Archive for February, 2012
Worth a listen…Dent May releases new single
Dent May first caught our attention when he opened for Real Estate last year at the Garrison. The Mississippi native’s second album, Do Things, is set for release June 12 and seems to be funky, adventurous and distinct departure from his previous project, Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele. Based on his musical range alone, Dent…
We’re currently obsessing over British-born Beth Jeans Houghton and her band The Hooves of Destiny. The singer songwriter’s debut, full-length album finally launches in North America today (released in Europe earlier this month) as the much anticipated follow up to her EP and singles released since 2009. It’s hard to ignore the resemblance in her voice to Laura…
Although the new albums for this week are somewhat sparse, there are some great listens. Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny’s unveils her debut album in North America, Montreal natives, Plants and Animals release their 5th album, The End of That and EMI will release the ‘Immersion’ and ‘Experience’ 7-disc editions of Pink Floyd‘s…
We’re looking forward to a busy week ahead filled with shows to keep you on your feet. Looking forward to Tennis on Wednesday night and the Barr Brothers at the Great Hall Thursday, the biggest Toronto venue yet for the band. New York rockers, The Walkmen are celebrating their 10th anniversary and the recording of…
Check out the latest edition of the Syncopated Soundtrack. Who said February was bland?
Sharon Van Etten took to the stage Tuesday night to play for a sold out crowd at Lee’s Palace, following the intense hype from her latest release, Tramp, and she proved her worth with every song and every strum of the guitar. Throughout the show I thought to myself, ‘but she makes it look so…
Happy Thursday! The weekend is approaching and we are here to help you mellow out. Taj Mahal is one of our favorite blues artists and Corinna is one of those songs that just makes us happy. In honour of Mardi Gras, we want to bring you some bluesy tunes with a rock and roll funk….
On the heels of their 4th album release, Arrow, Heartless Bastards returned to Toronto Monday night for a packed and sweat filled Horseshoe Tavern. Apart from some minor technical difficulties with the new Horseshoe sound system, the band made their mark in Toronto once again, as lead singer Erika Wennerstrom’s powerful blues voice filled the…
Lightsweetcrude are Toronto’s voodoo-psych aficionados. This self-proclaimed ”raga-fusion” band opened for Toubab Krewe in November and are slowly but surely climbing the jamband ranks. Their impressive performance landed them a spot on Relix‘s Jan/Feb mixtape and their ethnic beats and instrumentation (which includes a sitar) are a welcome departure from the massive amount of indie rock…
The 12th installment of Toronto’s landmark Wavelength Anniversary festival featured some of the best talent yet. From Toronto’s favourite punk band, to the topical tranquility of Sandro Perri, there was an eclectic mix of artists to make each night sound like a Toronto-curated playlist targeted to the range in musical styles featured across the city. Here are some of…
