Friday, October 21, 2011 I started out HPX Day 4 checking out Punk Rock Karaoke in the afternoon, which brought along special guest Spookey Ruben, before I took a break for the evening shows. However, the night just got more jam-packed. DUZHEKNEW The first band of the night was DUZHEKNEW over at St. Matthew’s United […]

Thursday, October 20, 2011 The Daredevil Christopher Wright I started off my HPX Day 3 at St. Matthew’s United Church once again. The first band of the night was The Daredevil Christopher Wright, made up of brothers Jon Sunde and Jason Sunde, as well as Jesse Edgington. With beautiful harmonies accompanying the sweet, warm folk […]

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Rich Aucoin We opened up our HPX Day 2 to Rich Aucoin’s epic album release show at St. Matthew’s United Church. I usually hesitate to use the word epic, but in this case it’s more than appropriate. Aucoin brought along 80+ people to make up a choir and band. He started […]

Date of show: October 8, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Bella Clava celebrated the release of their debut full-length, Holy Crow. The Toronto-based 4-piece is comprised of Caitlin Dacey (vocals, keys, guitar), Steve Suttie (guitar, vocals), Scott Hannigan (bass) and Zack Mykula (drums). Although the band has grown into a harder rock sound overall, it’s […]

Date of show: September 29, 2011 Shot of choice: whiskey Reversing Falls is a 3-piece band based out of Montreal. Tyler Crawford fronts the band with Charlie Neufeld on guitar and Jesse Ash on bass. The band plays with a drum machine, but they play such an explosive breed of pop rock that you might […]

Date of show: September 28, 2011 Shot of choice: tequila Paper Lions closed out a September residency on a high note. The 4-piece hailing from PEI is comprised of brothers John MacPhee (vocals, guitar, keys) and Rob MacPhee (bass, vocals), Colin Buchanan (guitar, vocals), and David MacDonald (drums, vocals). The band’s chemistry on stage is […]

Date of show: September 24, 2011 Mad Ones celebrated the release of Behaviour at the Silver Dollar last month. Andrew DeVillers (vocals, guitar) and Phil Wilson (drums) make up this rockin’ duo. With hard-hitting drum work from Wilson and DeVillers up front with his impressive vocals, this duo plays with an almost surprising amount of […]

Band: The Darcys Album: The Darcys Shot of choice: Jameson A couple years in the making, The Darcys are finally releasing their sophomore album, a self-titled record which acts as more of a debut for the current formation of the band as a 4-piece, as well as a fresher sound. This Toronto-based band is comprised […]

Date of show: September 16, 2011 Hamilton’s The Dirty Nil were the 3rd band to take the stage at the Silver Dollar. Already with a fan base in Toronto, their set saw an increase in numbers in the crowd. The young and energetic 3-piece is comprised of Luke Bentham (vocals, guitar), Dave Nardi (bass) and […]

Date of show: September 15, 2011 The Dirty Mags celebrated leaving for tour in total style. They had great openers for the night, including Hugh Oliver, who brought along his ukelele and hilarious songs. He introduced the Toronto-based 4-piece, comprised of Mike Kaminski (vocals), Justin Lemaire (guitar), Greg Peters (bass) and Peter Gosling (drums). The […]