On September 10th, by sheer chance I was very fortunate to stumble upon a particular band at Korova Milkbar on College. I was instantly blown away to hear such a fresh sound, on top of the phenomenal live performance to top it all off. Since then I’ve been eagerly awaiting to get my hands on [...]

Blasting a hard-hitting industrial sound with a metallic edge, they’ve got an addictive presence on stage and a pleasure jam to. Accompanied with some groovy guitar riffs and bass lines along side some incredibly catchy hooks by miss Valentine herself, they’re in your face, fueled with a ton of energy and hell of a lot of [...]

Sept 8 – DEAD AND DIVINE w/ Hatebreed &  Emmure @ The Phoenix Sept 11 – THE CARAWAYS w/ The Raccoons , The Blue Violets + Flash Lightnin’ @ The Bovine Sex Club Sept 13 – REVOLVERS w/ Garotas Suecas @ The Silver Dollar Sept 16 – BIBLICAL @ The Bovine Sex Club Sept 17 – THE SPEAKING TONGUES w/ The Bon & The Party Stompers @ The Silver [...]

An official self-debut CD release concert could not have gone any better for local Toronto rock band, Flash Lightnin’ as they totally destroyed the legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Supported by two other phenomenal bands, Huron and Biblical, it was a definitely a show to be remembered. Photos by: Stephanie Ho ——————————— Biblical - Kicking off the night, I was [...]

Hey there guys, we should be doing some updates very soon. This month will be a busy one as we’ve got lots of bands on the bill that we’d like to see. August’s schedule will be posted up soon as well and you should see some brand new content within the next couple days. Stay [...]

A momentous evening of metal in Toronto, as the three-piece instrumental heavy metal heathens, The Isosceles Project kicked off the start of their Canada-wide 2010 tour. With supporting bands; Saprophyte, The Killing Field, & Nylithia, headbanging metalheads alike were sure to have a good time. Photos by: Stephanie Ho Saprophyte – A good start to the night [...]

Ever since I saw Speaking Tongues perform at NXNE, I have been eager to see them play live once again. Finally that time had come to play at the Horseshoe Tavern. They did not disappoint as they opened for Tucson, Arizona’s own one-man band, Bob Log III. The Speaking Tongues – consisting of Pete Ross on drums [...]

What a night: A night filled with incredible talent from all acts. Spine-tingling and enthralling. A night that would leave you speechless. Folk had never sounded so good! Photos by: Stephanie Ho ———————————————————————————— It opened with Layah Jane, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from right here in Toronto. Accompanied by fellow guitarist and producer, Oliver Johnson, the [...]

Greetings! Again, it’s been a while since my last update but we have a big one including a bunch of shows to check out for the rest of the month of July! Some great acts are playing all over Toronto but who are we looking out for? Lets get right into it.. Here are our [...]

Hello all! It’s been a few days since my last update but I hope we all had fun at this year’s NXNE. Major props go out to all the organizers for this event as well as all the extremely talented musicians that were all a part of it. This was your week to shine and [...]

Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s the last day of NXNE but don’t let that bum you out. We’ve got a night planned for you that will surely end this year’s NXNE with a bang. If there’s only one venue you can go to tonight, make it the Bovine Sex Club because they have one hell of [...]

Feeling a little tired yet? Last night was a blast, but NXNE isn’t over yet! More bands coming your way tonight and you know the drill. Music to look out for: Cut Throat Britva @ Velvet Underground   -   8PM Ko @ Supermarket   -   9PM Darlings of Chelsea @ El Mocambo (Main Floor)   -   10PM The Jing Bang Show @ [...]

Hello! I hope you are all enjoying this year’s NXNE because so far it has been jam packed. Tonight is no different as there are literally tons more bands to see on possibly the busiest night of the festival. So with so many bands/musicians to see, who are we looking out for? This is where [...]

Another day brings another bunch of awesome music to check out. Absolutely tons of musicians playing tonight, but here are some of the ones that stood out for us! Spanning to all sorts of rock n’ roll from alternative, to some pop rock, to a little bit of punk and heavy metal. The choice of [...]

———————————————————————————— @ VELVET UNDERGROUND Cut Throat Kids -   8PM julia set generator -   11PM The Lying Cheats -   12AM ————– @ BOVINE SEX CLUB The Decay -   8PM Wayfarer -   9PM The Video Dead -   1AM ————– @ CN TOWER The Balconies -   7PM Hollerado -   8PM The Meligrove Band -   9PM ————– @ MOD CLUB Ko -   8PM The Blue Van -   9PM Still Life Still -   [...]

NXNE is here, and for those living under a rock, that stands for the North By North-East festival that is going on in Toronto right now! Showcasing more than 400* bands and artists from all over the Country, as well as a number of independent films, you’d be silly to miss this. Kicking off things [...]

Quite possibly the worst name in rock n’ roll, Dildoniks proved on Monday night that they got a hell of a live show to back it all up. Performing with a number of other great local talent and abroad, (Birthday Suits and Blind Shake from Minneapolis) Dildoniks was the band to steal the show. Playing [...]

People You Know is one of those bands that once you hear once live, you can never get enough of them. Consisting of Devon Clarke on bass, Iman Kassam on drums, and Aimee Bessada on vocals and lead guitar, they pack quite a punch for only being a three-piece. There’s so many good things to [...]