Friday, March 11, 2011 Christien Summers – 9:00PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Christien Summers is the project of Carol Lui and Gareth Jones, with John Wilson, Jessica Martin, and Dan McCormick as support. They are the newest signing to Upper Class Recordings and they’re currently working on their debut album. This show happened to be their […]

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 […]

Krupke is one of the first bands that contacted us about covering their show or reviewing their album. We did both. Unfortunately, this group is throwing in the towel and, though this is a bit of sad news, the good news is that they’ll be throwing a party for their last show ever. Their last […]

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: January 8, 2010 Shot of choice: Burt Reynolds (spiced rum + butterscotch schnapps) Hearts&Mines is an alternative rock band based out of Ottawa. They made the trip from the Nation’s capital and put on an impressive set, full of energy and enthusiasm. Frontman Matt Luloff has quite a powerful voice, with a […]

Date of show: September 16, 2010 We had the pleasure of attending the very first show at Rancho Relaxo put on by The Indie Machine. We want to give a shout out to Dave and Ryan for the great night. We didn’t buy shots for any bands this night, but I think we owe shots […]

Date of show: September 9, 2010 Shot of choice: Crown Royal I wish I could come up with a description of Foxes in Fiction that would do Warren Hildebrand justice. He plays guitar in addition to a fairly elaborate set up, including tape recording. His breed of experimental music comes with pop sensibilities that create […]

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 […]

Date of show: August 21, 2010 Shot of choice: Jameson (except they wanted to be different and asked for Wild Turkey) Lordy Lordy is Justin Myler (vocals, guitar), Bryan Ward (drums, harmonica, vocals) and Justin Christie (guitar, slide guitar). This psychedelic rock trio were second to rock the stage that night at Rancho Relaxo. To […]

Date of show: August 21, 2010 “I can’t believe how fucking hot it is,” remarked Sunfields frontman Jason Kent. Indeed, it was a sweatbox at Rancho Relaxo by the time Sunfields hit the stage after midnight after The Blooming Rosebuds and Lordy Lordy [More on Lordy Lordy‘s set can be found here.] Sunfields, a Montreal-based […]