A solid line-up was put together to kick-off a Septembe thirsty Thursday at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern with; up-and-comers July Talk, prolific performers The Coppertone, and the buzz-producing The Dirty Mags. July Talk got things going first attracting a hand-full of people at the Horseshoe to the front of the stage, but it wasn’t long before all attention [...] Read More

I strolled to the Summerworks Theatre Festival’s closing party at the courtyard of the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art (MOCCA), passing a huge concert put on by the Portuguese community along the way.  It seems this city is always alive with music wherever you turn, as would be the case at the closing party. The smell [...] Read More

When B.C. bands come to Toronto, sometimes the audience reception is quite weak. Vancouver’s Said the Whale is a huge exception to this. After winning the 2011 Juno award for “New Group of the Year”, the Toronto audience gave the Said the Whale members a homestyle-like welcome and kept the band jamming all night long. Before the [...] Read More

Friday night at Summerworks Music Series brought some heavy-hitters to end off what was an amazing week of music.  I walked into an already packed Lower Ossington Theatre to Ruby Coast already in progress of playing their pop gems.  Aurora, Ontario natives share a similar sound to their geographical neighbours Tokyo Police Club (Newmarket, On), catchy guitar/keys [...] Read More