Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Lordy Lordy – 9:00PM @ Rancho Relaxo Toronto’s Lordy Lordy opened up the night and our Canadian Music Fest. Their music is like going back in time, especially with their set opener, “Carnivore Clocks.” Their guitar-focused rock pays homage to a 60s sound while firmly planted in the present day. Every […]

Two Way Monologues should be familiar to most of Toronto. If you’ve been to a show at Rancho Relaxo in the last while, it was probably run by Two Way Monologues and, more specifically, booked by Dan Wolovick. Two Way Monologues is also a music website with a handful of fine folks working behind it. […]

Date of show: February 12, 2011 Shot of choice: tequila Toronto-based Ryan Warner & The Moonlight Ride closed out the night at Rancho Relaxo with sweaty, rockin’ crowd. This was the second show of a (very) mini-tour with Old Crowns, which they called the Bleeding Hearts Mini-Tour. When we had first seen Warner (which was […]

Date of show: October 15, 2010 Due to time constraints and schedule conflicts, we were not able to cover Indie Week. However, we did manage to catch one set by Ottawa’s Old Crowns, who you may remember from this night. Here is Rachel’s photo set from The Silver Dollar Room.

Date of show: September 4, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey (they’re not picky and will take whatever is cheapest, but Jack Daniels is really their preference) Ordinarily I would be a little concerned about the turnout at a show on the Saturday of a long weekend, but when it’s also the birthday party of the […]