Showing posts with label little junior. Show all posts
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November 14, 2021

Little Junior at Lee's Palace - Concert Photos

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

Little Junior at Lee's Palace on November 12, 2021 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

I caught Little Junior's set at Lee's Palace on Friday night. They were warming things up for Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs. My coverage of the Lungs' set is here.

I really like Little Junior and was excited to see them live again after so long. They opened with the familiar "Crooked Tooth" from the band's 2018 album Hi. It's a powerful and dynamic tune to begin a set with. Their set then introduced us to a ton of new tunes. Lots of us have been anxiously awaiting new music from Little Junior since they mentioned and teased us with some at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ back in fall of 2019. I guess covid pressed pause on everything except aging, which was probably accelerated in my case.

Rane commented that this was their first show in almost two years. It was great from my side of the stage; hope it was an amazing experience from your side, too.

The band closed out their set with another familiar one, "Buzz Off". The tune ended a great set of exactly what we’ve come to love from Little Junior; high energy power pop tunes with massive chords, powerful rhythms and catchy melodies.

I've covered lots of Little Junior shows. Check out my previous coverage of them at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ, The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Royal Mountain Records Festival, Hillside 2018, and Lee's Palace.

Here's some of their music:

October 29, 2019

Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ: A compendium of posts - Concert Photos

Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
As far as I know, Royal Mountain Records started their backyard barbecue series with the NXNE showcase. I say "series" and "started" consciously, because I really want this to become a regular thing. It's such a cool vibe, hanging out behind the RMR offices, listening to amazing bands, having some good food and frosty beverages. The crowd and the bands are so easy going, inclusive and fun, that it would be hard not to want this to be a regular part of summertime in Toronto.

Please click through the links below to see photos and listen to music from all these artists who performed at this BBQ.


This post features photos by Sarah Ordean.

And please don't miss my coverage of the last BBQ and of course, RMR's Festival from last summer.

Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ: Little Junior - Concert Photos

Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 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 summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Little Junior at Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ on Saturday, September 21, 2019 Photo by Sarah Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos nikon d750 camera yyz photographer summer music festival bbq beer sunshine blue skies love
Toronto alternative indie power pop band Little Junior have become something of a favourite act here at one in ten words. This is the fifth time covering the band in our virtual pages, and we now spend more time at their shows singing along with the songs than we do taking photos.

Little Junior are always awesome, and this Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ show was no different, except we had the added bonus of hearing some new tracks.

Please check out the video below, which includes a whole bunch of their tunes, and some of that live energy.

This post features photos by Sarah Ordean.

All our coverage of Royal Mountain Records Goodbye to Summer BBQ can be found here.

And if you want to check out that previous coverage, click through to see pics of Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, at Royal Mountain Records Festival, at Hillside and at Lee's Palace.

"Denial", "Crooked Tooth", "Pump", "Buzz Off", "Prime", and "Cry Baby"

January 20, 2019

Best of: Top 50 of 2018: My favourite songs of 2018

Best of: Top 50 of 2018: My favourite songs of 2018: an horse, best of, bob mould, charly bliss, chvrches, culture abuse, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, king princess, little junior, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, the twilight sad, calpurnia, the beaches, king tuff, ash, hatchie, inheaven, casper skulls, the joy formidable, soccer mommy, meg myers, blood red shoes, middle kids, snail mail, hop along, art d’echo, cloud nothings, young fathers, fatherson, the interrupters, dinosaur jr., the zolas, ought, johnny marr, frank turner, marlon chaplin, yuno, weakened friends, the wombats, tancred, yungblud,
Best of: Top 50 of 2018: My favourite songs of 2018: an horse, best of, bob mould, charly bliss, chvrches, culture abuse, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, king princess, little junior, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, the twilight sad, calpurnia, the beaches, king tuff, ash, hatchie, inheaven, casper skulls, the joy formidable, soccer mommy, meg myers, blood red shoes, middle kids, snail mail, hop along, art d’echo, cloud nothings, young fathers, fatherson, the interrupters, dinosaur jr., the zolas, ought, johnny marr, frank turner, marlon chaplin, yuno, weakened friends, the wombats, tancred, yungblud,
Best of: Top 50 of 2018: My favourite songs of 2018: an horse, best of, bob mould, charly bliss, chvrches, culture abuse, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, king princess, little junior, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, the twilight sad, calpurnia, the beaches, king tuff, ash, hatchie, inheaven, casper skulls, the joy formidable, soccer mommy, meg myers, blood red shoes, middle kids, snail mail, hop along, art d’echo, cloud nothings, young fathers, fatherson, the interrupters, dinosaur jr., the zolas, ought, johnny marr, frank turner, marlon chaplin, yuno, weakened friends, the wombats, tancred, yungblud,
Best of: Top 50 of 2018: My favourite songs of 2018: an horse, best of, bob mould, charly bliss, chvrches, culture abuse, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, king princess, little junior, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, the twilight sad, calpurnia, the beaches, king tuff, ash, hatchie, inheaven, casper skulls, the joy formidable, soccer mommy, meg myers, blood red shoes, middle kids, snail mail, hop along, art d’echo, cloud nothings, young fathers, fatherson, the interrupters, dinosaur jr., the zolas, ought, johnny marr, frank turner, marlon chaplin, yuno, weakened friends, the wombats, tancred, yungblud,
I had a great time in 2018, in spite of the negativity that was flowing so heavily from so many sources. The music and the bands and the friends that surround them were my salvation. The positive energy and empowering messages coming from stage and speakers did a lot to help me from spiralling into the despair that politics, and the ugliness it emboldened, encouraged.

Please check out my other "best of" posts. My 20 Favourite Albums of 2018 list is here and I'll link my Favourite Concert Photos of 2018 when I have that finalized.

The hyperlinks in the song titles will take you to the tune itself if you want to check it out, the hyperlinks below each song link to my coverage of the artists, including my photos from those particular performances.

As always, thanks so much to the promoters, publicists, bands, management, festivals and venues that allow me to do this thing that I love to do. 

All the best as we sail into 2019, whatever it happens to hold for us. Let's be positive, encouraging, empowering and above all, kind and understanding. It will go a long way to making the world a better place.

50. Calpurnia "City Boy"

49. The Beaches "T-Shirt"

48. King Tuff "Psycho Star"

47. Ash "Annabel"

46. Hatchie "Sure"

45. Inheaven "Sweet Dreams Baby"

44. Casper Skulls "O My Enemy"

43. The Joy Formidable "The Wrong Side"

42. Soccer Mommy "Your Dog"

41. Meg Myers "Numb"

40. Blood Red Shoes "God Complex"

39. Middle Kids "Mistake"

38. Snail Mail "Pristine"

37. Hop Along "How Simple"

36. Art d'Ecco "Never Tell"

35. Cloud Nothings "Another Way Of Life"

34. The Dirty Nil "Bathed In Light"

33. Young Fathers "Toy"

32. Restorations "The Red Door"

31. Fatherson "Charm School"

30. The Interrupters "She's Kerosene"

29. Ellevator "Voices"

28. Dinosaur Jr. "Hold Unknown"

27. The Zolas "Bombs Away"

26. Dream Wife "Fire"


24. Johnny Marr "Hi Hello"

23. Frank Turner "Be More Kind"

22. Marlon Chaplin "Elevation"

21. Yuno "No Going Back"

20. Weakened Friends "Blue Again"

19. The Wombats "Turn"

18. Screaming Females "Step Outside"

17. Tancred "Queen of New York"


15. Culture Abuse "Bee Kind To The Bugs"

14. Little Junior "Denial"

13. Chvrches "Get Out"

12. Bob Mould "Sunshine Rock"

11. An Horse "Get Out Somehow"

10. Charly Bliss "Heaven"

9. King Princess "1950"


8. The Dirty Nil "That's What Heaven Feels Like"
7. The Twilight Sad "I/m Not Here [missing face]"


6. Sunflower Bean "Crisis Fest"


5. Dream Wife "Let's Make Out"


4. Ellevator "St. Cecilia"
3. Screaming Females "I'll Make You Sorry"
2. Pale Waves "Heavenly"


1. Dizzy "In Time"

Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018

Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
2018 was a pretty damn cool year in music. There were so many beautiful souls trying their best to fill the world with beauty, empowerment, kindness and positive strength. While looking at the ugliness, racism, intolerance and just plain outright stupidity that so many people were trying, and unfortunately succeeding, in promoting, I loved the positive messages that I was hearing from the stage and from my speakers. The list below is the 20 albums, plus 2, that hit me the hardest, in the best way, in 2018.

And I guess I should explain the "top 20, plus 2" thing. It's because there were two albums that really only came to my attention in the past year, even though they were released in 2017. They're just so amazing that I had to recognize them; to put them on this list, kinda, sorta.

Check out my other "best of" posts of 2018. My Top 50 Favourite Songs of 2018 list is right here. And I'll link my Favourite Concert Photos of 2018 when I have that finalized.

The hyperlinks below each artist and album name link to my coverage of the artists, including my photos from those particular performances.

Here's to hoping we can all make 2019 a kinder, more empowering and inclusive year.

20. Lykke Li So Sad So Sexy

19. Restorations LP5000
18. Frank Turner Be More Kind
17. Cloud Nothings Last Burning Buildings
16. Culture Abuse Bay Dream

15. The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
14. Ought Room Inside the World
13. Weakened Friends Common Blah
12. Tancred Nightstand
11. Sunflower Bean Twentytwo in Blue
10. Marlon Chaplin The Circle
*. Alex Lahey I Love You Like A Brother

9. King Princess Make My Bed

8. The Dirty Nil Master Volume
7. Little Junior Hi
6. Chvrches Love is Dead
5. Pale Waves My Mind Makes Noises
*. Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs

4. Dream Wife Dream Wife
3. Ellevator Ellevator

2. Dizzy Baby Teeth

1. Screaming Females All At Once

December 23, 2018

Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre - Concert Photos

Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 20, 2018 Photo by John Ordean at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures photos
Little Junior is a great band. They’ve got their power pop game down, with a bit of a snotty attitude and down to earth nature that somehow doesn’t conflict. They’re a solid band with great songs that’s building their audience with every gig.

Little Junior played a tight set for an obviously growing fan base at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre, warming up the already excited crowd for Calpurnia. Click through to the pics of Calpurnia here. I like Little Junior more and more each time I see them. Their catchy and relatable power pop tunes come across so well live, and their album Hi is a great addition to my music library.

I’ve seen them at Royal Mountain Records fest, Hillside and Lee’s Palace before this gig. If you haven’t, you should definitely check out those pics, and if you haven't seen Little Junior live, go see them.

Check out some of their music:

"Denial", "Crooked Tooth", "Pump", "Buzz Off", "Prime", and "Cry Baby"

"Accolades"