Band: Old World Vulture EP: Old World Vulture Shot of choice: tequila Old World Vulture is a instrumental post-rock band based out of Toronto. The band is comprised of Mike Costanzo (guitar, loops, sampling), Devin Hughes (synths), Jamie Hunter (drums), and Anthony Perri (bass). Released earlier this year, their debut EP is quite impressive. The […]

Band: Birthday Girls EP: Birthday Girls Shot of choice: jagerbombs Birthday Girls quickly had our attention based on name alone. Both Rachel and I were under the impression this would be the female version of Birthday Boys, but we were quickly proven wrong. Birthday Girls is a post-punk/dance-punk band operating out of Ottawa. This 3-piece […]

The MuseBox is celebrating the holidays with TWO shows at the Toronto Institute For the Enjoyment of Music. See the Facebook event here. December 9th Steven McKay Allie Hughes Megan Bonnell December 16th Great Bloomers The Wilderness Language-Arts Doors at 7pm. Cover is $5 and all proceeds from both in-stores will go to the MS […]

Date of show: December 1, 2010 Having released their second full-length album, The Orchard, this year, New York’s Ra Ra Riot dropped by The Mod Club for a great show with a stellar lineup. Rachel was there to capture the night. The Most Serene Republic Imaginary Cities

Date of show: November 30, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Bravestation played their first ever set at The Horseshoe Tavern for Bookie’s Nu Music Nite. It was a short set, but they had quite the turnout!

Date of show: November 26, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey With a marquee sign lit up behind them, Birthday Boys busted out some sweaty rock ‘n’ roll at Sneaky Dee’s. Birthday Boys play a blend of rock infused with various influences, including garage and blues. The band is comprised of Graeme Kennedy and Jordan Mack, […]

[Note: Since Soundscapes doesn’t sell shots, we had Steven McKay take a couple swigs from a bottle of Crown. But shhh.] Steven McKay is not hard to spot. I walked into Soundscapes and found myself shaking hands with an extremely tall gentleman. We chatted in the basement of Soundscapes, more specifically in this tiny kitchen […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of Gold Soundz, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to their Wintergaze Festival at the Twist Gallery (1100 Queen St. W.) on December 16th. The bill is stacked and features Memoryhouse, who will also be celebrating the release of their Caregiver 7”, as well as Foxes in Fiction, Volcano […]

Band: Cut Throat Britva EP: Cut Throat Britva Shot of choice: Because this quote is the best, I’m just going to go ahead and quote Zaddi Pesino. “We usually like doing shots of Jameson and Jager but if those aren’t available we like doing swedish berries and porn stars.” Cut Throat Britva is a 4-piece […]

Date of show: November 19, 2010 Shot of choice: jager (Kevin Kane) Note: All photos by guest contributor Jeff Chudak. The Grapes of Wrath is made up of Kevin Kane (vocals, guitar), Tom Hooper (vocals, bass), and Chris Hooper (drums). The band debuted with an EP in 1984 and released their first full-length album, September […]