Last Friday, July Talk hosted their first album release at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern. As expected, the house was packed and they played a great set. Check out some snaps from the show below and be sure to catch their performance in your town over the next few weeks! Photos by Andrew Weir
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It’s off the cuff, live and unforgiving – just the image you’d expect from Toronto pop-rockers Hands & Teeth. The new live recording of their single “Exploring” hit the Internet on Oct. 12 as a precursor to their EP and the upcoming From Far and Wide segments. When I met the five-person ensemble back in Summer 2011, four of them lived together with an upstairs recording studio and a passionate love for food and wine. They were hot off the …
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Toronto folk rock/alternative band Inlet Sound drops their first LP: The Romantics today. It’s a serious album that has been in the works since first interviewed the band last year. I got a chance to catch up with vocalist and writer Michael Seth Wexler last night after he finished dropping off some copies of the album at Sonic Boom. AW: The Romantics drops tomorrow. How do you feel? MW: Very weird. I think that’s why I’m starting to drink (laughs). …
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This past Friday night was a bitter sweet landmark for the boys in Teenage Kicks. Not too long ago, fans found out that this show would be the last time that guitarist Pat Marchent and bassist Jeff van Helvoort would be playing as part of the TK troop. But the pair went out guns blazing, and the rest of the boys proved that this wouldn’t be the end of them, playing strongly at one of their biggest shows to date. …
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We were so happy to see Bravestation and Nightbox perform together last Friday night. We have been wanting to see them on the same stage for quite some time, and were thrilled to see it finally happen. First up was Bravestation. We have seen their set several times and it seems like each performance just gets better for them. Even though lead singer Devin Wilson was sick that night, his passion for performances came through as he sung crowd favourites …
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Watching a performance in the Music Gallery makes you feel like you’re witnessing something really special. No one tries to hide that the venue is, in fact, a church – that’s really part its charm after all. Decorative beams line the ceiling, concert-goers sit in the wooden pews, and musicians play on a red carpeted “stage” in front of an ornate stained glass window. And as a room specifically designed to make sure all in attendance can hear every word …
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