Tuesday, May 5, 2014 The C’mons – (9:00PM) Toronto’s The C’mons opened up the night. Thanks to frenetic violinist Roslyn Green, the indie rock band’s short set was heavy but much more melodic than I originally anticipated. While set opener “Set a Fire” demonstrated the cool interplay of guy-girl voices between frontwoman Steph Bosch (vocals, […]

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Authentic: Young Rival’s Journey Through Canada – 6:45pm @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema We don’t often cover films at music festivals, but last year I really enjoyed watching Ages & Stages: The Story of The Meligrove Band. Last Frame Pictures directed and produced that documentary and when I heard they had […]

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 […]

Saturday, March 23, 2013 No Sinner – 9:20 @ Horseshoe Tavern No Sinner is a Vancouver-based blues rock band fronted by Colleen Rennison. Rennison is full of energy and her whiskey-soaked vocals were enough to hold my attention. However, she competes with guitarist Eric Campbell for attention from the crowd, as Campbell seemed apt to […]

Date of show: February 1, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo With Hannah Georgas wrapping things up early at the Mod Club, we were able to make it over to the Horseshoe in time for MAD ONES as well, though we unfortunately missed openers The Beverlys and The Archives. Headlining duo MAD ONES were celebrating the […]

Date of show: October 5, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Originally merely meant to be Teenage Kicks’ largest headlining show in Toronto yet, with the announcement that it would be bassist Jeff van Helvoort and guitarist Patrick Marchent’s final show with the band, it took on a newfound significance. Surrounded by friends and a packed […]

Date of show: May 24, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Confession: While I’ve been a fan of Toronto-via-Edmonton’s Eamon McGrath since his 2010 sophomore release Peace Maker, this was actually the first time I’ve seen him live. With his recordings, including the latest Young Canadians having a quieter sound to them, I was not expecting […]

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 […]