Date of show: June 9, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Now in its 18th year, SCENE Fest played a large role in my personal musical upbringing and continues to hold a special place in my heart. No matter how many larger-scale festivals we here at buying shots for bands cover, we also both always enjoy […]

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Robyn Dell’Unto – 8pm @ Annex Wreckroom Robyn Dell’Unto kicked things off at the Annex Wreckroom. Unfortunately, because it was so early, she didn’t draw in much of a crowd. However, Dell’Unto made the most of it with her candid stage banter to keep the crowd interested. Dell’Unto has a gorgeous, […]

If I could summarize my Edgefest experience, I’d say “hot”. It was a quite a hot day for Edgefest this year, but that only seemed to encourage fans to come spend their day at Downsview Park enjoying some great music. Compared to last year, the set up for Edgefest was a little different. The side […]

Sunday, June 24, 2012 We love St. Catharines’ S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. It’s incredible how easily you can run around from venue to venue, so incredible that we couldn’t resist making this our mission for the day. We decided to take advantage of the closeness of the many participating venues and see as many of our […]

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Live Near Bellwoods Daytime Living Room Sessions Last year I managed to make it out to see one of the daytime sessions put on at the tiny Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music and it was great, so this year I had to see what the Young Lions Music Club […]

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of Audio Blood Media, we’ve got a stellar prize pack to give away. The Balconies will be playing a Halloween show with Birthday boys on October 29th at the Horseshoe Tavern and we’re giving away a pair of tickets. As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also get a Balconies t-shirt and a […]

Date of event: September 7, 2011 We had the opportunity to check out the launch party of The French Connection Canadian Indie Music Program. Living up to their stylish reputation, French Connection put together a lavish event with hors d’oeuvres, complimentary drinks, giveaways bags and shopping. The highlight of the night was, of course, the […]

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, […]

Toronto’s Audio Blood Media has released their NXNE Festival Guide. They’ve got a handful of artists on their roster at NXNE, as well as 2 showcases planned. And for all things Audio Blood, #ABDOESNXNE is the Twitter hashtag that will get you through the festival. The artist schedule can be found below. In addition to […]

Audio Blood has a bunch of artists on their roster performing at Canadian Music Fest for CMW. They also have their own showcase happening at Sneaky Dee’s on Thursday. They’ve released a FREE mixtape to accompany their prep for CMW. Head over to their website, toss them your email and you’ll have the link sent […]