Date of show: September 24, 2011 Mad Ones celebrated the release of Behaviour at the Silver Dollar last month. Andrew DeVillers (vocals, guitar) and Phil Wilson (drums) make up this rockin’ duo. With hard-hitting drum work from Wilson and DeVillers up front with his impressive vocals, this duo plays with an almost surprising amount of […]

Date of show: September 16, 2011 Hamilton’s The Dirty Nil were the 3rd band to take the stage at the Silver Dollar. Already with a fan base in Toronto, their set saw an increase in numbers in the crowd. The young and energetic 3-piece is comprised of Luke Bentham (vocals, guitar), Dave Nardi (bass) and […]

Date of show: June 4, 2011 Shot of choice: It was just decided the band would do Jager, but this was done without the full band’s consent. Mostly, Joan Smith was just talked into the shot. Toronto’s Little Foot Long Foot came well prepared to showcase Oh, Hell. In fact, they played the entire album […]

Friday, June 17, 2011 I started off my day at the Global Backpackers Village hostel for a BBQ hosted by Kelp Records and TLOBF/Oh! Canada. Bonus to the great music: free hot dogs and hamburgers! When I arrived, The Elwins were just taking the stage. I was happy to catch them play in the daytime, […]

Thursday, June 16, 2011 Day 2 of NXNE started off at the Audio Blood Rooftop for an invite-only party. There was free beer, courtesy of St-Ambroise, and free Vitamin Water. Those Audio Blood folks sure know how to throw a party! First up was Library Voices, who brought out their delightful power pop in the […]

Date of show: May 12, 2011 By far, Dora Alexander had the biggest draw of the night. The band recently went from a 4-piece to a 5-piece and is now comprised of Alex Grant (vocals, guitar, keys), Christophe Brochard (guitar), Michael Succi (guitar, keys), Adrian Gagnon (drums, keys), and Lawson Smith (bass). For a band […]

Winnipeg’s Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers have a unique sound, blending jazz, folk and pop influences, while frontman Jesse Krause adds an operatic tinge to the sound with his vocal delivery. There is a theatrical element to their sound that surely can only be brighter, bigger and bolder live. The band released their second […]

Friday, March 25, 2011 D-Sisive – 9:30PM @ The Horseshoe Tavern D-Sisive kicked off a night of Juno nominees at the Horseshoe Tavern and boy did he kick it off with a bang. He brought along KC Roberts and the Live Revolution to back up his MC skills, the band comprised of guitar, keys, drums, […]

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Parlovr – 10:30PM @ Horseshoe Tavern Neon Windbreaker – 11:00PM @ Silver Dollar Neon Windbreaker has very little information out there about them, but this works to their advantage and adds to their mystery. With two of their members immersed in the Toronto music scene, I came to expect a lot […]

Thursday, March 10, 2011 Charlotte Cornfield – 8:30PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose – 9:30PM @ Sneaky Dee’s Grounders – 9:00PM @ Silver Dollar Grounders were off to a slow start, as they had problems and needed a cable, but it was nice to see the guys get some help from […]