Date of show: February 24, 2012 Shot of choice: Jager Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Friday night was one for the record books. With at least four incredible shows going on in the city, it was a music lover’s dream (so many choices!) – and nightmare (why I can’t be everywhere at the same time??). Tasked […]

Date of show: February 23, 2012 Shot of choice: Jager Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Opening with “The Low Road,” Matt Fratpietro (guitar, vocals), Mike Kondakow (guitar), Dave Grant (guitar), Scott Burke (bass) and Konrad Commisso (drums) came out rocking, playing to a Horseshoe Tavern packed with friends, media and other bands, including members of Topanga, […]

Date of show: February 22, 2010 PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) put on a live show almost as ridiculous as their name. That’s meant to be a compliment, by the way. Mike Warne (guitar) and Brodie Bocelli really lead the way on vocals, but known for loud and boisterous group vocals, the entire band gets in […]

Band: Poor Young Things EP: Let It Sleep Shot of choice: Jager Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Buying Shots is no stranger to the fine lads of Poor Young Things: Matt Fratpietro (vocals, guitar), Mike Kondakow (guitar, vocals), Dave Grant (guitar, vocals), Scott Burke (bass) and Konrad Commisso (drums), and couldn’t be happier about the release […]

Date of show: February 16, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The Indie Machine curated a showcase at Rancho Relaxo last Thursday that brought together 4 great up-and-coming bands, including their January Artist of the Month, James and Blackburn. James and Blackburn headlined the show. No one in the band is actually named James, or Blackburn […]

Date of show: February 10, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo On one of the coldest nights of the year thus far, winter finally decided to show its face. If you happened to be at the Silver Dollar, however, you would have had no idea snow was falling outside as Jane’s Party brought a breath of […]

Date of show: February 9, 2012 Shot of choice: They asked to be surprised and were given Jager. Before the doors even opened, a line was formed to get the last of the limited tickets available at the door. Not surprising, the Arkells played to a packed house at Elements in Kitchener. Starting off with […]

Date of show: February 7, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Will Currie and the Country French From the moment the 3-piece brass section stepped on stage, joining the core six members of the Country French, it was obvious that the Horseshoe was in for a real treat. And that’s exactly what they delivered. Fronted by […]

Band: The Darcys Album: AJA Shot of choice: Jameson While it seems like it would be an impossible task, The Darcys took on Steely Dan’s Aja and set out to record the album in its entirety. Fortunately, the task wasn’t impossible for the band, as the album is exactly what I expected it to be […]

Saturday, October 22, 2011 Saturday, the final day of HPX, was a little crazy. I started off the afternoon at the big free showcase that was moved from Grand Parade Square (the location of Occupy Nova Scotia) to Olympic Community Hall. Plants and Animals After catching some of Carmen Townsend, Plants and Animals were on […]