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: March 10, 2012 There is something incredibly special seeing a band that has been around for so long (12 years and counting) play to a packed house at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. I could hear some in the crowd discuss seeing The Junction years ago as teenagers. One even told me that […]
Date of show: March 8, 2012 Shot of choice: tequila (with lemon) Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Calling St. Catharines home, Talk in Blue is comprised of Barsin Aghajan (guitar, keys, vocals), Dave Allen (lead guitar, vocals), Ben Pearson (guitar), Brian Cliffen (bass, vocals), and Nathan Heuvingh (drums). With three-part vocals and almost every member playing […]
Date of show: March 2, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo If you haven’t seen Teenage Kicks recently, you haven’t seen Teenage Kicks. Having added in a fifth member to the line-up last summer, Pete van Helvoort (vocals, guitar), Jeff van Helvoort (bass, vocals), Christian Turner (guitar), Patrick Marchent (guitar), and Cameron Brunt (drums), released Be […]
Date of show: February 23, 2012 Shot of choice: Jager Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Opening with “The Low Road,” Matt Fratpietro (guitar, vocals), Mike Kondakow (guitar), Dave Grant (guitar), Scott Burke (bass) and Konrad Commisso (drums) came out rocking, playing to a Horseshoe Tavern packed with friends, media and other bands, including members of Topanga, […]
Date of show: February 7, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Will Currie and the Country French From the moment the 3-piece brass section stepped on stage, joining the core six members of the Country French, it was obvious that the Horseshoe was in for a real treat. And that’s exactly what they delivered. Fronted by […]
Date of show: January 13, 2012 MUSI Artist Development officially launched and threw a big party to celebrate. With a stellar bill, MUSI packed the Horseshoe Tavern, sealing the deal on a successful launch. Congrats, MUSI! Tiny Danza Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose Jane’s Party Sound of Lions
Date of show: October 8, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager Bella Clava celebrated the release of their debut full-length, Holy Crow. The Toronto-based 4-piece is comprised of Caitlin Dacey (vocals, keys, guitar), Steve Suttie (guitar, vocals), Scott Hannigan (bass) and Zack Mykula (drums). Although the band has grown into a harder rock sound overall, it’s […]
Date of show: September 15, 2011 The Dirty Mags celebrated leaving for tour in total style. They had great openers for the night, including Hugh Oliver, who brought along his ukelele and hilarious songs. He introduced the Toronto-based 4-piece, comprised of Mike Kaminski (vocals), Justin Lemaire (guitar), Greg Peters (bass) and Peter Gosling (drums). The […]
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