Date of show: September 10, 2010 Shot of choice: Jack Daniels Lovely Killbots play dance rock that sounds much bigger than their two-person band, made up of Lauralee Sheehan (keys) and Ryan Beattie (drums). They closed out the night to a still-crowded Sneaky Dee’s. There was a good-sized crowd up front and dancing away. Lauralee […]

Date of show: September 9, 2010 Shot of choice: Crown Royal I wish I could come up with a description of Foxes in Fiction that would do Warren Hildebrand justice. He plays guitar in addition to a fairly elaborate set up, including tape recording. His breed of experimental music comes with pop sensibilities that create […]

Date of show: September 4, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (they’re not picky and will take whatever is cheapest, but Jack Daniels is really their preference) Ordinarily I would be a little concerned about the turnout at a show on the Saturday of a long weekend, but when it’s also the birthday party of the […]

Date of show: August 31, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (Bravestation) Before anything else, we want to thank Bravestation, Dora Alexander and Volcano Playground. We can’t thank you enough and we truly feel privileged to have been a part of the night with you. As I’ve said before, a special thanks goes to Derek from […]

[Note: This is only 3/5 of Gramercy Riffs.] Date of show: August 27, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey On this Friday night at the El Mocambo, every single band shared members. No band was complete and Mara Pellerin of Gramercy Riffs said this was a “pretty good representation of the St. John’s scene… everyone plays […]

Date of show: August 24, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (Shawn Clarke) It was a quiet evening of folk music at the Smiling Buddha, a little bar at College and Dovercourt. It was PWYC and Shawn Clarke came around with his hat and personally greeted everyone. It was a lovely touch. Kensington Prairie Kensington Prairie […]

Date of show: August 21, 2010 Shot of choice: Jameson (except they wanted to be different and asked for Wild Turkey) Lordy Lordy is Justin Myler (vocals, guitar), Bryan Ward (drums, harmonica, vocals) and Justin Christie (guitar, slide guitar). This psychedelic rock trio were second to rock the stage that night at Rancho Relaxo. To […]

Date of show: August 21, 2010 “I can’t believe how fucking hot it is,” remarked Sunfields frontman Jason Kent. Indeed, it was a sweatbox at Rancho Relaxo by the time Sunfields hit the stage after midnight after The Blooming Rosebuds and Lordy Lordy [More on Lordy Lordy‘s set can be found here.] Sunfields, a Montreal-based […]

[Note: You may recognize that tall fella on the right (who we apparently surprised with the flash) as Gavin Gardiner of The Wooden Sky.] Date of show: August 20, 2010 Shot of choice: tequila The El Mocambo was packed for hometown band Great Bloomers. It was well deserved, especially considering they haven’t played a headline […]

Date of show: August 18, 2010 There is something inherently special about an album release party, especially when for a debut album. The energy at such a party is so high that the atmosphere is almost magical. Toronto’s Sweet Thing managed to pull out all the stops, including bubbles, confetti, balloons, tambourine giveaways, and a […]