Date of show: August 27, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The Wild Feathers Nashville, Tennessee’s The Wild Feathers were celebrating the recent release of their debut self-titled album. Playing jazzed up rock and roll combined with Southern Comfort-soaked Americana, the five-piece channeled the spirit of the traditional Southwest as they drenched the audience with the […]

Date of Show: August 22, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Kingston’s The Glorious Sons released their debut EP Shapeless Art on September 24. In preparation for the release, I got the chance to check them out at an industry-only event at The Dakota Tavern last month. Their set began slowly with piano-based melodies and acapella […]

Sunday, July 28, 2013 Sunday Gospel Session (Island Stage, 10:30AM) Whoever is concerned that church attendance is dwindling, should have seen the sight on Sunday morning. Despite the early hour and grey skies, the Island Stage tent was packed with festival goers in need of a little Sunday gospel – Hillside-style. A non-traditional “bring your […]

Saturday, July 27, 2013 “Nashville Skylines” Workshop (Lake Stage, 11:00AM) We started Day 2 at the Lake Stage for the “Nashville Skylines” workshop, featuring Escondido and Lindi Ortega. Bringing their Nashville-flavoured alt-country to Guelph, both acts actually have Canadian roots – Escondido front woman Jessica Maros is originally from Vancouver, while Ortega hails from Toronto […]

Friday, July 26, 2013 After attending Hillside last year as spectators, we jumped at the chance to go back this year to celebrate their 30th anniversary. From the relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere, to the amazing – and healthy! – food options, and green initiatives, it has quickly become one of our favourite out-of-town festivals. It’s true […]

Sunday, July 7, 2013 While rain and stormy plagued much of the latter half of Sunday’s festivities – essentially turning Garrison Common into a mud puddle by the end – the fact that come Monday morning, we were still wishing it could be another day of TURF, speaks volumes of the quality of the festival. […]

Saturday, July 6, 2013 Sleeping in just slightly too much to catch first band Larry & His Flask, we arrived in time for Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas. Hannah Georgas (East Stage, 12:20PM) Originally from Newmarket, the laidback flair of now-Vancouver resident, Hannah Georgas got our day off to an easy start. Georgas’ voice can err on […]

Friday, July 5, 2013 Jeff Cohen of Collective Concerts welcomed showgoers to the second night of the festival, with the proclamation of “We survived rain, noise complaints, and no camera policies last night” and were back again for round two. Thanking the city for letting “us punk rockers” use the beautiful space that was Fort […]

Thursday, July 4, 2013 In it’s first year, the Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF) did a lot of things right: from the free water refills, to the independent food trucks, laidback atmosphere, and the solid lineup of acts from all over, a great weekend was had at Fort York & Garrison Common. We’re looking forward […]

Friday, June 21, 2013