[Note: Apologies to Gavin Maguire who missed this, as he was on stage when the shots were purchased.] Date of show: March 29, 2011 Shot of choice: vodka and whiskey Peter Elkas’ smooth vocals can captivate an audience on its own, but combined with his skilful guitar work, Elkas is sure to impress. Joined by […]

Saturday, March 26, 2011 Huddle – 9:45PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern Toronto’s Huddle opened up the night. The band is Clay Jones, Mark Satterthwaite, David Lucas, and Ted Wilson, with new member Craig Hopkins. Their pop-rock music features additional beats and sounds transmitted via iPod. Huddle started their set to a rather sparse crowd, which […]

Friday, March 25, 2011 D-Sisive – 9:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern D-Sisive kicked off a night of Juno nominees at the Horseshoe Tavern and boy did he kick it off with a bang. He brought along KC Roberts and the Live Revolution to back up his MC skills, the band comprised of guitar, keys, drums, […]

[Note: This photo was actually taken at a different show when Shotgun Jimmie and his band were actually in attendance as part of the audience.] Date of show: March 16, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Shotgun Jimmie, who is Jim Kilpatrick, puts on quite the entertaining set. If you’ve paid any attention to Jimmie’s lyrics, […]

Canadian Music Week 2011 – An Overview We spent Canadian Music Week hitting up the Canadian Music Fest shows, so we missed out on the conference and film festival goodness that was going on. But we really do recommend all that stuff! Despite all the rain in the beginning and all the sleep deprivation that […]

Sunday, March 13, 2011 [Pictured above: Will Currie & The Country French] Gay – 8:30PM @ Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom) Sometimes when you hear a band’s name, it makes you extra curious. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Gay, whose members are Cameron Michael Murray, Neil Rankin, Paul Erlichman and Tom Avis. I entered […]

For those who were eager to take advantage of all the music in the city, there were lots of events happening in the city before the evening showcases. I happened to catch a few of the events, but missed out on a couple industry showcases (Audio Blood and Ta2 Sound + Music/The MuseBox each hosted […]

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Parlovr – 10:30PM @ Horseshoe Tavern Neon Windbreaker – 11:00PM @ Silver Dollar Neon Windbreaker has very little information out there about them, but this works to their advantage and adds to their mystery. With two of their members immersed in the Toronto music scene, I came to expect a lot […]

Friday, March 11, 2011 Christien Summers – 9:00PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Christien Summers is the project of Carol Lui and Gareth Jones, with John Wilson, Jessica Martin, and Dan McCormick as support. They are the newest signing to Upper Class Recordings and they’re currently working on their debut album. This show happened to be their […]

Thursday, March 10, 2011 Charlotte Cornfield – 8:30PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose – 9:30PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Grounders – 9:00PM @ Silver Dollar Grounders were off to a slow start, as they had problems and needed a cable, but it was nice to see the guys get some help from […]