I went to The Strypes’ second appearance in Toronto fully expecting not to like them. Don’t get me wrong: everything I’d heard about them headed in was absolutely positive. They performed in Toronto at the…
There was definitely a buzz running through the Toronto crowd awaiting Foster The People’s arrival at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. The Los Angeles band was swinging through town for a surprisingly intimate performance at the…
On stage, surrounded by mountains of Foster The People gear, you could tell The Box Tiger were a little out of their element on Friday night. I don’t mean this in a bad way –…
I took my place up in front of the stage as Chad Valley came out, who opened for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. This might be a bit confusing but Chad Valley is not a person,…
When I arrived at The Garrison the for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s show the venue was almost completely empty. I worried that with only ten minutes before the opening act went on most people did…
In their second visit to Toronto and opening for Islands, Nashville’s Escondido treated the crowd to an opening set worth showing up early for. On record the band is a duo – the project of…
It was a busy Saturday night at the Horseshoe Tavern with Montreal-formed, now Los Angeles-based Islands stopping by Toronto in support of 2013’s Ski Mask. Their fifth studio album holds up well on record –…
There once was a little girl by the name of Ella. She loved music so much that she took part in the school’s battle of the band competitions at the age of twelve. All she…
Lo-Fang is Matthew Hemerlein. He’s a singer-songwriter who draws from folk and electronic music. He opened for Lorde at the Sound Academy in Toronto. With huge dark drape in the background, Matthew sounded so honest and…
