Friday, March 23, 2012 fade – 8:00PM @ Tattoo Rock Parlour RIZE – 9:00PM @ Tattoo Rock Parlour Zachary Lucky – 8:00PM @ Gladstone Hotel (Alberta Music & SaskMusic) Jeffrey Straker – 9:00PM @ Gladstone Hotel (Alberta Music & SaskMusic) Zoo Lion – 10:00PM @ Gladstone Hotel (Alberta Music & SaskMusic) Makeshift Innocence – 11:00PM […]

Friday, March 23, 2012 Cai.ro – 8:00PM @ Rancho Relaxo (Two Way Monologues & The Indie Machine) Starting their set with the lights dimmed low, first came the pounding of the drum, and clapping of this five-piece’s hands before the melody swelled with the addition of keys and violin. There is a depth and darkness […]

I spoke with Gloryhound outside of Sneaky Dee’s between sets at the ECMA daytime showcase, but the band had a busy Canadian Music Week, having already played two other showcases on the first two days of the festival. The guys were already settled before the festival had started, though, because the band had already been […]

Friday, March 23, 2012 Bumstead Kitchen Party With a suite booked at the Royal York, Bumstead Productions Ltd threw an old fashioned East Coast kitchen party on Friday afternoon that was hosted by The Trews. Not wanting to miss yet another afternoon show, I took a half day off work to join in on the […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of Embrace and Gold Soundz, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to see Memoryhouse at the El Mocambo (464 Spadina Ave.) on April 13th. Memoryhouse, signed to Sub Pop Records, will be joined by Paradise Animals and Volcano Playground to complete the shoegaze/experimental-filled evening. Check out the Facebook event […]

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Reversing Falls – 8:00PM @ Silver Dollar (NeXT & The Untold City) While previously playing along to a drum machine, Reversing Falls recently added a drummer, with Jamie Thompson (formerly of Unicorns/Islands) playing his first show with them on Thursday night. They launched right into the boisterous “This Is Why We […]

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Live Near Bellwoods Daytime Living Room Sessions Last year I managed to make it out to see one of the daytime sessions put on at the tiny Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music and it was great, so this year I had to see what the Young Lions Music Club […]

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: March 20, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo On the eve of CMW, while many of the other “smart” bloggers were at home banking sleep, we were taking in a Pre-CMW Nu Music Nite at the Horseshoe. With a line-up this stacked, it was too good to resist. Rococode Featuring former members of […]

North Carolina’s Bowerbirds has just released their third full-length album, The Clearing, on March 6th via Dead Oceans. At the heart of the band is Philip Moore (vocals, guitar) and Beth Tacular (accordion, vocals). Their debut album, Hymns for a Dark Horse, had the band supporting some notable acts, which carried through with their 2009 […]