July 27, 2019

Chase Atlantic at The Opera House - Concert Photos

Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Chase Atlantic, an alternative pop band from Cairns Australia, hit up Toronto's steaming-hot Opera House on their Phases tour. It was the hottest day in Toronto so far this summer. Fans waited outside all day to get up front to experience the band and some were wilting by the time the band took the stage.

They all perked up once the music started pouring out. Chase Atlantic deliver high energy and catchy tunes. Their cool light and fog effects made it feel like an arena show in a small theatre. These guys are ready for the arena stages when the word gets out far enough.

Their enthusiastic fan base is ready, too. The crowd sang along to every word and stayed as close to the stage as they could get, waving and bouncing and dancing along.

Lauren Sanderson did a great job opening up the show and getting the crowd warmed up for Chase Atlantic. Please click here to check out my photos of her performance and some of her music.

Here's some Chase Atlantic music from their setlist:

"Swim"

"Heaven and Back"

"Okay"

Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House - Concert Photos

Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson at The Opera House on July 20, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lauren Sanderson hit The Opera House stage on a super-hot night to perform her high-energy pop tunes and warm up the enthusiastic crowd for Chase Atlantic.

I enjoyed her vibrant tunes, one with reggae inflection, and all with a vibe of positivity. She's got a new single, "Hotel Room", coming out in September, marking her first release as an independent artist. Good for her.

Check out some tunes below and be on the lookout for Lauren Sanderson's tunes and tour stops. If you like the music, you'll love her live energy.

And please check out my photos of Chase Atlantic's set here.

"In My Head"

"The Only One"

July 25, 2019

The Messthetics at The Great Hall - Concert Photos

The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
The Messthetics are Brendan Canty on drums, Joe Lally on bass, and Anthony Pirog on the guitar. Canty and Lally were the rhythm section from legendary Washington post-hardcore band Fugazi. Together, The Messthetics are a gripping, engrossing, incredible instrumental post-punk band. They blew my mind with their set at Hillside 2018 and so when I saw the announcement of their show at The Great Hall, I knew I wanted to be there.

They did not disappoint with this set. The way the three of them fit together and dynamically shift as one glowing entity is incredible to behold. I love the aural ride that their music takes me on and I am humbled by the musicianship. I think the key here is the incredibly solid rhythm section that hold everything together as the guitar ebbs and flows through verse and chorus over top.

The Messthetics’ next release is called Anthropocosmic Nest and it comes out September 6.

The Messtehtics were joined by local bands Retired and Lozenge on this night. Click through those links to check out my coverage of their sets.

And finally, check out some of The Messthetics music from the setlist from this show.

"Mythomania"

"Quantum Path"

"Better Wings"

Retired at The Great Hall - Concert Photos

Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Retired at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Toronto punked-up jazz band Retired was on The Great Hall stage between headliners The Messthetics and co-openers Lozenge. They played droning, noisy jazz highlighted by percussion and effects-laden sax.

Check out my coverage of the other artists on this bill and check out some music from Retired:

Lozenge at The Great Hall - Concert Photos

Lozenge at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lozenge at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lozenge at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lozenge at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lozenge at The Great Hall on July 18, 2019 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Lozenge was the first band up on The Great Hall stage with Retired and headliners The Messthetics. They played a unique blend of post-punk, heavy, hypnotic and droning riffs, insistent vocals and the jazz element the sax provides.

Check out my coverage of the other acts from that night and check out some music from Lozenge:


July 24, 2019

NXNE 2019: Pottery at Lee's Palace - Concert Photos

Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Pottery at Lee's Palace on June 15, 2019 for NXNE Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer
Montreal's Pottery was the band to see at this NXNE showcase at Lee’s Palace and the band that got me off my couch to head out for a night of music. Pottery takes varied influences including post-punk, dance and pop, and turns them into frantic, intricate and furiously funky songs. There's no one else quite like Pottery around and I love their fantastic noise.

Also on the bill were Vypers, Brenda and The Fame. Click through to check out my photos of their sets.

And here’s some Pottery music. “Lady Solinas“ is currently in heavy rotation in my library.

"Lady Solinas"

"The Craft"

"Hank Williams"