There are a lot of great bands at this year’s Halifax Pop Explosion. We really wish we were going! Audio Blood Media has a couple artists that will be there and they’ve put out a FREE mixtape for everyone to enjoy. Download the mixtape here. Schedules Thursday, October 21, 2010 Boats @ The Seahorse Tavern […]
The Dears Reveal Their New Album at Their Residency at The Garrison
Date of show: October 13, 2010 Although I was only able to catch the first night of their residency and I missed most of the opener, Ladies of the Canyon, The Dears invited some great acts to support their stay in Toronto. They were joined by Bad Tits on night two and Braids for night […]
Megan Bonnell Packs The Magpie for Her EP Release
Date of show: October 12, 2010 Megan Bonnell celebrated her debut self-titled EP release at The Magpie and brought along some other great acts to support her. Unfortunately, we were not able to catch the sets by Nadia von Hahn, Darren Eedens, and Owen Steel and His Royal Highness. However, I can certainly attest that, […]
Hot Hot Heat and Hey Rosetta! Heat Up The Mod Club
Date of show: October 9, 2010 Steve Bays (vocals, keys) declared, “I like to play rock and roll music.” Bays certainly knows his role as frontman, as he really plays to the crowd, especially those right up front. The rest of the British Columbia’s Hot Hot Heat consists of Paul Hawley (drums), Luke Paquin (guitar) […]
Rich Aucoin’s Energetic Set at The Mod Club
[Note: Rich Aucoin is likely the only musician to notice the cost of a shot and insisted on paying for half, which I stubbornly refused. I thought it was worth noting what a nice guy he is, though.] Date of show: October 9, 2010 Shot of choice: tequila I had heard a little about technical […]
The Box Tiger – s/t
Band: The Box Tiger EP: The Box Tiger Shot of choice: Vodka As soon as The Box Tiger hits you with “Faceless,” their first track off their self-titled EP, strong and commanding vocals from Sonia Sturino (lead vocals, guitar) are apparent. In fact, I can’t help but notice similarities in her vocals with that of […]
PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) – Royalty
Band: PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) EP: Royalty Shot of choice: I like creative answers. When I asked Mike what the band’s shot of choice is, he sent me this link. PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) is a rock band from Toronto with members Luxury Pete (guitar), Mike Tom Warne (keys), Brodie Bocelli (lead vocals), Wild Wild […]
Shoegazing and Nostalgia With Chapterhouse at Lee’s Palace
[Note: This is only 2/5 members of Chapterhouse. They were nice enough to come out from backstage for a shot!] Date of show: October 6, 2010 Shot of choice: they asked what most people have, so they had a shot of Jameson Nostalgia was in the air on this night at Lee’s Palace. It wasn’t […]
Help Lordy Lordy Bring Back the Beach!
You might remember Lordy Lordy from this night. Well, they are throwing a party next week and you are all invited! With fall upon us, the guys in Lordy Lordy are missing summer and they want to bring back the beach for a night. They’re even going so far as requesting people wear summer clothes. […]
Celebrating Steel Bananas’ 2nd Anniversary With A Horse And His Boy
Date of show: October 1, 2010 We didn’t catch all of the other acts, but we had heard such good things about A Horse And His Boy, so we made it a point to catch their set. With comparisons to Bauhaus being thrown around, I was definitely curious. On this night at Sneaky Dee’s, I […]
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!
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