Date of show: February 1, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Playing an earlier show on a Friday night, this was the first date with Aidan Knight joining Hannah Georgas on her cross-country tour, with The Belle Game having been the opener for the Western Canada dates. A Newmarket native, Hannah Georgas moved to Vancouver several […]

Date of show: January 31, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Devon Lougheed (vocals, guitar), Brandi Sidoryk (bass, vocals), and Luke Cyca (drums) of Vancouver trio beekeeper made a dramatic entrance to the stage introduced by a space-agey woman’s voice announcing, “beekeeper is coming. beekeeper is coming. beekeeper is here.” From the quirky experimental element to […]

Date of show: January 24, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Presented by JD Originals, the pairing of Lindi Ortega with Dustin Bentall & The Smøkes made for the exact kind of barn-burner you are meant to drink whiskey at. Newcomers to Lindi Ortega may know her from her recent guest appearance on the TV show […]

Date of show: January 17, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Queens, New York, Freelance Whales brought some warmth to a busy Mod Club on one of the first cold nights of the year. While the band has a synthy base and have earned comparisons to the likes of The Postal Service, they are often […]

Date of show: December 17, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Put on by Snow Day Studios, the Violet Sound Sessions are cited as “a mergence of live performance, recorded music, music video, and interactive visualization.” Four bands played individual invite-only shows at 3030 in The Junction, from which a video of one of the songs […]

Date of show: December 13, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo For the past eight years, Canadian icon and co-writer of The Archies’ mega-hit “Sugar, Sugar,” Andy Kim has orchestrated a special holiday show that brings together a “who’s who” of the Canadian music scene in support of a chosen charity. The artists each typically perform […]

Date of show: December 7, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Beyond just a line-up of four great bands, Audio Blood’s 4th anniversary party and holiday rager also provided a photo booth, drink specials and loot bags to occupy your interest while no one was on stage. Afterwards, the Music Parlour DJ’s kept the party alive, […]

Date of show: November 30, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Against a backdrop of weathered images reminiscent of the Something More 7” artwork that were provided by a slide projector portraying a different slide for each song, Toronto’s Great Bloomers made their triumphant return home after a cross-country tour. Kicking off with the appropriately triumphant- […]

Date of show: November 29, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Halifax’s Erin Costelo headlined an early show at The Dakota Tavern. Unexpectedly sultry, Costelo’s powerhouse of a voice is 60’s R&B soulful and jazz-like, almost operatic at times. It felt like she should have been serenading us from the depths of a smoky jazz club […]

Date of show: November 17, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo PEI’s Tim Chaisson recently released his second album The Other Side and is currently touring across the country with Poor Young Things in support of it. Chaisson’s live shows are such a treat. While his album was on the lower key folk side, his live […]