S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival takes over downtown St. Catharines for a day every June. On June 28th, we had the privilege of attending and enjoying all the amazing music. It’s quite a spectacle, with music lovers of all ages roaming the streets moving from venue to venue. While there seems to be a specific focus on […]
Interview: Cults
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Cults during NxNE. Cults had played a packed show at Lee’s Palace the previous night and were gearing up for another set at Yonge & Dundas Square. Looking forward to enjoying their time in the city a bit, Madeline Frollin says, “We just got in last night […]
Interview: Foster The People
I had the privilege of sitting down with Foster The People and three other music bloggers/writers on the Saturday of NxNE. While their show during the Festival was not officially part of NxNE, the guys were enjoying Toronto and the festival atmosphere. The band also stayed in the city to present an award at the […]
MAD ONES Release Weekly Treats to Fans Before Fall Album Release
Every week, MAD ONES will be releasing a new song to get fans hyped about the release of Behaviour, their debut full-length, in the fall. The offer is limited, though, as the song is only available for one week. Be sure to grab the free song while you can! Be sure to check back here […]
Said The Whale Documentary to Air on CBC
WINNING AMERICA The Story of A Canadian Band. Trying to Make it in The States. Juno Award winning Said the Whale touring the United States for the first time earlier this year and CBC was there to document the experience. CBC followed Said the Whale to Austin, Texas for SxSW and to all the stops […]
Sandman Viper Command – Rough Love
Band: Sandman Viper Command 7″: Rough Love Shot of choice: whiskey/scotch Burlington’s Sandman Viper Command is comprised of Rob Janson (vocals, guitar), Aaron Harvey (bass), Daniel Reardon (guitar), and Matt Meyer (drums). The 4-piece has worked hard to get their debut full length Everybody See This out there, constantly gigging and releasing some hilarious tour […]
Buying Shots for Topanga at Sneaky Dee’s
Date of show: May 26, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Topanga’s music is full of a boozy energy that makes for a lively, crowd-pleasing set. This local 4-piece is comprised of Stefan Babcock (vocals, guitar), Nestor Chumak (bass, vocals), Steve Sladkowski (guitar, vocals) and Zack Mykula (drums). For the most part, their songs are quick […]
An Overview of our NXNE Coverage
North by NorthEast 2011 – An Overview We had a great time at NXNE. We may have missed out on the Film Festival and NXNE Interactive, but we did attempt to make it to as many daytime parties as possible. We hope next year is filled with sunshine and daytime events like this year. We […]
TWM + buying shots for bands Present: The Officially Unofficial NXNE Afterparty!
Sunday, June 19, 2011 We were so thrilled to co-present such a fantastic showcase with our pals Two Way Monologues. While this event was not NXNE official, we wanted to end the festival with a bang! We are so thankful everyone who showed up, especially considering many people took off this last night of NXNE […]
NXNE Day 4: Yonge-Dundas Square, Flemish Eye/Weird Canada Showcase, S.L. Feldman Showcase & More
Saturday, June 18, 2011 I spent my afternoon over at Yonge-Dundas Square for a crazy awesome lineup. DD/MM/YYYY took the stage at 4pm and the crowd was scarce. But despite the small crowd, the band released a couple large foil balloons that the crowd got a kick out of. Those we weren’t familiar with 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 