It’s become an annual tradition of sorts for us to head over to St. Catharines for S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival (though we still affectionately call it SCENEfest) right as summer festival season gets under way. We have fully immersed ourselves in the Toronto music scene, but sometimes it’s nice to see what other nearby music communities […]

Date of show: June 1, 2013 Jane’s Party celebrated the release of their sophomore full-length Hot Noise at The Cameron House with two back-to-back sold-out shows. After releasing their debut The Garage Sessions in 2009, touring Canada and playing countless shows since, fans have been anxious to get a hold of their new songs on […]

Date of show: May 25, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Poor Young Things were celebrating the release of their debut full-length album The Heart. The Head. The End., which dropped earlier that week. Having lived in Toronto for the past couple of years now, there was eager excitement from the packed “hometown” crowd to hear […]

Date of show: May 25, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo In its inaugural year, The CBCMusic.ca Festival celebrated Canadian music like only CBC can. A relaxed atmosphere, the event attracted people of all ages with many even bringing their kids. Sets ran on time with few delays between acts and it was luckily easy enough […]

Date of Show: May 15, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Opening up an early show in support of Pennsylvania band Daylight was Niagara/Toronto’s Shook. Comprised of Phill Paxton (vocals), Cory Aaron (guitar), Michael Alsop (guitar), Matt Bresee (bass) and Brandon Santi (drums), the five-piece prepped the early-arrivers with some heavy-hitting garage-punk. With two aggressive vocalists, […]

Date of show: April 22, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Brooklyn’s The Lone Bellow were the second band of the night. The core trio of Zach Williams (vocals, guitar), Brian Elmquist (guitar, vocals), and Kanene Pipkin (vocals, mandolin) were joined by Jason Pipkin (upright bass) and Brian Griffin (drums). Wielding more depth and grit than […]

Date of show: April 20, 2013 Single Mothers

Date of show: April 17, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The latest instalment of the J.D. Originals Presents concert series featured Hamilton three-piece Young Rival. Comprised of Aron D’Alesio (guitar, vocals), John Smith (bass) and Noah Fralick (drums), the band released their sophomore album Stay Young last October and that was the last time I […]

Band: The Belle Game Album: Ritual Tradition Habit Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Vancouver orchestral pop outfit The Belle Game recently released their debut album Ritual Tradition Habit. The three short songs whose individual titles combine to create the album title lend a gilded backdrop to the stunning record. As the trembling keys in the first […]

Date of show: April 16, 2013 Shot of choice: tequila Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Always a fan of checking out Nu Music Nites at The Horseshoe, on this occasion we were there specifically to see Houndmouth. The Indiana band made quite the impression on us when they opened for Dry the River last Fall and […]