Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Rich Aucoin We opened up our HPX Day 2 to Rich Aucoin’s epic album release show at St. Matthew’s United Church. I usually hesitate to use the word epic, but in this case it’s more than appropriate. Aucoin brought along 80+ people to make up a choir and band. He started […]

Date of show: October 8, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Bella Clava celebrated the release of their debut full-length, Holy Crow. The Toronto-based 4-piece is comprised of Caitlin Dacey (vocals, keys, guitar), Steve Suttie (guitar, vocals), Scott Hannigan (bass) and Zack Mykula (drums). Although the band has grown into a harder rock sound overall, it’s […]

Date of show: September 29, 2011 Shot of choice: whiskey Reversing Falls is a 3-piece band based out of Montreal. Tyler Crawford fronts the band with Charlie Neufeld on guitar and Jesse Ash on bass. The band plays with a drum machine, but they play such an explosive breed of pop rock that you might […]

Date of show: September 28, 2011 Shot of choice: tequila Paper Lions closed out a September residency on a high note. The 4-piece hailing from PEI is comprised of brothers John MacPhee (vocals, guitar, keys) and Rob MacPhee (bass, vocals), Colin Buchanan (guitar, vocals), and David MacDonald (drums, vocals). The band’s chemistry on stage is […]

Date of show: September 24, 2011 Mad Ones celebrated the release of Behaviour at the Silver Dollar last month. Andrew DeVillers (vocals, guitar) and Phil Wilson (drums) make up this rockin’ duo. With hard-hitting drum work from Wilson and DeVillers up front with his impressive vocals, this duo plays with an almost surprising amount of […]

Date of show: September 16, 2011 Hamilton’s The Dirty Nil were the 3rd band to take the stage at the Silver Dollar. Already with a fan base in Toronto, their set saw an increase in numbers in the crowd. The young and energetic 3-piece is comprised of Luke Bentham (vocals, guitar), Dave Nardi (bass) and […]

Date of show: September 15, 2011 The Dirty Mags celebrated leaving for tour in total style. They had great openers for the night, including Hugh Oliver, who brought along his ukelele and hilarious songs. He introduced the Toronto-based 4-piece, comprised of Mike Kaminski (vocals), Justin Lemaire (guitar), Greg Peters (bass) and Peter Gosling (drums). The […]

Date of show: August 20, 2011 Amos the Transparent We’re no stranger to Amos the Transparent shows. Every time we see this Ottawa-based band, it’s a party, which speaks to the energy in their live show. The 5-piece is comprised of Jonathan Chandler (vocals, guitar), James Nicol (bass, vocals) Mark Hyne (guitar, vocals), Daniel Hay […]

Date of show: August 13, 2011 Poor Young Things opened for TNG (formerly Tongue and Groove) at Lee’s Palace, their first show on that stage. It was an interesting night right off the bat, as the first band that was scheduled to play was actually kicked out of the venue before they had the chance. […]

Date of show: July 22, 2011 Shot of choice: Believe it or not, the band actually preferred not to do shots, at least on this night. Little City made sure to make an impression at their big hometown show at the El Mocambo. The band is typically comprised of Frances Miller (vocals, guitar, French horn), […]