Date of show: November 15, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo With quite a crowd gathered up front, the venue was hollering and chanting for B.C.’s Current Swell before they even took the stage. Scott Stanton (guitar, vocals) entered first, strumming the guitar alone as the rest of the band soon followed. The cheers only got […]
The Darcys Brought Their Interpretation of Aja To Lee’s Palace
Date of show: November 10, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It’s one thing to cover a classic song, it’s an entirely different matter to cover an entire classic album. But if any band could be up to the challenge it would be Toronto’s The Darcys. Their interpretation of Aja is in no way a simple […]
Mikey Chuck Rivers, Dave Whitty and The Hollowbodies at Rancho Relaxo
Date of show: November 9, 2012 Mikey Chuck Rivers Dave Whitty The Hollowbodies
Royal Canoe and Savoir Adore at Rancho Relaxo
Date of show: October 13, 2012 Royal Canoe Savoir Adore The Black Fever
Craig Stickland and Jane’s Party at The Drake Hotel
Date of show: October 10, 2012 Craig Stickland Jane’s Party
Interview: Tim Chaisson
I had the privilege of sitting down with Tim Chaisson before playing a busy show at the Horseshoe Tavern with Toronto-by-way-of-Thunder Bay band Poor Young Things. Chaisson released his record The Other Side in September and he’s been touring the album hard, most recently on a stint with his label mates PYT that started out […]
Andy Shauf – The Bearer of Bad News
Artist: Andy Shauf Album: The Bearer of Bad News Written by: Chiara DiAngelo It’s not often that a voice like Andy Shauf’s shows up unexpectedly in your inbox. I’ve somehow remained in the dark to the magnificence that is this Prairie boy, but I immediately allowed him to take me by the hand and eagerly […]
Lambs Become Lions – Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose
Band: Lambs Become Lions EP: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Chasing your dreams takes guts. And sometimes it takes a Coach Taylor-like pep talk to have the courage to do so. Borrowing the title from the Dillon Panthers’ (Friday Night Lights) now famous motto, St Catharines-based band Lambs Become Lions’ […]
English Words – Red Potion
Band: English Words Album: Red Potion Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From Charlottetown, PEI, English Words are brothers Ryan Crane (vocals), and Aaron Crane (synths, sampler, drum machine), plus Andrew Murray (guitar), Thayne Campbell (bass), and Todd MacLean (synths). Formerly known as Smothered in Hugs, Red Potion is the band’s debut album under their new moniker […]
Souls – A Dark Horse
Band: Souls EP: A Dark Horse Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Based out of Niagara/Toronto, Souls are a band you may not yet be familiar with, but they are no stranger to the Southern Ontario music scene. Comprised of Dave Fontaine (vocals), Andrew Brandes (guitar), Trevor Speechly (bass, guitar), Shanika Lewis-Waddell (keys, vocals), Gregory Goertzen (cello, […]
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 