Saturday, May 10, 2014 PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) GROUNDERS Operators

Date of show: January 31, 2014 PUP GROUNDERS Dilly Dally

Saturday, October 26, 2013 After devouring Lobster Eggs Benedict at Your Father’s Moustache (highly recommended!) and restraining ourselves from purchasing all of the vinyl at the Record and Zine fair, we headed out to spend the rest of the afternoon at the Nevado Records showcase at The Company House that came complete with free pizza! […]

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 The Darcys – 9pm @ Arts & Crafts Pop Up Bailiff – 10pm @ Horseshoe Tavern Reuben and the Dark – 11pm @ Horseshoe Tavern Grounders – 12am @ Horseshoe Tavern The Damn Truth – 1am @ Horseshoe Tavern

Date of show: November 30, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Against a backdrop of weathered images reminiscent of the Something More 7” artwork that were provided by a slide projector portraying a different slide for each song, Toronto’s Great Bloomers made their triumphant return home after a cross-country tour. Kicking off with the appropriately triumphant- […]

Date of show: July 26, 2012 Shot of choice: whiskey Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto’s Grounders were the second band of the night. The five-piece is comprised of Andrew Davis (vocals, guitar), Dan Busheikin (guitar, keys, vocals), Evan Lewis (guitar), Mike Searle (bass) and Rob Canali (drums). They kicked off their set with “Crown Land.” […]

Thursday, June 14, 2012 Nash – 7:00PM @ Mod Club (Maple Music Recordings) I started my Thursday early, heading to see Nash at the Mod Club, one of the sets I’d been looking forward to most this festival after catching them acoustic during CMW. Luckily, he and his band did not disappoint. Hard-hitting beats and […]

Date of show: March 20, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo On the eve of CMW, while many of the other “smart” bloggers were at home banking sleep, we were taking in a Pre-CMW Nu Music Nite at the Horseshoe. With a line-up this stacked, it was too good to resist. Rococode Featuring former members of […]

Date of show: February 24, 2012 Shot of choice: Jager Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Friday night was one for the record books. With at least four incredible shows going on in the city, it was a music lover’s dream (so many choices!) – and nightmare (why I can’t be everywhere at the same time??). Tasked […]

Date of show: May 26, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Topanga’s music is full of a boozy energy that makes for a lively, crowd-pleasing set. This local 4-piece is comprised of Stefan Babcock (vocals, guitar), Nestor Chumak (bass, vocals), Steve Sladkowski (guitar, vocals) and Zack Mykula (drums). For the most part, their songs are quick […]