[Note: I apologize for the slightly unflattering picture… I think Dustin was saying “cheers!”] Date of show: September 28, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Dustin Bentall, and the rest of his crew that make The Dustin Bentall Outfit, play what I’d like to describe as country music on fire. The foundations of his sound are […]

The MuseBox and Last Gang Records have teamed up to put on a double-header showcase on Saturday, October 2nd, one in the day and another at night. They have also released a FREE mixtape, which you can download here. Check out the artists and enjoy! POP! IN THE PARK @ UQAM – Place Pasteur, 2:00-5:00PM […]

Artists with Audio Blood Media will be at POP Montreal. To entice you into checking out their artists, they’ve also released a free mixtape. You can download the mixtape here. Enjoy! Schedules Thursday, September 30, 2010 Turbogeist @ L’Abreuvoir (NeXT Showcase), 8pm Dinosaur Bones @ L’Abreuvoir (NeXT Showcase), 11pm Bad Tits @ Little Burgundy POP […]

  Dora Alexander, a Toronto-based indie rock/post-punk band that you might remember from this badass night, is about to release their debut EP, Travelers. The EP was recorded and produced by John Critchley (Dan Mangan, Elliott Brood) at Green Door Studios in Toronto. To get a preview of the EP, check out their MySpace for […]

Date of show: September 25, 2010 Shot of choice: they did a shot of jager, but they did say “surprise us” In the spring, I decided to check out the CD release of this band that I had heard only a couple times via MySpace. It was at The Horseshoe Tavern and it ended up […]

[Note: Morgan Cameron Ross decided they would take their own shots picture. Although amusing, don’t expect this to be the norm. I think we can take more flattering pictures. ;)] Date of show: September 24, 2010 Shot of choice: after much deliberation, they decided on tequila We didn’t review the show, but Amanda was there […]

Date of show: September 24, 2010 Die Mannequin packed Tattoo Rock Parlour, a show presented by Hyacinth. The best part: the first 200 fans got in for FREE! Alex was there to photograph the party! Dearly Beloved Darlings of Chelsea

[Note: Rachel wasn’t prepared to get on stage for the shots picture, so she was a little nervous. It’s a little blurry, but hey, it was the first band to do shots DURING their set. How awesome is that?!] Date of show: September 23, 2010 Shot of choice: jager Amos the Transparent is an Ottawa-based […]

September 21st is International Peace Day and it’s fitting that Busking for CHANGE for War Child Canada would happen on this day. For this cause, many bands donated their time to the event and, in some cases, went busking at multiple locations. We had a hectic day with a lot of running around. We caught […]

Date of Show: September 17, 2010 Oh, The Golden Dogs, how entertaining you are. It’s hard not to enjoy yourself when at a Golden Dogs show. They bring a hell of a lot of energy to already energetic power-pop rock tunes. Even better than how they sound recorded is their live show. The vocal dynamic […]