Date of show: March 4, 2014 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Carleton Stone celebrated the release of his latest album Draws Blood with a stripped down simple and intimate affair at the Dakota Tavern. An early show with no opener, Stone took the stage with just his acoustic guitar and East Coast charm to accompany him. […]

Saturday, March 24, 2012 Mad Ones – 9:00PM @ The Bovine Sex Club Mad Ones are the two-piece Toronto hard rock outfit comprised of Andrew DeVillers (guitar, vocals) and Phil Wilson (drummer). Playing an adrenaline-pumping set off their album Behaviour, they started loud and sweaty and didn’t let up for the length of their set. […]

Friday, March 23, 2012 Bumstead Kitchen Party With a suite booked at the Royal York, Bumstead Productions Ltd threw an old fashioned East Coast kitchen party on Friday afternoon that was hosted by The Trews. Not wanting to miss yet another afternoon show, I took a half day off work to join in on the […]

I sat down for a chat with Carleton Stone at Café Pamenar in Kensington Market back in the fall. The young singer-songwriter released a self-titled album in September 2011 and made an appearance in Toronto for the events put on for Canada’s Walk of Fame. He refers to his sound as “high energy, guitar-based pop […]