Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Yukon Blonde – 8pm @ The Danforth Music Hall Vancouver’s Yukon Blonde opened the night. Situated in the midst of a mass of synths and cords set up for the headliners, Jeffrey Innes (vocals, guitar), Brandon Scott (guitar, vocals), and Graham Jones (drums) were joined by Jason Haberman of The Paint […]
Date of show: September 25, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Just their second time playing in Toronto, it was UK band Dry the River’s first headlining gig here. The band is made up of Peter Liddle (vocals, guitar), Matt Taylor (guitar, vocals) Scott Miller (bass), Will Harvey (violin, keys), and Jon Warren (drums). First song […]
Date of show: September 8, 2012 When we had first seen folk rock trio Trevor James & The Perfect Gentlemen, it was back in 2010 and the band was still based out of Ottawa. The band has since relocated to Toronto and Trevor James has gotten a haircut. James fronts this band alongside his best […]
Saturday, June 16, 2012 Hollerado – 5:00PM @ Yonge-Dundas Square (Spinner.ca) I headed out into the heat of the afternoon sun to Yonge & Dundas Square to catch Hollerado. You know a band has “made it” when you are surrounded by swarms of young teens singing along to every word. Even the middle-aged man beside […]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Nash – 7:00PM @ Mod Club (Maple Music Recordings) I started my Thursday early, heading to see Nash at the Mod Club, one of the sets I’d been looking forward to most this festival after catching them acoustic during CMW. Luckily, he and his band did not disappoint. Hard-hitting beats and […]
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 […]
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Paint – 8:00PM @ The Painted Lady My Wednesday night began at the Painted Lady for Toronto pop-rock band Paint. Led by Rob Johannes’ pretty vocals and featuring a touring drummer and new bassist and guitarist since last I’ve seen them, the overhauled band played a set from their latest release […]
Date of show: August 12, 2011 In August, partially in celebration of buying shots for bands’ first birthday, we attended The Untold City’s free summer show. While The Untold City is known for putting on some great shows in the city, they may have outdone themselves putting together this amazing lineup. We took some photos […]
Date of show: May 27, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager While I missed most of the night, I made it to the Garrison in time to see The Davey Parker Radio Sound celebrate the release of In a Land of Wolves and Thieves with a rockin’ set. The turnout wasn’t quite enough to pack the […]
Date of show: May 13, 2011 This show was part of the Live Near Bellwoods Concert Series courtesy of the fellas who have dubbed themselves Humble Empire. Check out their site for videos from the show! Ruby Coast have this boozy allure that makes people want to dance or jump or simply party. The core […]
