Friday, March 23, 2012 Bumstead Kitchen Party With a suite booked at the Royal York, Bumstead Productions Ltd threw an old fashioned East Coast kitchen party on Friday afternoon that was hosted by The Trews. Not wanting to miss yet another afternoon show, I took a half day off work to join in on the […]

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Reversing Falls – 8:00PM @ Silver Dollar (NeXT & The Untold City) While previously playing along to a drum machine, Reversing Falls recently added a drummer, with Jamie Thompson (formerly of Unicorns/Islands) playing his first show with them on Thursday night. They launched right into the boisterous “This Is Why We […]

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Live Near Bellwoods Daytime Living Room Sessions Last year I managed to make it out to see one of the daytime sessions put on at the tiny Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music and it was great, so this year I had to see what the Young Lions Music Club […]

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Paint – 8:00PM @ The Painted Lady My Wednesday night began at the Painted Lady for Toronto pop-rock band Paint. Led by Rob Johannes’ pretty vocals and featuring a touring drummer and new bassist and guitarist since last I’ve seen them, the overhauled band played a set from their latest release […]

Canadian Music Week has arrived. We’ll be focusing on the music side (Canadian Music Fest) and there’s lots of awesome music happening in the city for the next 5 days! You’ll find the full schedule here. We’ve been making some recommendations this past week, so check those out, but we really encourage you to explore […]

Given the nature of our site, it would be a terrible oversight for us to not point out the events that Jägermeister is putting on. I mean, they’re right… shots happen. Mar. 22 – TRUTH EXPLOSION MAGAZINE SHOWCASE @ Wrongbar Featuring: Diemonds, Brews Willis, Neon Windbreaker, and more Mar. 23 – DINE ALONE RECORDS SHOWCASE: […]

Chiara recommends Writers’ Strike: Saturday March 24 – 2am @ The Rivoli Music Nova Scotia Showcase w/ Molly Thomason (9pm), Wintersleep (10pm), Soho Ghetto (11pm), The Stanfields (12am), Carleton Stone (1am) Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers (3am) There is a fine art to constructing your CMW schedule, and while I’ve been constantly tweaking mine over […]

Chiara recommends the SoccerMom Records Showcase: Saturday March 24 @ Painted Lady (218 Ossington Ave) One of the best things about Canadian Music Week is being exposed to some of the great talent that resides in this vast country of ours. Based out of Edmonton, Alberta, SoccerMom Records is a local label and management company […]

Chiara recommends The Jefferson: Pre-CMW: Tuesday March 20th @ 11:30pm, Czehoski’s (via Indie Week) $6 Acoustic: Thursday March 22, 2012 @ 8:10pm, Sennheiser Lounge Library Bar Main Event: Thursday March 22, 2012 @ 12:00pm, Painted Lady Aussie BBQ: Saturday March 24, 2012 @ 1:10pm, El Mocambo, Upstairs Sydney, Australia’s The Jefferson are a bit of […]

I sat down for a chat with Carleton Stone at Café Pamenar in Kensington Market back in the fall. The young singer-songwriter released a self-titled album in September 2011 and made an appearance in Toronto for the events put on for Canada’s Walk of Fame. He refers to his sound as “high energy, guitar-based pop […]