Date of show: September 11, 2010 The Most Serene Republic is a Milton/Toronto-based 6 member-deep kaleidoscope pop band comprised of Adrian Jewett (vocals, trombone), Ryan Lenssen (keys, trumpet, vocals), Sean Woolven (guitar, vocals), Nick Greaves (guitar), Simon Lukasewich (bass, violin), Adam Balsam (drums). On top of these 6 members, they also brought out a couple […]
Buying Shots for Lovely Killbots and TWM Packs Sneaky Dee’s
Date of show: September 10, 2010 Shot of choice: Jack Daniels Lovely Killbots play dance rock that sounds much bigger than their two-person band, made up of Lauralee Sheehan (keys) and Ryan Beattie (drums). They closed out the night to a still-crowded Sneaky Dee’s. There was a good-sized crowd up front and dancing away. Lauralee […]
An Experimental Night with Foxes in Fiction at Rancho Relaxo
Date of show: September 9, 2010 Shot of choice: Crown Royal I wish I could come up with a description of Foxes in Fiction that would do Warren Hildebrand justice. He plays guitar in addition to a fairly elaborate set up, including tape recording. His breed of experimental music comes with pop sensibilities that create […]
Buying Birthday Shots for Old Crowns at Rancho Relaxo
Date of show: September 4, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (they’re not picky and will take whatever is cheapest, but Jack Daniels is really their preference) Ordinarily I would be a little concerned about the turnout at a show on the Saturday of a long weekend, but when it’s also the birthday party of the […]
Teenage Kicks – Shook Our Bones
Band: Teenage Kicks 7″: Shook Our Bones Shot of choice: tequila (except Peter, who apparently likes polar bear) So I’ve wanted to tell everyone about this 7” since, well, since I first heard it. Honestly, I was completely caught off guard. Having heard some of Ulysses and the Siren and Cain and Abel, I actually […]
METZ – Negative Space
Band: METZ 7″: Negative Space Shot of choice: Wild Turkey METZ is made up of Alex Edkins (vocals, guitar), Chris Slorach (bass) and Hayden Menzies (drums). I’ll be honest and say that, although I had heard the name floating around before, I had never actually heard anything by METZ until I heard about their 7” […]
WAXMEN – Eleven
Band: Waxmen Album: Eleven Shot of choice: tequila We were asked to attend a WAXMEN show, but we were not able to attend. Fortunately, their entire album, Eleven, which was released earlier this year, is streaming on their MySpace. WAXMEN is a 3-piece rock band made up of James Stefanuk (vocals, bass), Tyson Froese (guitar, […]
A Recap: buying shots for bands presents: Bravestation, Dora Alexander and Volcano Playground at The Painted Lady
Date of show: August 31, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (Bravestation) Before anything else, we want to thank Bravestation, Dora Alexander and Volcano Playground. We can’t thank you enough and we truly feel privileged to have been a part of the night with you. As I’ve said before, a special thanks goes to Derek from […]
Our First “buying shots for bands presents…” Night
It’s just after 2 am. We’re all just getting home from The Painted Lady and I really wanted to give a quick thanks for tonight. First and foremost, we want to thank all the bands: Bravestation, Dora Alexander and Volcano Playground. Thank you for being awesome bands and awesome people. We had a great night […]
Gramercy Riffs’ Bonavista Social Club Turns the El Mocambo into a Newfoundland Showcase
[Note: This is only 3/5 of Gramercy Riffs.] Date of show: August 27, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey On this Friday night at the El Mocambo, every single band shared members. No band was complete and Mara Pellerin of Gramercy Riffs said this was a “pretty good representation of the St. John’s scene… everyone plays […]
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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