Artist: Daniel Romano Album: Sleep Beneath the Willow Daniel Romano may be known as the frontman of Attack in Black, or as one third of Daniel, Fred and Julie, or as a collaborator/producer, notably with City and Colour (including graphic design for Juno-nominated [Recording Packing of the Year] Bring Me Your Love), but Romano’s solo […]
JunoFest Night 1: D-Sisive, Said the Whale and Horsey Craze
Friday, March 25, 2011 D-Sisive – 9:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern D-Sisive kicked off a night of Juno nominees at the Horseshoe Tavern and boy did he kick it off with a bang. He brought along KC Roberts and the Live Revolution to back up his MC skills, the band comprised of guitar, keys, drums, […]
andPOP Side B to Host f e e d b a c k Launch Party
If you’re familiar with andPOP, a production company that focuses on mainstream entertainment and music content, you should also be familiar Side B, which focuses on alternative and independent music, but is still under the andPOP umbrella. Side B has been conducting great interviews since its inception, but Feedback is something a little different. Dan […]
Riffage and Banter with Shotgun Jimmie at The Dakota Tavern
[Note: This photo was actually taken at a different show when Shotgun Jimmie and his band were actually in attendance as part of the audience.] Date of show: March 16, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Shotgun Jimmie, who is Jim Kilpatrick, puts on quite the entertaining set. If you’ve paid any attention to Jimmie’s lyrics, […]
The 2011 JUNO Awards
On March 27, 2011, The Juno Awards had their 40th Anniversary in Toronto, the original home of the event that has since taken place across the country. With the return home after 10 years, no expense was spared for this lavish affair at the Air Canada Centre, but what I can safely say is that […]
Toronto Bands Together for Japan Tsunami Relief
Some Toronto-based bands are getting together to help raise funds for Japan on Sunday, April 3rd. This show is PWYC and 100% of the proceeds go towards the Canadian Red Cross’ relief efforts, which is absolutely fantastic. The event will be taking place at a new venue, No One Writes to the Colonel, and will […]
Interview: Said the Whale
I had the chance to sit down with Ben Worchester and Tyler Bancroft, co-frontmen of Said the Whale, before their sweaty JunoFest performance at the Horseshoe Tavern. It was a night of performances from Juno nominees and Said the Whale was up for New Group of the Year. Well, I’m pleased to say the band […]
An Overview of Our CMW Coverage
Canadian Music Week 2011 – An Overview We spent Canadian Music Week hitting up the Canadian Music Fest shows, so we missed out on the conference and film festival goodness that was going on. But we really do recommend all that stuff! Despite all the rain in the beginning and all the sleep deprivation that […]
CMW Night 5: Will Currie + Friends at the Gladstone Hotel
Sunday, March 13, 2011 [Pictured above: Will Currie & The Country French] Gay – 8:30PM @ Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom) Sometimes when you hear a band’s name, it makes you extra curious. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Gay, whose members are Cameron Michael Murray, Neil Rankin, Paul Erlichman and Tom Avis. I entered […]
CMW Night 5: Closing Party at The Horseshoe Tavern
Sunday, March 13, 2011 The Dirty 9s – 8:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern Rival Boys – 9:20PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern The Pack a.d. – 10:10PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern The Schomberg Fair – 11:00PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern RatTail – 11:50PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern
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 