Archive for March, 2012
Syncopated Soundtrack: March Edition
After a fantastically musical March, we’re bringing you the best of the month.
Dry the River UK folk-rockers Dry the River took the stage on Tuesday night to open for the Bowerbirds at the Garrison. The dynamic quintet serenaded the audience with a series of emotive songs off their EP and upcoming debut full-length, Shallow Bed, including ”Weights & Measures”, “New Ceremony” and the powerful “Lion’s Den”. Their passion grew with…
Those of you who have been with us from the start know that we love Samantha Savage Smith and her Billie Holiday inspired vocals. She showcased her talents with two rockin shows at Canadian Music Fest this past weekend, drawing in audiences with her powerful lyrics and melody. Wednesday night’s set was at the rock venue Hard Luck, and the…
It was one hell of a music weekend in Toronto and we had a great time traversing the city to catch our favourites and grooving to some wicked new acts too. Check out our reviews from each individual day of Canadian Music Fest below (and some video where available), and then peak through our entire…
Georgia Anne Muldrow @ Wrongbar – 12pm We capped off a spectacular weekend with one final awe-inspiring show at Wrongbar. Georgia Anne Muldrow, the soulful 27 yr old singer/songwriter whose lyrics are well-beyond her years impressed a lively audience late Sunday night. Unfortunately, her longstanding partner Dudley Perkins (aka Declaime) didn’t make it over the…
We started off our Saturday night at the SiriusXM indie awards, where The Sheepdogs took home a total of four prizes, including the Live Music award, and Fucked Up won Album of the Year. You can check out the complete list of winners on The Indies site. Although we could only stay for a couple of…
This week brings us some amazing new music from a range of artists. Toronto natives Zeus gave the Horseshoe Tavern a stellar live preview of some new songs off the album at their CMW set this past weekend. Other notable records this week come from the Flying Colours‘ debut album, the latest supergroup to come out…
Spring has sprung, and that means concert season is about to kick into high gear. There’s certainly no shortage of shows to choose from this week, with each night packed with a new, all-star set, including both the Sleigh Bells and Grimes rescheduled shows. Bowerbirds with Dry the River Tuesday night is one show we’re…
Friday night was hands down the busiest night of the festival, and decisions had to be made in order to avoid heavy lineups and to catch your favourites. We started and ended our night at the Arts & Crafts showcase at the Horseshoe, and headed over to Lee’s Palace to catch some of the best…
Cold Specks @ The Music Gallery We were lucky enough to find our way into the beautiful Music Gallery for Cold Specks’ coveted first full band show in Toronto. If you aren’t familiar with the Canadian songstress, get ready for her to be a household name soon. While she’s a thoroughbred Canadian, raised in Etobicoke, Cold Specks (aka….
