CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of our pals at Audio Blood, we’ve got a couple copies of Little Dragons’ Ritual Union to give away. Update: We’ve already given away one CD, so there’s just one left to claim! If you’re unfamiliar with this rising Swedish band, they’re currently touring the world and will be hitting up Australia […]

Date of show: August 13, 2011 Poor Young Things opened for TNG (formerly Tongue and Groove) at Lee’s Palace, their first show on that stage. It was an interesting night right off the bat, as the first band that was scheduled to play was actually kicked out of the venue before they had the chance. […]

Date of show: August 5th-7th Dropkick Murphys KO Black Lungs

Date of show: July 22, 2011 Shot of choice: Believe it or not, the band actually preferred not to do shots, at least on this night. Little City made sure to make an impression at their big hometown show at the El Mocambo. The band is typically comprised of Frances Miller (vocals, guitar, French horn), […]

Tokyo Police Club has covered 10 songs spanning 10 years, from 2001-2010. The band spent 10 days at the Red Bull Studio in LA for 10 hours each day. Tokyo Police Club even invited some special guests to help them record some of the songs. In addition to the covers, the band has been documenting […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of Embrace, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to Two Door Cinema Club at the Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay E.) on September 17th. Irish indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club will be playing their second Kool Haus show, this time headlining the bill. Much like their last appearance […]

Date of show: June 25, 2011 Shot of choice: tequila The photos of Hey Ocean! were originally posted on Sticky Magazine. Whale Tooth Hands & Teeth

[Note: The band was actually bought shots the day after the interview at S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival.] I had the chance to sit down with 3/5 members of Hands & Teeth before a packed Horseshoe show supporting Hey Ocean! If you’re not familiar with Hands & Teeth, they released Enjoy Your Lifestyle last fall, an EP […]

A year ago we attended The Untold City’s summer show. It was the very first show we decided to cover for the site. It was free and insanely packed at The Boat, which isn’t surprising because the lineup consisted of Hollerado, The Darcys and Clothes Make The Man. Stellar. We bought shots for The Darcys, […]

Hi friends, Today our little website turns 1. We’ve had such a crazy year! In one year, we’ve bought shots for 62 bands totaling 199 shots, 2 bottles of Crown and 1 bottle of Jager. The complete list of shots recipients to date: The Darcys Huron Krupke Great Bloomers Lordy Lordy Shawn Clarke Gramercy Riffs […]