Date of show: August 21, 2010 “I can’t believe how fucking hot it is,” remarked Sunfields frontman Jason Kent. Indeed, it was a sweatbox at Rancho Relaxo by the time Sunfields hit the stage after midnight after The Blooming Rosebuds and Lordy Lordy [More on Lordy Lordy‘s set can be found here.] Sunfields, a Montreal-based […]

[Note: You may recognize that tall fella on the right (who we apparently surprised with the flash) as Gavin Gardiner of The Wooden Sky.] Date of show: August 20, 2010 Shot of choice: tequila The El Mocambo was packed for hometown band Great Bloomers. It was well deserved, especially considering they haven’t played a headline […]

Date of show: August 18, 2010 There is something inherently special about an album release party, especially when for a debut album. The energy at such a party is so high that the atmosphere is almost magical. Toronto’s Sweet Thing managed to pull out all the stops, including bubbles, confetti, balloons, tambourine giveaways, and a […]

Band: Playdeaf Album: Super Sexy Market Shot of choice: Jack Daniels Previously we said another band was the first band to request a review/shots from us. We were wrong. It turns out that Playdeaf sent us an email that went straight to our spam mail. As a result, we missed their album release party that […]

Band: The Darcys 7″: House Built Around Your Voice Shot of choice: Jameson We had the privilege of doing shots with The Darcys and they were part of our first feature. They put on a hell of a good show doing the Constantines’ Shine A Light, but The Darcys have much more to offer than […]

Date of show: August 14, 2010 Shots of choice: whiskey (Joe & Kate) / flaming sambuca or tequila (Mike & Fiona) After having reviewed their album (see the review here), we planned to shoot a Krupke show. Originally I didn’t I didn’t think I would be able to attend, but sometimes things fall into place… […]

[Note: We really apologize for Adam Melnick not being in the photo. He’s blocked by Pete Hall (left). However, their friend Mike did make it into the photo.] Date of show: August 12, 2010 Shot of choice: Because this is far more amusing, I will just quote Aaron Goldstein: “Oh we don’t discriminate but if […]

Date of show: August 12, 2010 Immediately, as soon as they came on stage with a dramatic entrance, I knew Flash Lightnin’ was going to be entertaining. Members of this Toronto-based three-piece are Darren Glover (guitar, vocals), Darcy Yates (bass), and, the newest member of the band, Rich Knox (drums). The band describes their style […]

Band: Krupke Album: The Pony You Always Wanted Died Today Shots of choice: whiskey (Joe & Kate) / flaming sambuca or tequila (Mike & Fiona) To be honest, I was a little hesitant to review this album. First of all, after I had a little bit of a listen, I wasn’t really sure what to […]

Date of show: August 5, 2010 Shots of choice: The Darcys – Jameson Hollerado – Jameson This is not a review, as it does not really seem appropriate to review a birthday party. Instead, let’s just call this a recap. It was Aaron Miller’s birthday and he set up a great bill to celebrate at […]