part in packing... MORE
Canadian alternative rock band My Darkest Days opened the Sick Puppies show in Scout Bar, Houston last week…and they won over the crowd…with ease.
In fact, after their performance,... MORE
For years the Salmon Festival Concert in Grand Falls-Windsor in July is the place to be! Previous acts include everyone from Bon Jovi to Bryan Adams to Hedley, with something for everyone at every show. It's the biggest festival of its kind in Newfoundland, and draws thousands of people every year.
The 2010 line up was no exception.... MORE
Ottawa Bluesfest Director Mark Monahan always finds a way to present a little bit of something for everyone. Blues (of course), reggae, rock, and in the past few years, pop and rap have crept into the line-up. It's no mystery that by presenting concert-goers with as much variety, he will maximize the appeal across all demographics and ultimately... MORE
Midway through week 2 of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest presented a light day on the concert calendar, but very satisfying for the fans who turned out for Matthew Good on the Claridge Stage.
We saw Matt in Kingston a few months ago at the K-Rock Center, and were impressed again... MORE
Never having seen Scorpions before, I was completely stoked to finally see the show (June 27th at the Molson Amphitheatre) that I’d heard so much about as apparently it rarely changes from tour to tour. After a quick gander at the setlist from... MORE
Photographer Jennifer File was at Day 9 of the 2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest.
She brought back photos of Canadian indie rock band The... MORE
Rock band Fuel has been making music for a long time now! After members leaving the band and new ones coming in, the band is now on tour! The current line-up features the original singer Brett Scallions and ex-Shinedown members Brad Stewart and Jasin Todd.
Currently playing a few shows in the US, Dream Theater recently played at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY.
Mike Portnoy (drums for Dream Theater) even joined Z02, the opening act,... MORE
Photo by: Nour Haik
Interview by: Amanda McCulley
Live ‘N Loud caught up with Andrew W.K. on July 10th during Warped Tour’s stop in Montreal, Quebec.
Hip Hop artist Drake, currently on his short Canadian tour, was at the Metropolis in Montreal last night. The available 2500 tickets (approximately) sell out really quickly and fans started to wonder why didn't he play in a bigger venue!
In a little more than a week, the eco-conscious music festival Osheaga will once again prove to all that Montreal knows how to throw major festivities with major lineups.
This year's Osheaga Music & Arts festival is bringing to music lovers Arcade Fire, Weezer, The Gaslight Anthem,... MORE
To the pleasure of all festival goers, the pouring rain had stopped before Billy Talent hit the stage for their headlining show at the Festival d’Été de Québec!... MORE
Rock 'n Rollers Social Distortion started the punk/rock night yesterday at the Festival d’Été de Québec! The band opened the night for Canadian band... MORE
With a day that started off with everyone in line getting soaked, Warped Tour in Toronto this year did not disappoint!
As the first few bands went on the rain had stopped and it wouldn't have mattered to the crowd with the amount of energy there.
A couple bands had trouble crossing the border and some didn't have... MORE
One of the main highlights of the 2010 Festival d'Été de Québec was definitely the headlining show of the Black Eyed Peas! The show - an outdoor event - sell out very quickly! The day ofthe show you could see in the streets and on the Internet... MORE
Poet/singer K'NAAN seduced Quebec city during the Festival d'Été de Québec festivities. This recent comer in the music scene knows how to captivate a crowd of thousands with his... MORE
Fire and ice on Day 8 at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest!
Folk-rocker Sarah Harmer graced the Claridge stage to open the evening with her soulful and cool sound. Newmarket's Hannah Georgas played an intimate set at the... MORE
Photo by: Peter Yang
Interview by: Amanda McCulley
Live ‘N Loud sat down with Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre (lead vocals /guitar) at the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, in Montreal, Quebec.
Photo by: Nour Haik
Interview by: Amanda McCulley
Live ‘N Loud’s Amanda McCulley talked to Greg Attonito, lead singer of The Bouncing Souls, during the Montreal stop of the Vans Warped Tour.
After 40 years of making hit songs, there is no doubt why thousands and thousands of people reunited into the streets of Quebec city last night for the outdoor show that was longly awaited: RUSH was in town to play their greatest songs to their fans.
Interview by: Amanda McCulley
The first time I saw Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band live was during their afternoon set on Warped Tour’s AP/Advent Stage. With Aaron Persinger on the drums, ‘Washboard’ Breezy... MORE
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the Vans Warped Tour is one of the few festivals in North America going on for so many years and that everyone, fan or not, knows what it is!
The festival was passing by Montreal, Quebec this past Saturday, at the Parc Jean Drapeau. Even if the majority of... MORE
22 hours after we were mesmerized by the Flaming Lips stage production, Canadian rock icons RUSH rolled out the big guns and set the bar just a little bit higher.
While there were no balloons or confetti, RUSH did bring... MORE
Strobe lights, confetti, balloons, and… a man in a giant bear costume…?
The Flaming Lips roared into Bluesfest with a stage show and production that has yet to be matched at this years festival.... MORE
The Heavy MTL festival is THE destination for all heavy/metal music lovers. For its second edition, Heavy MTL 2010 is held on July 24th and 25th at the Ile Ste-Helene in Montreal, QC.
The first day of the event will bring you Slayer, Megadeth, Testament, Melissa Aud Der Maur, Rob Halford, Anvil, Mastodon, Alice Cooper and many more!
Ottawa has a unique ‘see-and-be-seen’ event every summer in the HOPE Volleyball Summerfest at Mooney’s Bay Beach. Started 28 years ago, this charity beach volleyball tournament has grown every year since, and now represents one of the... MORE
Gord Downey of the Tragically Hip brought his side-solo project to Bluesfest to open up Day 4 of the festival.
With "The Country of Miracles" backing him up, Gord introduced his third solo release, The Grand Bounce, to a mixed crowd... MORE
Our Lady Peace where the headliners during the first day of this year's Kinsmen Lift-Off Festival in Cornwall, Ontario.
Our Lady Peace are playing a few festivals this summer. Check out... MORE
Crash Parallel performed at the Kinsmen Lift-Off 2010 Festival in Cornwall, Ontario, opening for Canadian's group Our Lady Peace... MORE
Whether it was intentional or not, it was “Retro ‘80s” night last night at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest.
Hollywood superstar Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael brought their musical act to the main stage for a little country/southern rock. Star of the iconic 80’s movie Footloose (yes, they played the theme song…), The... MORE
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An eclectic line-up for day 2 of the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest brought out salsa dancers and tie-dyed t-shirts!
Ottawa based Silver Creek opened up day 2 of Bluesfest, bringing their high energy country-rock style to the main stage. The early call... MORE
“Dio RIP,” a white banner commanded attention from the crowd that had gathered – sweaty and eager – into Montreal’s Bell Centre Wednesday night. It was only fitting that homage be paid to the late Metal legend; the bill not only boasted metal icons Iron Maiden, but recognized... MORE
Blasting out of the gate, opening day of the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest had something for everyone. Old School headbangers mingled with the teeny-bopper crowd as all were treated to a full evening of live music.
It was a sea of black t-shirts and tattoos at the MBNA Stage. 80's classic rocker Dream... MORE
The annual Vans Warped Tour is currently passing by tons of cities in the United States and Canada. The tour will be going on until mid-August; check out the full tour dates here to find out when the tour will be in your town!
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Music lovers tend to have a love/hate relationship with large music festivals. We love: dozens of talented musicians from all over the world, and perhaps even exposure to new artists you wouldn’t have heard of otherwise. We hate: poor sound quality, crowds that are either indifferent or overwhelming, and garish sponsored advertisements. Montreal’s International Jazz Festival is no exception;... MORE
A little bit less than six months ago, I wrote a note about Switchfoot's concert in Montreal. After presenting their Hello Hurricane Tour on January 23, I claimed "Switchfoot,... MORE
Our last photos coverage from Les Francofolies de Montreal festival: Franco-Ontarian musician Damien Robitaille performing at the Club Soda.
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Taking her keyboard and great voice to SXSW and to the Ellen DeGeneres Show, singer/songwriter Diane Birch recently started her North American Spring tour.
To mark their first US Tour, Diane Birch and her band will travel all across the US and visiting 3 Canadian cites on the... MORE
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