Cute is What We Aim For at Mod Club – February 22, 2013

Written and Photos by Jaimie Milburn
Despite the recent influx of band’s returning from hiatuses, Cute Is What We Aim For’s recent reunion has slipped under the pop-punk radar. But alas, armed with with original members Shaant Hacikyan, Jeff Czum and Tom Falcone, the Buffalo, NY group made a triumphant return to Toronto on Friday night. Relying heavily on material from their 2006 debut, Same Old Blood Rush With a New Touch the group played a solid set brimming with nostalgia including Hacikyan and Czum’s stripped down staple “Lyrical Lie” and first single “There’s a Class For This”. Despite All Star Weekend headlining the show, Cute is What We Aim For brought out a solid sized crowd of diehard fans eager to catch a glimpse of the reunion. While non-fans might not have been easily converted this time around, it’s only a matter of time before Cute is What We Aim for strike back with new material that will have a whole new generation eager to catch the guys live.