Date of show: July 7, 2012 Having followed Bravestation for quite some time, and as one of the first bands we reviewed, it was a no-brainer that we’d come to support the band’s first release. Bravestation released Giants & Dreamers, which was engineered and mixed by their very own Andrew Heppner, on July 10th, but […]

Date of show: July 6, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We headed out to The Annex Live for Fade Chromatic’s self-titled EP release party put on by The Indie Machine. If you are unfamiliar with the Toronto pop-rock four-piece, Fade Chromatic is comprised of Jordan Abrams (vocals), Sean Messenger (guitar), Alex Draper-Millan (bass) and Shawn […]

When I had sat down with Krief, it was back in April. Patrick Krief and his band were in Toronto to celebrate the release of Hundred Thousand Pieces. Midway through our chat, the opening band hit the stage and Krief was yelling into the recorder, so I thought I’d spare his voice and keep the […]

Edgefest, hosted by 102.1 The Edge, returns to Downsview Park this Saturday, July 14, 2012. The lineup should speak for itself, as there’s a lot to look forward to. We’re especially looking forward to Death From Above 1979 and Young The Giant over on the main stage, but we’ve seen almost all the bands on […]

Date of show: July 5, 2012 Shot of choice: After some debate whether to choose something unique, the guys settled on whiskey. Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Local GTA band, The Sweet Mack headlined The Horseshoe Tavern for the very first time, and yes, it was indeed pretty legendary. Blending super sweet harmonies with blisteringly hot […]

Date of show: June 29, 2012 Bryce Avary, who performs under The Rocket Summer moniker, came on stage before the rest of his band, looping each instrument one by once before leading into “Do You Feel.” From the second he stepped on stage, the crowd was screaming non-stop and this was just the beginning of […]

Sunday, June 24, 2012 We love St. Catharines’ S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. It’s incredible how easily you can run around from venue to venue, so incredible that we couldn’t resist making this our mission for the day. We decided to take advantage of the closeness of the many participating venues and see as many of our […]

We had a busy North by Northeast, covering one film (Ages & Stages: The Story of The Meligrove Band) and 67 bands, hitting up as many daytime and nighttime showcases we could. We didn’t get a chance to cover any of NXNEi (interactive) or any comedy shows, but we’ve heard such great things and we […]

Sunday, June 17, 2012 Octoberman – 4:15PM @ Trinity Bellwoods (Young Lions Music Club & Humble Empire) Knowing a trip to Bellwoods for The Great Heart Festival would be just the cure for my sleep-deprived body, I made it there in time to catch Toronto’s Octoberman. With a bit of a country-pop sound, the band […]

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 […]