On March 27, 2011, The Juno Awards had their 40th Anniversary in Toronto, the original home of the event that has since taken place across the country. With the return home after 10 years, no expense was spared for this lavish affair at the Air Canada Centre, but what I can safely say is that […]

Some Toronto-based bands are getting together to help raise funds for Japan on Sunday, April 3rd. This show is PWYC and 100% of the proceeds go towards the Canadian Red Cross’ relief efforts, which is absolutely fantastic. The event will be taking place at a new venue, No One Writes to the Colonel, and will […]

I had the chance to sit down with Ben Worchester and Tyler Bancroft, co-frontmen of Said the Whale, before their sweaty JunoFest performance at the Horseshoe Tavern. It was a night of performances from Juno nominees and Said the Whale was up for New Group of the Year. Well, I’m pleased to say the band […]

Canadian Music Week 2011 – An Overview We spent Canadian Music Week hitting up the Canadian Music Fest shows, so we missed out on the conference and film festival goodness that was going on. But we really do recommend all that stuff! Despite all the rain in the beginning and all the sleep deprivation that […]

Sunday, March 13, 2011 [Pictured above: Will Currie & The Country French] Gay – 8:30PM @ Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom) Sometimes when you hear a band’s name, it makes you extra curious. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Gay, whose members are Cameron Michael Murray, Neil Rankin, Paul Erlichman and Tom Avis. I entered […]

Sunday, March 13, 2011 The Dirty 9s – 8:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern Rival Boys – 9:20PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern The Pack a.d. – 10:10PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern The Schomberg Fair – 11:00PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern RatTail – 11:50PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern

For those who were eager to take advantage of all the music in the city, there were lots of events happening in the city before the evening showcases. I happened to catch a few of the events, but missed out on a couple industry showcases (Audio Blood and Ta2 Sound + Music/The MuseBox each hosted […]

We had the privilege of attending the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards, also known as The Indies, part of Canadian Music Week. Hosted by Jeff Leake of The Verge and held at the prestigious Fairmont Royal York Hotel, The Indies celebrate Canadian Independent Music with a huge performance-filled party. While most of the awards are […]

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Parlovr – 10:30PM @ Horseshoe Tavern Neon Windbreaker – 11:00PM @ Silver Dollar Neon Windbreaker has very little information out there about them, but this works to their advantage and adds to their mystery. With two of their members immersed in the Toronto music scene, I came to expect a lot […]

Friday, March 11, 2011 Christien Summers – 9:00PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Christien Summers is the project of Carol Lui and Gareth Jones, with John Wilson, Jessica Martin, and Dan McCormick as support. They are the newest signing to Upper Class Recordings and they’re currently working on their debut album. This show happened to be their […]