The Dead Love at CMW 2017
The first thing we need to talk about is the Hair. That’s capital-H Hair. Because, when it comes to The Dead Love, and their Canadian Music Week performance at the [...]
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Sc Mira at CMW 2017
Truth be told, Winnipeg’s Sc Mira is what got me off my couch on Friday night. I was perfectly content to stay at home and watch the Leafs lose from my couch, but the very [...]
miesha & the spanks at CMW 2017
Honestly, I just love miesha & the spanks so much. I’ve now seen them twice and they never disappoint—it’s like they don’t know how. On Wednesday [...]
Bad Buzz at CMW 2017
There’s nothing like a room full of heads bobbing in tune to the band on stage, and that’s exactly what Toronto’s Bad Buzz brought to the Bovine Sex Club on [...]
It was a hell of a kick-off at the Indie Week 2016 Launch Party
It may be getting darker a little earlier in the day, but the indie music world has some ways of bringing a little light to the world. Cue in Indie Week 2016, one of [...]
The CBC Music Festival kickstarts the Summer season
The CBC Music Festival, now in its fourth year, graced the shores of TD Echo Beach on May 28th, supplying attendees with a wallop of Canadian heart. As in past years, the [...]
StressFest 2016 :: A Look Back
Tucked away south of Richmond on Spadina, Cinecycle is just a hop, skip and a sketchy alleyway from Wide Open. I walked through the green garage doors spray painted with the [...]
Canadian Music Week Night 5: The Final Hurrah
And so here it is: my last night of the festival. It’s been a blast and it was great to check out both Sneaky Dee’s and the Bovine Sex Club. My final night brought me [...]
CMW 2016 :: The Commoners
I don’t know where The Commoners took their name, but the four-piece group from Toronto are anything but common. When they took the stage at Cadillac Lounge for a Canadian [...]
CMW 2016 :: The Howll
I saw Toronto rockers The Howll for the second time on Friday night, and for the second time, they completely blew me away. The band’s particular brand of rock ’n roll [...]