Artist: Matthew Maaskant Album: Believe It Or Not, This Is The Place Matthew Maaskant is a true artist, dipping his toes in both photography and music. With recording/production work under his belt, it’s not surprising that Maaskant’s debut album Believe It Or Not, This Is The Place sounds like an album Maaskant has been working […]

Date of show: April 1, 2011 The Bloody Five played the Y108 Rock and Roll Challenge at Hard Luck Bar. Alex McCusker was there to capture their set in photos.

[Note: Apologies to Gavin Maguire who missed this, as he was on stage when the shots were purchased.] Date of show: March 29, 2011 Shot of choice: vodka and whiskey Peter Elkas’ smooth vocals can captivate an audience on its own, but combined with his skilful guitar work, Elkas is sure to impress. Joined by […]

Saturday, March 26, 2011 Huddle – 9:45PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern Toronto’s Huddle opened up the night. The band is Clay Jones, Mark Satterthwaite, David Lucas, and Ted Wilson, with new member Craig Hopkins. Their pop-rock music features additional beats and sounds transmitted via iPod. Huddle started their set to a rather sparse crowd, which […]

The special secret headliner for the Two Way Monologues show on April 9th at Rancho Relaxo has been revealed! Amos the Transparent will be performing a special set, as the audience will have the privilege of being the first to hear Amos the Transparent’s new album in its entirety. If you’re unfamiliar with Amos the […]

I had to chance to sit down with Tel Aviv band Eatliz just before Canadian Music Week started. They had just gotten in to the city and we anxious to start their touring stint in North America. Eatliz is a female-fronted pop rock band comprised of Lee Triffon (vocals), Guy Ben Shitrit (guitar), Or Bahir […]

Artist: Daniel Romano Album: Sleep Beneath the Willow Daniel Romano may be known as the frontman of Attack in Black, or as one third of Daniel, Fred and Julie, or as a collaborator/producer, notably with City and Colour (including graphic design for Juno-nominated [Recording Packing of the Year] Bring Me Your Love), but Romano’s solo […]

Friday, March 25, 2011 D-Sisive – 9:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern D-Sisive kicked off a night of Juno nominees at the Horseshoe Tavern and boy did he kick it off with a bang. He brought along KC Roberts and the Live Revolution to back up his MC skills, the band comprised of guitar, keys, drums, […]

If you’re familiar with andPOP, a production company that focuses on mainstream entertainment and music content, you should also be familiar Side B, which focuses on alternative and independent music, but is still under the andPOP umbrella. Side B has been conducting great interviews since its inception, but Feedback is something a little different. Dan […]

[Note: This photo was actually taken at a different show when Shotgun Jimmie and his band were actually in attendance as part of the audience.] Date of show: March 16, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Shotgun Jimmie, who is Jim Kilpatrick, puts on quite the entertaining set. If you’ve paid any attention to Jimmie’s lyrics, […]