Band: Foster The People Album: Torches California’s Foster The People formed in 2009 and quickly gained interest with the release of “Pumped Up Kicks,” followed by a self-titled 3-song EP earlier this year. Mark Foster, who mans both the guitar and keys, fronts this Los Angeles 3-piece. Mark Pontius is on drums and Cubbie Fink […]

Band: Hearts&Mines Album: Find Your Way Ottawa’s Hearts&Mines is set to release Find Your Way, their debut full-length album. This 4-piece is comprised of Matt Luloff (vocals, guitar), Jason Watts (drums, vocals), Rob Hanlon (bass, vocals), and Michaël Pineault (keys, vocals). Together, these fellas have put together a solid full-length debut, really honing in on […]

Date of show: May 6, 2011 Buddy Black is a Toronto-based punk outfit fronted by Buddy Black himself. Mikey Gibbons and Ross Martin round out the 3-piece. Their show at the Bovine Sex Club was in celebration of their self-titled EP release and what a celebration it was! The crowd was completely into it, though […]

Date of show: May 6, 2011 Witch Ever is a Toronto-based 3-piece fronted by Stephen Sirisko. He is joined by his son Cal on guitar and Ken Boville on drums. The band caught my attention when they sent us this video for “The Push,” which is full of Toronto imagery, as well as some G20 […]

Date of show: May 6, 2011 Protest The Hero Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

Date of show: May 4, 2011 Morgan Cameron Ross has released his solo debut, a bit of a departure in sound from the country/folk rock band Birds of Wales. Ross’ solo work is still in the folk category, though it’s much more pop. A common thread is the charming personality that colours the music. As […]

Date of show: April 29, 2011 By the time Teenage Kicks hit the stage at 12:30, the venue was packed, especially right up front. The set started off with “Brooklyn Bridge,” the same way the band starts off their Rational Anthems EP, the release of which was being celebrated that night. It didn’t take long […]

Date of show: April 29, 2011 The week before this show, we saw The Darcys play at Harry Rosen, which is part of a new series called Harry’s Underground Lounge. The show was live to air on CIUT 88.5 FM and featured an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and fashion savvy folk. The band played two […]

Date of show: April 28, 2011 There is something about The Acorn that just induces bliss. Perhaps it’s frontman Rolf Klausener’s comforting vocals and moving lyricism. Or perhaps it’s the intricate guitar work, courtesy of Klausener and Jordan Howard. Or perhaps it’s the loud, boisterous percussion from Patrick Johnson and Jeffrey Malecki. Combined, their sound […]

Band: Lovely Killbots Album: Once Smitten Shot of choice: Jack Daniels Lovely Killbots are set to release Once Smitten, a follow up to 2008’s Primrose Lane. The electro dance duo is made up of Lauralee Love (vocals, keys) and Ryan Beattie (drums, vocals), and what a killer duo they make. Lauralee’s vocals immediately grab the […]