Saturday, July 26, 2014 Workshop: The First Days are the Hardest (Island Stage, 11AM) The first days can be the hardest, but not when they begin with a workshop featuring Winnipeg’s Royal Canoe and Seryn from Denton, Texas. With six people in each band, the stage was overflowing with musicians as they joined in on […]

Date of show: July 26, 2012 Shot of choice: whiskey Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Toronto’s Grounders were the second band of the night. The five-piece is comprised of Andrew Davis (vocals, guitar), Dan Busheikin (guitar, keys, vocals), Evan Lewis (guitar), Mike Searle (bass) and Rob Canali (drums). They kicked off their set with “Crown Land.” […]

Thursday, June 14, 2012 Nash – 7:00PM @ Mod Club (Maple Music Recordings) I started my Thursday early, heading to see Nash at the Mod Club, one of the sets I’d been looking forward to most this festival after catching them acoustic during CMW. Luckily, he and his band did not disappoint. Hard-hitting beats and […]

Date of show: May 26, 2012 If you haven’t heard of Stella Ella Ola, where have you been? The 4-piece is comprised of 2 members of Hollerado, brothers Nick and Jake Boyd, on guitar and bass, respectively, as well as Anne Douris (guitar) and Atom Division’s Vince Rice (drums). The band plays short songs (their […]

Band: Stella Ella Ola EP: Stella Ella Ola Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Sometimes four friends come together and create musical magic together. That’s exactly what happened for new Toronto band, Stella Ella Ola. In this case, it likely also didn’t hurt that the four friends in question are seasoned musicians Nick and Jake Boyd (Hollerado), […]