Punk
Pouzza 2018 Festival Lineup and Ticket Info
April 28th, 2018 by Trish CasslingWe’re looking for a summer festival and Pouzza is on our list. With headliners like Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag, face to face, and Cancer Bats, (who we’ve heard will be playing Hail Destroyer in its entirety) we’re thinking seriously about the drive to Montreal. Heading into their eighth year, Pouzza is a great way to kick off the festival season […]
CMW 2018 Preview – Mad Caddies Interview
April 28th, 2018 by Trish CasslingThe Mad Caddies have been making music together since high school. They’ve been playing together for over 20 years, and they’re showing no sign of stopping, and I for one am glad. I had the pleasure of chatting on the phone with lead singer, Chuck Robertson earlier this week to talk about new music, who […]
R U S T O W L : Premiere of Crooked Teeth
March 16th, 2018 by Trish CasslingLast November I “met” Jory Strachan via email when he sent me a pretty special track, Anxiety (In the Depths of Northwestern Ontario), from his previous band 1971. Fast forward three months and I’m thrilled to be premiering a brand new track from a new band called R U S T O W L. R U […]
No Matter Where You Go, There You Are: 1971 Interview
November 30th, 2017 by Trish CasslingA little over a week ago I received an email from 1971. Or to be more exact, it was from “whatwas1971”. I started to read the email, but I had to stop. I was in public and I was starting to cry. Not so cool. Later that night, when I was alone, I pulled up […]
New Music Spotlight: Few Miles South, Emily Kohne, NO LIARS, Band of Rascals and Keith Urban
November 11th, 2017 by Trish CasslingWe’re all over the map with our latest New Music Spotlight, figuratively and genre-wise. This time we’ve got country, folk, punk, and rock from artists from the southern states, Northern Ontario, Western Canada and Nashville by way of Australia. Take a listen and if you’re feeling the music, click through the links and show our […]
Steve Fest 2017: NLP, Zebra And The Bandit, Johnny Nocash and More
August 22nd, 2017 by Trish CasslingOn Sunday night I attended my first Steve Fest. This year’s edition was held at Toronto’s Hard Luck Bar and included NLP, Zebra And The Bandit, Johnny Nocash & The Celtic Outlaws, Dawn Valley, Her Majesty the King, and The Curse Within. Additional bands which hit the stage before we arrived included This Is A Crisis, Words […]
Sleep In The Heat: PUP at WayHome 2017
August 2nd, 2017 by Trish CasslingPUP have been on my must shoot list for sometime. I’d heard amazing things about their live shows and I was not disappointed by their Saturday performance on the WayAway stage. The boys hit the stage with seemingly limitless energy greeted by adoring, enthusiastic fans. It was a match made in heaven. Check out the […]
WayHome 2017 Preview: Death From Above Top 5
July 11th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayWayHome is coming faster than you might think… and it’s time to get ready! On Saturday, July 29 thousands of music fans will crowd around the stage to see Death From Above do their thing and entertain the masses. There’s about a 100% chance that we’re going to hear the brand new single, Freeze Me, along […]
WayHome 2017 Preview: PUP Top 10
May 27th, 2017 by Trish CasslingWayHome 2017 is coming, and I can hardly wait to see PUP hit the stage on Saturday! I sit here wondering how I’ve managed to not see this band live yet?! They’ve played NXNE, CMW, Vans Warped Tour, SXSW. They’ve been recognized by Rolling Stone, The Polaris Music Prize, Billboard, SOCAN, Juno Awards, CBC radio and […]
The Dead Love: So Whatever at The Bovine Sex Club
October 31st, 2016 by Trish CasslingOn October 20th The Dead Love started their Canadian tour at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern playing songs from their sophomore album So Whatever. The band embarked on a 7 date tour in Ontario and Quebec bringing a little attitude and a lot of talent. We caught up with the boys during Canadian Music Week 2016 and […]
Headstones: Un-Silent Night at Toronto’s The Phoenix
December 12th, 2015 by Trish Cassling‘Fuck It’ For most of 30 years Headstones have been working on, playing, and enjoying the hell out of their brand of music. And while it hasn’t always been a smooth and easy ride, the fans who loved the band at their commercial peak in the mid-90s are still out there and VERY HAPPY to […]
Secret Broadcast and A Primitive Evolution with Die Mannequin
April 19th, 2015 by Trish CasslingSupporting her latest album “Neon Zero“, Care Failure and the rest of Die Mannequin played to a full house Saturday night in Toronto at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Getting things started, opening acts A Primitive Evolution followed by Secret Broadcast. A Primitive Evolution were added to the bill for the Saturday night. I’d seen them a […]
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