CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of With A Bullet, we’ve got 1 vinyl copy and 2 CD copies of of Band of Horses’ Mirage Rock to give away. Mirage Rock was released on September 18, 2012 and is the band’s 4th studio album, their follow-up to Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms. Band of Horses recently announced a tour with […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of With A Bullet, we’ve got 2 CD copies of of The Vaccines’ Come of Age to give away. Come of Age was released on September 3, 2012. It is the band’s second studio album, a follow-up to their debut album What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? that was released in […]

Date of show: September 26, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The ladies of Hunter Valentine headlined the Horseshoe for a packed hometown gig. The four piece is fronted by Kiyomi McCloskey (vocals, guitar) and rounded out by Aimee Bessada (guitar, keys, vocals), Veronica Sanchez (bass, vocals), and Laura Petracca (drums). The band has actually been […]

I chatted with Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross when they played at the El Mocambo earlier this month. He was pleased to return to Toronto after a 10-day touring break in London, but he told me he went up the CN Tower earlier that day, which wasn’t a great idea while feeling jetlagged. The […]

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 25, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Prince Edward Island, Tim Chaisson came out to Toronto to celebrate the release of his new album The Other Side with an early show at The Dakota Tavern. The album does have a Toronto connection, as it was recorded here at the Woodshed Studio. […]

Date of show: September 22, 2012 Toronto-based rock band Rebel Rebel came onto the scene late last year. When I last saw frontman Travis Caine, he was fronting his own folk rock band The Lasting Effect, but the sound and energy behind the band has certainly changed since then. Joining Caine to complete the 5-piece […]

I had the pleasure of chatting with Michael Rault at The Rivoli where he was opening up for Bombino. When we sat down, Rault told me that he was running late because his flight from Calgary had been delayed. While he certainly appeared to be tired and there were some details he had to work […]

I sat down with 3/5 members of Young Guns earlier this month when the band made their Canadian debut at the Horseshoe Tavern. Gustav Wood (vocals) and brothers John and Fraser Taylor (both on guitar) were looking forward to their first show in Canada and hopefully seeing some sites for the first time on their […]

Date of show: September 14, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We weren’t sure what to expect when we decided to catch Michael Rault at the Rivoli opening for the “desert rock” jams of Tuareg guitarist, Bombino. I’ll admit, it was a slightly bizarre feeling walking in to find the venue near full, primarily with an […]