LA-based Fool’s Gold released Leave No Trace last August, but they hadn’t made a Toronto appearance since the big release. That will change on Sunday when the band opens for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the Kool Haus. Fool’s Gold had a strong debut in 2009, while singing predominantly in Hebrew, and went […]

The 12th Annual Independent Music Awards (a.k.a The Indies) took place at the Royal York Hotel in the Canadian Room on March 24, 2012. While awards are given out, the lineup of performers consistently makes this night one of the highlights of the festival. Fortunately, our contributor Jeff was there to capture some great photos […]

North Carolina’s Bowerbirds has just released their third full-length album, The Clearing, on March 6th via Dead Oceans. At the heart of the band is Philip Moore (vocals, guitar) and Beth Tacular (accordion, vocals). Their debut album, Hymns for a Dark Horse, had the band supporting some notable acts, which carried through with their 2009 […]

As part of Canadian Music Week, The 12th Annual Independent Music Awards (known as The Indies), presented by SiriusXM, will take place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel (Canadian Room) on March 24, 2012. The event will include performances by Passion Pit, Rich Aucoin, The Sheepdogs, Dan Mangan, Hall of Fame inductees Treble Charger, Young […]

We so rarely share singles, but it’s hard to deny our excitement for this forthcoming album. Based on “Signs of the Civilized”, Bravestation has taken a new direction in their recordings. Their 2010 EP embraced a new wave indie pop sound, but the single now showcases a more tribal vibe while injecting just enough quirk […]

In honour of the 20th Anniversary of My Bloody Valentine‘s Loveless, Gold Soundz has put together an event with some of Toronto’s finest. The event takes place this Friday, November 4th at the Toronto Underground Cinema. See the Facebook event for more details. For a preview of what you’ll hear on Friday, you can stream […]

Tokyo Police Club has covered 10 songs spanning 10 years, from 2001-2010. The band spent 10 days at the Red Bull Studio in LA for 10 hours each day. Tokyo Police Club even invited some special guests to help them record some of the songs. In addition to the covers, the band has been documenting […]

A year ago we attended The Untold City’s summer show. It was the very first show we decided to cover for the site. It was free and insanely packed at The Boat, which isn’t surprising because the lineup consisted of Hollerado, The Darcys and Clothes Make The Man. Stellar. We bought shots for The Darcys, […]

Hi friends, Today our little website turns 1. We’ve had such a crazy year! In one year, we’ve bought shots for 62 bands totaling 199 shots, 2 bottles of Crown and 1 bottle of Jager. The complete list of shots recipients to date: The Darcys Huron Krupke Great Bloomers Lordy Lordy Shawn Clarke Gramercy Riffs […]

The SummerWorks Theatre Festival is underway. The Festival officially started on August 4th, but the Music Series that accompanies the Theatre shows started last night. Check this great Festival that is in our city until August 14th. Music Series Schedule: Friday, August 5th Steven McKay Hooded Fang Saturday, August 6th Lioness Bonjay Monday, August 8th […]