Articles by Scott A. Gray
William Ryan Fritch
The Sum of its Parts / The Old Believers
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2017
William Ryan Fritch fans that have come late to the party are in luck: two of the folkloric contemporary classical composer's previous excl...
Bombnivores
"Distributive Abyss" (video)
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2017
Hailing from Halifax, the multi-instrumental duo of Jamie Larade and Sheldon Kelly make spacey, groove-heavy experimental music under the m...
Bombnivores
In Tension
PUBLISHED May 26, 2017
If you're looking for music that stands apart from crowded sonic trends without sacrificing tunefulness, Halifax's Bombnivores are dealing...
Miriodor
Signal 9
PUBLISHED May 17, 2017
Woefully undersung quirky prog-rock masters Miriodor are back with their first album since 2013's Cobra Fakir. Thoroughly adventurous, biza...
Big Walnuts Yonder
Big Walnuts Yonder
PUBLISHED May 7, 2017
The membership of Big Walnuts Yonder is an experimental punk-pop math-funk lover's wet dream: Greg Saunier of Deerhoof manning the rhythm s...
Josh Richardson
Book Ends
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2017
Comprised of two distinctly different EPs, Spheres, and When I'm Dead, Put Me in a Plastic Bag and Throw Me in the Gutter, Josh Richardson'...
Seabuckthorn
Turns
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2017
Seabuckthorn is a natural fit for Lost Tribe Sound, a label known for its great taste in instrumental music that bends and shifts familiar...
Mother Mother
FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton ON, March 9
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2017
With measured, dramatic lighting, Mother Mother took the stage and slammed directly into the snarling riffage of the opening track from the...