Date of show: March 10, 2012 There is something incredibly special seeing a band that has been around for so long (12 years and counting) play to a packed house at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. I could hear some in the crowd discuss seeing The Junction years ago as teenagers. One even told me that […]

Band: Hands & Teeth Album: Hunting Season Shot of choice: Jameson Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Comprised of Natasha Pasternak (vocals, guitar, violin, keys), Jeff Pinto (vocals, keys), Kevin Black (vocals, guitar), Derek Monson (vocals, bass) and Adam Kolubinski (drums), Hands & Teeth play an eclectic mix of experimental-pop, and have pushed the limits even further […]

Date of show: March 8, 2012 Shot of choice: tequila (with lemon) Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Calling St. Catharines home, Talk in Blue is comprised of Barsin Aghajan (guitar, keys, vocals), Dave Allen (lead guitar, vocals), Ben Pearson (guitar), Brian Cliffen (bass, vocals), and Nathan Heuvingh (drums). With three-part vocals and almost every member playing […]

Band: Boxer The Horse Album: French Residency Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Prince Edward Island’s Boxer the Horse are set to release their follow-up to 2010’s Would You Please on Tuesday, March 13th. Produced once again by Alec O’Hanley (Two Hours Traffic, The Danks), French Residency sees Jeremy Gaudet (guitar, vocals), Andrew Woods (guitar, drums), Isaac […]

Band: Paper Beat Scissors Album: Paper Beat Scissors Paper Beat Scissors is the musical moniker of Tim Crabtree, a transplant to Halifax from England. Although Paper Beat Scissors is a solo effort, Crabtree was not without help when making this self-titled debut record. He assembled some other great musicians to appear on the record – […]

Date of show: March 2, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo If you haven’t seen Teenage Kicks recently, you haven’t seen Teenage Kicks. Having added in a fifth member to the line-up last summer, Pete van Helvoort (vocals, guitar), Jeff van Helvoort (bass, vocals), Christian Turner (guitar), Patrick Marchent (guitar), and Cameron Brunt (drums), released Be […]

Band: Royal Canoe EP: Extended Play Winnipeg possesses one of Canada’s big secrets: Royal Canoe. Since the debut release of CO OP Mode in 2010, Matt Peters (vocals, keys, guitar) has assembled a group of musicians to play a more permanent role. Peters is joined by Bucky Driedger (guitar, vocals), Matt Schellenberg (keys, vocals), Brendan […]

Band: Bend Sinister EP: On My Mind Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Vancouver BC, Bend Sinister’s new EP On My Mind drops on Tuesday, and with it, Dan Moxon (vocals, piano), Joseph Blood (guitar, vocals), Matt Rhode (bass) and Jason Dana (drums) once again deliver their signature power-piano-pop-rock tunes. Intentional or not, this EP has […]

Band: The Wooden Sky Album: Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun Toronto’s The Wooden Sky has released their third full-length album. This quartet is comprised of Gavin Gardiner (vocals, guitar), Andrew Wyatt (bass, vocals), Simon Walker (keys, guitar, vocals) and Andrew Kekewich (drums). After garnering much attention and receiving high praise for both […]

Band: Bronx Cheerleader Album: Real Punks Don’t Sing About Girls Written by: Chiara DiAngelo If you are unfamiliar with Bronx Cheerleader, with a long-awaited new LP being released this week, now is the time to get to know them. Based out of St Catharines, Bronx Cheerleader is: Scott Warren (vocals, guitar), Joe Lapinski (guitar, pedal […]