Thursday, March 22, 2012 Reversing Falls – 8:00PM @ Silver Dollar (NeXT & The Untold City) While previously playing along to a drum machine, Reversing Falls recently added a drummer, with Jamie Thompson (formerly of Unicorns/Islands) playing his first show with them on Thursday night. They launched right into the boisterous “This Is Why We [...]
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Live Near Bellwoods Daytime Living Room Sessions Last year I managed to make it out to see one of the daytime sessions put on at the tiny Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music and it was great, so this year I had to see what the Young Lions Music Club [...]
Edgefest, presented by 102.1 The Edge, made its reappearance in Toronto after the 2010 hiatus. While the event was not nearly as packed as I’ve seen Downsview Park (or other Edgefests, for that matter), it was still a great turnout and the vibe was wonderful. On top of all the great music, the sun was [...]
S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival takes over downtown St. Catharines for a day every June. On June 28th, we had the privilege of attending and enjoying all the amazing music. It’s quite a spectacle, with music lovers of all ages roaming the streets moving from venue to venue. While there seems to be a specific focus on [...]
Band: Sandman Viper Command 7″: Rough Love Shot of choice: whiskey/scotch Burlington’s Sandman Viper Command is comprised of Rob Janson (vocals, guitar), Aaron Harvey (bass), Daniel Reardon (guitar), and Matt Meyer (drums). The 4-piece has worked hard to get their debut full length Everybody See This out there, constantly gigging and releasing some hilarious tour [...]
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Day 2 of NXNE started off at the Audio Blood Rooftop for an invite-only party. There was free beer, courtesy of St-Ambroise, and free Vitamin Water. Those Audio Blood folks sure know how to throw a party! First up was Library Voices, who brought out their delightful power pop in the [...]
Toronto’s Audio Blood Media has released their NXNE Festival Guide. They’ve got a handful of artists on their roster at NXNE, as well as 2 showcases planned. And for all things Audio Blood, #ABDOESNXNE is the Twitter hashtag that will get you through the festival. The artist schedule can be found below. In addition to [...]
Audio Blood has a bunch of artists on their roster performing at Canadian Music Fest for CMW. They also have their own showcase happening at Sneaky Dee’s on Thursday. They’ve released a FREE mixtape to accompany their prep for CMW. Head over to their website, toss them your email and you’ll have the link sent [...]
Date of show: December 10, 2010 It was a real treat to see Make Your Exit, Toronto based quintet playing jazz-infused indie rock. Make Your Exit is made up of Jeff Buckley (vocals, guitar, keys), Mike Denby (guitar, vocals, keys), Oliver Pauk (saxophone, vocals), Mike Dellios (bass, vocals), and Steve Dagg (drums). Together, they bring [...]
[Note: Sandman Viper Command is sorta the first band we've bought shots for twice. I say "sorta" because we previously drank out of a bottle of Crown Royal in an alley... and two members of the band missed out. So technically, I count this as the first time.] Sandman Viper Command has been playing frequently [...]
