Date of show: March 27, 2012 Bowerbirds released their third full-length album, The Clearing, on March 6th and have since then taken the album on the road. Hailing from Raleigh, NC, the band is comprised of Phil Moore (vocals, guitar, keys), Beth Tacular (vocals, accordion, keys), Leah Gibson (cello, keys), Yan Westerlund (drums) and multi-instrumentalist […]

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Paint – 8:00PM @ The Painted Lady My Wednesday night began at the Painted Lady for Toronto pop-rock band Paint. Led by Rob Johannes’ pretty vocals and featuring a touring drummer and new bassist and guitarist since last I’ve seen them, the overhauled band played a set from their latest release […]

Date of show: August 12, 2011 In August, partially in celebration of buying shots for bands’ first birthday, we attended The Untold City’s free summer show. While The Untold City is known for putting on some great shows in the city, they may have outdone themselves putting together this amazing lineup. We took some photos […]

Date of show: May 27, 2011 Shot of choice: Jager While I missed most of the night, I made it to the Garrison in time to see The Davey Parker Radio Sound celebrate the release of In a Land of Wolves and Thieves with a rockin’ set. The turnout wasn’t quite enough to pack the […]

Date of show: May 13, 2011 This show was part of the Live Near Bellwoods Concert Series courtesy of the fellas who have dubbed themselves Humble Empire. Check out their site for videos from the show! Ruby Coast have this boozy allure that makes people want to dance or jump or simply party. The core […]

Date of show: October 13, 2010 Although I was only able to catch the first night of their residency and I missed most of the opener, Ladies of the Canyon, The Dears invited some great acts to support their stay in Toronto. They were joined by Bad Tits on night two and Braids for night […]

Date of show: September 25, 2010 Shot of choice: they did a shot of jager, but they did say “surprise us” In the spring, I decided to check out the CD release of this band that I had heard only a couple times via MySpace. It was at The Horseshoe Tavern and it ended up […]