Bad day at work?

Bills piling up?

The world in general got you down?

Jay Zandwyk has the solution — come on out to a “sludge rock” show and scream your frustrations away. Preferably to see his trio Ivy Gardens.

The Niagara band born during the pandemic five years ago marks a new release this month by kicking off a cross-Canada tour Friday at The Warehouse in St. Catharines.

Zandwyk, the band’s drummer, believes an Ivy Gardens show provides the perfect outlet to let loose.

“It’s like a great opportunity to listen to something that’s abrasive, something that has a darker tone to it but isn’t like super dark,” he says. “I wouldn’t describe our music as depressing or anything, but it has that aggression to it.

“For fans of the genre, there’s nothing better than going to a really heavy

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