Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English folk singer-songwriter Beans On Toast, who released his new album, Giving Everything, on December 1st, 2013 via Xtra Mile Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Canadian country artist Mikey Chuck Rivers, who released his fifth EP, This Garage, on May 1st, 2013 via Eternal Bummer Records, Toronto-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Brooklyn-based adult alternative pop band Wakey! Wakey!, who released the new Irresistible EP via Family Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with New York City-based pop singer-songwriter Jillette Johnson, who released her debut album,Water in a Whale, on June 25, 2013 via Wind-up Records, and New York-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Casey Shea, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Newly minted Toronto-based all-female Nirvana cover band Hervana played their debut concert last night at The Drake Hotel with a 10-song performance with songs that ranged from Nirvana’s 1989 debut album Bleach, including “About a Girl”, to their 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind, including hit single “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “In … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – LA-based indie rock band Broken Bells, which consists of artist-producer Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and The Shins frontman James Mercer, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of their second album, After the Disco, which was released on January 31st via Columbia, with Brooklyn-based electronic dream pop … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English post-punk trio White Lies, who released their third album, Big TV, on August 12th, 2013 via Fiction/Harvest/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “There Goes Our Love Again” and “First Time Caller”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based indie rock duo Army Girls, who are Carmen Elle (DIANA) and Andy Smith (Doldrums), and who released their debut EP, Close to the Bone, via Blocks Recording Club (Owen Pallette/Final Fantasy), which was produced by Ben Cook (Fucked Up) in late 2012, headlined a NXNE showcase at The Garrison in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – New Jersey native Nicole Atkins, who released her third album, Slow Phaser, on February 4th, 2014 via Oh’Mercy!Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Providence, RI natives Arc Iris, who’s work can be compared to Joanna Newsom, Bjork, and Patrick Watson, and who are expected to release … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Austin, Texas-based psychedelic rock quintet The Black Angels, who released their fourth album, Indigo Meadow, on April 2nd, 2013, via Blue Horizon Ventures, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Austin, Texas-based psychedelic rock singer-songwriter Roky Erickson, who released his first album of new material in 14 years … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Folk-rock singer-songwriter Maria Taylor, who released her new album, Something About Knowing, on October 29th, 2013, via Saddle Creek, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with PJ Bond, who released an eight song split with his brother Brian called Brother Bones / Baby Bones last June, and his … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based delta/rhythm and blues band catl, who are expected to release their fourth LP, This Shakin’ House, this spring, performed a special in-store set at June Records in Toronto, as organized by People Put Out Productions, in support of the SickKids Foundation last night with Toronto-based garage rockers The Nature Boys and Toronto-based … Continue reading