Date of show: May 11, 2012 Shot of choice: whiskey Written by: Chiara DiAngelo With a line-up of four testosterone-filled bands, this past Saturday night at the Horseshoe just might go down in history as one of the sweatiest bro-fests this city has experienced. Headliners Wildlife took the stage to eager anticipation from the jammed [...]
Date of show: May 9, 2012 Halifax’s Alert The Medic made Ontario home for about a month, playing 7 shows in Toronto, most notably taking up residency at the Supermarket for 4 Wednesdays, as well as a last minute addition to support The Dudes at the Horseshoe Tavern. The 4-piece is comprised of Ryan MacDonald [...]
Date of show: May 5, 2012 The Hollowbodies celebrated the release of their debut album, Town Without A Name, at The Drake Hotel Underground. The Toronto-based 4-piece is comprised of Andrew Ioi (vocals, guitar), James Gadon (guitar, vocals), Aaron Puppi (bass, vocals) and Steve Rice (drums). Prior to the release, the band hadn’t played many [...]
Date of show: April 28, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Calgary band The Dudes took the stage shortly after 12:30am and to say the packed Horseshoe was burning with rabid anticipation for their set would be a severe understatement. Having not been through the city for two years, the crowd was overwhelmingly desperate to hear [...]
Date of show: April 27, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Local band The Little Black Dress celebrated the release of their debut album Spotlight to a packed Rivoli filled with captivated fans, affectionately known as the “LBD Army,” many of whom were decked out in their little black dresses in honour of the occasion. The [...]
Date of show: April 20, 2012 For a while now, The Wooden Sky has been selling out every hometown show and this night was no exception. The crowd had been eagerly anticipating Gavin Gardiner (vocals, guitar), Andrew Wyatt (bass, vocals), Simon Walker (keys, guitar, vocals) and Andrew Kekewich (drums) to hit the stage of The [...]
Date of show: April 12, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We were at Lee’s Palace for the first night of Yukon Blonde’s double-header. The incredible Thursday night line-up showcased the some of the best Canadian talents that Dine Alone/Nevado Records has to offer. Yukon Blonde From Vancouver, British Columbia, Jeffrey Innes (vocals, guitar), Brandon Scott [...]
Date of show: April 5, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We spent an emotionally-charged yet fun-filled night at The Dakota Tavern with a rotating cast of musicians taking the stage to help celebrate last month’s release of Bone Soldiers. Nick Ferrio & His Feelings From Peterborough, you might recognize Nick Ferrio as the bassist of [...]
Date of show: March 27, 2012 Bowerbirds released their third full-length album, The Clearing, on March 6th and have since then taken the album on the road. Hailing from Raleigh, NC, the band is comprised of Phil Moore (vocals, guitar, keys), Beth Tacular (vocals, accordion, keys), Leah Gibson (cello, keys), Yan Westerlund (drums) and multi-instrumentalist [...]
Canadian Music Week 2012 – An Overview While Canadian Music Week is always jam-packed with conferences and films (plus comedy shows this year too!), we focused entirely on the live music. We still recommend you go out an experience all that CMW has to offer next year, though. We just wish we had more time [...]
