Date of show: September 11, 2012 Young Guns put on an exciting performance. Unfortunately, not too many Canadians are aware of UK’s Young Guns because the band has yet to release an album in Canada. Their second full-length album Bones is already out in the UK and was released earlier this month in the US. […]

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 […]

Date of show: September 7, 2012 Graydon James & the Young Novelists put together a great bill to celebrate their release of In the Year You Were Born. And to add to the great bill, the band made the atmosphere so welcoming by offering tea. Graydon James fronts this band with Alex Dodd on keys, […]

Artist: Tim Chaisson Album: The Other Side Charming east-coast crooner, Tim Chaisson is back with his fifth studio album, The Other Side. While his last release Broken Hearted Beat (2009) was backed by his band Morning Fold and had a fuller, more upbeat sound, The Other Side is stripped down, intimate and personal. There is […]

Date of show: September 6, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Confession: I went through a pretty serious bubblegum pop and boy band phase growing up. Perhaps that is one of the reasons I enjoy Jane’s Party so much. Blending the essence of The Beach Boys with that of Backstreet Boys, Jeff Giles (vocals, guitar, keys), […]

CONTEST CLOSED Dry the River will be coming back to Toronto on September 25th. They’ll be playing a show at The Garrison, which we highly recommend. We caught them the last time they were in Toronto supporting Bowerbirds, so we know first hand the show will be a good one. And because we want you […]

Laetitia Sadier, who you may be familiar with from her days with Stereolab, released her second full-length album, Silencio, on Drag City on July 24, 2012. The French songstress is coming to Toronto to showcase her new material, which follows her 2010 release, The Trip. Sadier will be playing at The Drake Hotel on September […]

Date of show: August 29, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo If you live in the GTA, going to the Ex is likely an end-of-summer tradition. Trying outrageous foods, playing the midway, and going on rides is a once-a-year requirement. On this night, your $5-after-5pm admission also got you into one of the hottest shows of […]

Date of show: August 25, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Originally a four-band bill, Army Girls unfortunately had to drop out at the last minute. Luckily, the remaining bands brought more than enough energy, steaming up the Horseshoe on this, the last Saturday of August. If you arrived to the venue early, you may have […]

Date of show: August 24, 2012 Shot of choice: Jameson + a girly shot for Elise Legrow Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It’s been three years since Whale Tooth’s self-titled EP came out, and the jam-packed crowd at the Horseshoe were more than a little excited to help the band celebrate the release of their full-length, […]