Date of show: November 30, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Bravestation played their first ever set at The Horseshoe Tavern for Bookie’s Nu Music Nite. It was a short set, but they had quite the turnout!

Date of show: November 19, 2010 Shot of choice: jager (Kevin Kane) Note: All photos by guest contributor Jeff Chudak. The Grapes of Wrath is made up of Kevin Kane (vocals, guitar), Tom Hooper (vocals, bass), and Chris Hooper (drums). The band debuted with an EP in 1984 and released their first full-length album, September […]

Date of show: November 11, 2010 Shot of choice: jager (3/4), Jack Daniels (1/4) Clothes Make The Man kicked off their set with “Crusin’,” one of the songs on their Control EP. They powered through a fairly quick set full of energetic rock. Ryan McLennan (vocals, guitar) sounded great, passionate and full of a natural […]

Date of show: November 9, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Dinosaur Bones’ broody indie rock always draws quite the crowd, or perhaps it’s a combination of their dynamic tunes and their charismatic personalities that lend well to being Toronto indie scene favourites. It was packed for their set at The Horseshoe, with fans and friends […]

Date of show: November 5, 2010 Forest City Lovers manage to combine beautiful orchestration with compelling storytelling and pretty harmonies. Frontwoman Kat Burns (vocals, guitar, keys) really commands the stage with her sweet vocals and charming presence. Her eyes would light up as she would gaze into the crowd and smile. Rounding out the rest […]

Date of show: October 23, 2010 The crowd at the Horseshoe Tavern was WILD for Gentlemen Husbands on the eve of their Mirror Doll Business EP release show! I’m talking jumping, moshing, beer everywhere, broken glass, elbows, and lots of rocking out. It was scary… and amazing. Cobourg-based alt-country/Americana rockers Gentlemen Husbands is made up […]

[NOTE: We’re really sorry that Menno Versteeg is missing from this photo!] Date of show: October 16, 2010 Shot of choice: Jameson **Photos and review were initially posted on Sticky Magazine** A couple weeks ago before this show at The Horseshoe Tavern, we all caught a Hollerado set at The Piston, which happened to be […]

[Note: We actually had to take this photo before doors, as it was the only way to gather such a large group for a shot!] Date of show: September 30, 2010 Shot of choice: Jameson Eight members deep, Regina’s Library Voices fill out the entire stage of The Horseshoe Tavern. Members are Michael Dawson (keys, […]

[Note: Morgan Cameron Ross decided they would take their own shots picture. Although amusing, don’t expect this to be the norm. I think we can take more flattering pictures. ;)] Date of show: September 24, 2010 Shot of choice: after much deliberation, they decided on tequila We didn’t review the show, but Amanda was there […]

[Note: We had some technical difficulties and, as a result, we had to take this photo after they took their shot. Two of the boys so kindly offered to fake it, but clearly not everyone got the memo… so I’m just going to be honest about the whole situation.] Date of show: September 11, 2010 […]