Date of show: October 10, 2012 Craig Stickland Jane’s Party

I had the privilege of sitting down with Tim Chaisson before playing a busy show at the Horseshoe Tavern with Toronto-by-way-of-Thunder Bay band Poor Young Things. Chaisson released his record The Other Side in September and he’s been touring the album hard, most recently on a stint with his label mates PYT that started out […]

Artist: Andy Shauf Album: The Bearer of Bad News Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It’s not often that a voice like Andy Shauf’s shows up unexpectedly in your inbox. I’ve somehow remained in the dark to the magnificence that is this Prairie boy, but I immediately allowed him to take me by the hand and eagerly […]

Band: Lambs Become Lions EP: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Chasing your dreams takes guts. And sometimes it takes a Coach Taylor-like pep talk to have the courage to do so. Borrowing the title from the Dillon Panthers’ (Friday Night Lights) now famous motto, St Catharines-based band Lambs Become Lions’ […]

Band: English Words Album: Red Potion Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Charlottetown, PEI, English Words are brothers Ryan Crane (vocals), and Aaron Crane (synths, sampler, drum machine), plus Andrew Murray (guitar), Thayne Campbell (bass), and Todd MacLean (synths). Formerly known as Smothered in Hugs, Red Potion is the band’s debut album under their new moniker […]

Band: Souls EP: A Dark Horse Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Based out of Niagara/Toronto, Souls are a band you may not yet be familiar with, but they are no stranger to the Southern Ontario music scene. Comprised of Dave Fontaine (vocals), Andrew Brandes (guitar), Trevor Speechly (bass, guitar), Shanika Lewis-Waddell (keys, vocals), Gregory Goertzen (cello, […]

Band: Convoys EP: GOGO/BANG Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto band Convoys is comprised of Jason Jang (guitar, vocals), Sebastian Lesch (bass, vocals) and Greg Muhlbock (drums). They released their three song EP GOGO/BANG at the end of August and it’s one that is keeping the summer heat alive and well as the chill of Fall […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of Life or Death PR, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to see Melbourne’s Twerps at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina Avenue) on October 22nd. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, their lo-fi jangly pop sound has been likened to the sounds of the Flying Nun Records era back […]

Date of show: October 5, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Originally merely meant to be Teenage Kicks’ largest headlining show in Toronto yet, with the announcement that it would be bassist Jeff van Helvoort and guitarist Patrick Marchent’s final show with the band, it took on a newfound significance. Surrounded by friends and a packed […]

Date of show: October 2, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It was a star-studded affair at The Great Hall to celebrate the release of folk-rocker Jason Collett’s latest album. An almost 30-song set that lasted just over 2-hours, Collett barely broke a sweat, with just his forehead glistening towards the end. Rather than have an […]