Chiara recommends The Matinée Friday March 22 – 12am at The Supermarket The Agency Group showcase w/ Folly & The Hunter (8pm), Fine Times (9pm), White Ash Falls (10pm), Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs (11pm), The Washboard Union (1am), Legato Vipers (2am) Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., The Matinée is comprised of five longtime friends: […]
CMW Preview: Audio Blood Showcase
Chiara recommends the Audio Blood Showcase: Thursday March 21 @ The Dakota Tavern A lesson I’ve quickly learned when creating my festival schedule is this: When in doubt, check out what Audio Blood has going on. They’ve gone all out for this year’s Canadian Music Week, setting up in-store performances at Sonic Boom, June Records, […]
CMW Preview: Acres of Lions (Interview)
I had the pleasure of chatting with Dan Ball of Acres of Lions back in December. Acres of Lions had just finished playing their set at Audio Blood’s 4th anniversary and holiday party at Sneaky Dee’s. When we chatted, the band had just finished up day 4 of recording at Revolution Recording, a room that […]
CMW Preview: The Strain (Interview)
In January, I was able to sit down with The Strain before they played Nu Music Nite at the Horseshoe Tavern. It was their first time playing the Horseshoe, though the band has played in Toronto a few times before, including Canadian Music Week and NXNE. You may have heard of The Strain before, as […]
CMW Preview: The 13th Annual Independent Music Awards
As part of Canadian Music Week, the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards (also known as The Indies) will take place at the Kool Haus on March 22, 2013. This marks the first time the event has changed locations. The event will include performances by Metric, Matt Mays, Diamond Rings, Yukon Blonde, The Wooden Sky, Canailles, […]
Half Moon Run Captivates a Sold-Out Horseshoe Tavern
Date of show: March 8, 2013 You could feel the anticipation for Half Moon Run to take the stage at the Horseshoe Tavern. While the band had been touring the world for much of 2012 to support the release of their debut Dark Eyes, it had been a while since Half Moon Run had a […]
Delta Will Releases Transcendental Visits at The Piston
Date of show: March 7, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Coming down from space to share his new album Transcendental Visits with us was Delta Will. With the help of Charles Tilden, this “interstellar visitor” created his own little sonic world with only a guitar, looping pedal and trusty laptop. The audience was highly willing […]
My Son The Hurricane – Cashing a Dead Man’s Cheque
Band: My Son The Hurricane EP: Cashing a Dead Man’s Cheque Written by: Chiara DiAngelo In follow-up to 2011’s You Can’t Do This, Toronto/St. Catharines 14-piece brass hip-hop band My Son The Hurricane have released a new EP, Cashing a Dead Man’s Cheque. With an impressive 8-piece horn section and mighty emcee Jacob Bergsma leading […]
David R. Elliott – Rearrange
Artist: David R. Elliott Album: Rearrange Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Saint John, New Brunswick’s country troubadour David R. Elliott recently released his latest album, Rearrange. An old soul quite possibly born in the wrong era, Elliott’s twang channels the spirit of old-time Southern greats. Less experimental than last year’s Sam Hill, this one allows Elliott […]
The Cheap Speakers Release Switches & Levers at The Horseshoe
Date of show: March 2, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto garage rock band The Cheap Speakers have been pretty quiet show-wise lately, so there was quite the full house out to celebrate the band’s release of their album Switches & Levers. The city wanted to share in the experience of seeing many of the […]
Searchlight 2011 – Search for the Best Music Website in Canada
We feel privileged to have been voted into the Top 20. Thanks to everyone for voting. Congrats to the winner, Weird Canada!
buying shots for bands 