Date of show: March 8, 2013 You could feel the anticipation for Half Moon Run to take the stage at the Horseshoe Tavern. While the band had been touring the world for much of 2012 to support the release of their debut Dark Eyes, it had been a while since Half Moon Run had a […]

Date of show: March 7, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Coming down from space to share his new album Transcendental Visits with us was Delta Will. With the help of Charles Tilden, this “interstellar visitor” created his own little sonic world with only a guitar, looping pedal and trusty laptop. The audience was highly willing […]

Date of show: March 2, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto garage rock band The Cheap Speakers have been pretty quiet show-wise lately, so there was quite the full house out to celebrate the band’s release of their album Switches & Levers. The city wanted to share in the experience of seeing many of the […]

Date of show: February 26, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo To celebrate the release of their long-awaited second record White Paint, Hollerado threw a party at The Rivoli, inviting their closest friends, family, as well as some fans lucky enough to score tickets. With smoke billowing, the band took the stage, Jake Boyd’s bass drum […]

Date of show: February 22, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo An unofficial Folk Alliance showcase, this early show granted those not attending the festival the opportunity to still get a taste of it. And with it’s 9PM curfew, it was a great start to a low-key Friday evening. The runner-up at last year’s Peak Performance […]

Date of show: February 21, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Releasing their digital 7” during Reading Week while all of their friends were in town, it was a crazy party from the moment Toronto’s Dangerband took to the sweaty stage. We’ve seen Dangerband play a few times now and are always impressed with how much […]

Date of show: February 20, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The former frontman of The Evelyn Room, Toronto-via Newfoundland’s Brad Fillatre released his solo EP For Your Weakness last Fall. For this performance he was backed by a full band, complete with lap steel and brought out the harmonica on a few songs, their set […]

Date of show: February 14, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The sold-out Air Canada Centre (ACC) were on their feet as Canadian icons The Tragically Hip took the stage for this, the last date of their tour. It was obvious something special was in store from the moment their 2-hour set began. Beginning with “At […]

Date of show: February 4, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Rarely does a crowd spontaneously erupt into a singalong waiting for the headliner to emerge, but that’s just what happened at The Phoenix as the rabid audience belted out “I’m A Believer” along with the house music before The Vaccines finally took the stage. The […]

Date of show: February 1, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo With Hannah Georgas wrapping things up early at the Mod Club, we were able to make it over to the Horseshoe in time for MAD ONES as well, though we unfortunately missed openers The Beverlys and The Archives. Headlining duo MAD ONES were celebrating the […]