Date of show: May 25, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo In its inaugural year, The CBCMusic.ca Festival celebrated Canadian music like only CBC can. A relaxed atmosphere, the event attracted people of all ages with many even bringing their kids. Sets ran on time with few delays between acts and it was luckily easy enough […]

Saturday, March 23, 2013 No Sinner – 9:20 @ Horseshoe Tavern No Sinner is a Vancouver-based blues rock band fronted by Colleen Rennison. Rennison is full of energy and her whiskey-soaked vocals were enough to hold my attention. However, she competes with guitarist Eric Campbell for attention from the crowd, as Campbell seemed apt to […]

Friday, March 22, 2013 Aidan Knight & the Friendly Friends – 1:30pm @ Church of the Holy Trinity The weight of the week starting to take its hold on me, I rallied to make it downtown in time for Aidan Knight. The Church of the Holy Trinity was a spectacular venue for the Friendly Friends; […]

Date of show: February 1, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Playing an earlier show on a Friday night, this was the first date with Aidan Knight joining Hannah Georgas on her cross-country tour, with The Belle Game having been the opener for the Western Canada dates. A Newmarket native, Hannah Georgas moved to Vancouver several […]

For those who were eager to take advantage of all the music in the city, there were lots of events happening in the city before the evening showcases. I happened to catch a few of the events, but missed out on a couple industry showcases (Audio Blood and Ta2 Sound + Music/The MuseBox each hosted […]

Killbeat has a whole slew of artists performing at for Canadian Music Week. All are highly recommended. Schedules Wednesday March 9th Violent Kin @ Horseshoe Tavern (CMW Opening Party), 9:30pm The Wheat Pool @ Hard Luck Bar (FACTOR Breakthrough Series), 10:00pm Royal Canoe @ The Rivoli, 11:30pm David Vertesi @ The Piston (Wired FM Showcase), […]

If you go to a lot of shows, you must already know that so many bands are connected. Some guys are roommates. Here’s an example of some love via twitter between Tyler Bancroft (Said the Whale) and Zach Gray (The Zolas): @the zolas: I need a nighttime friend. @saidthewhale: @thezolas I’ll be home in 4 […]

  None of us could stop at 10 favourite Canadian voices. Trying to keep it as close to 10 as possible, here’s what we came up with. Amanda – Top 12 (in no particular order): Bryan Webb (Constantines) → her vote for #1 Sam Roberts Jenn Grant Hannah Georgas Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!) Dan Mangan […]