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Bad Breed – The Bad Breed in Ferocious Love 5 Quick Questions + Video Premiere
July 18th, 2020 by Trish CasslingOn July 17th, Bad Breed released their second album, The Bad Breed in Ferocious Love on Lizard Snake Records. The Toronto-based, six piece, funk, rock, garage, soul band are influenced by Curtis Mayfield, Betty Davis, The Meters, Stevie Wonder, and Led Zeppelin. Coming in at eight tracks, the album incorporates rock, funk, and soul influences […]
TWRP and Rich Aucoin at Toronto’s The Opera House
January 13th, 2020 by James MacDonaldIt’s always a wonderful experience when you go out to see a band you love and the opening act absolutely blows you away. Saturday night at The Opera House I had my mind blown by Rich Aucoin, Space Cowboy. The set had a high power psychedelic school spirit assembly energy, full of positive vibes, audience […]
MONOWHALES Top 5 Picks for Canadian Music Week 2019
May 4th, 2019 by Trish CasslingWe’ve been giving you our lists of who we think you should see at Canadian Music Week, but this year we thought we’d mix it up, and we’ve asked one of our favourite Toronto bands, MONOWHALES, to give us their Top 5 Picks for CMW 2019. Note: We’ve got another one of these posts, with another […]
Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) Preview
August 28th, 2018 by Trish CasslingEmerging Music Festival 2018 in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) is just around the corner. We’ve been looking for a new festival to round out our summer coverage, and we’ve found a great one. We’re heading to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec August 30th to September 2nd for a mix of alternative, classical, electronic, folk, funk, garage, hip-hop, metal, pop, psychedelic, punk, […]
TURF 2015 Day 1: Of Monsters and Men, Shakey Graves and More
September 19th, 2015 by Trish CasslingYesterday was a day of firsts for thereviewsarein.com. First time ever at TURF, first time seeing many of these bands live and a first for having two photographers at a festival. I had a fantastic time and the threat of rain throughout the day didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. Make sure you check out Glen’s photo post! My first stop […]
All This Time: Introducing Brodie Dawson [Interview]
January 25th, 2015 by Trish CasslingIf you’re not from Western Canada you might be asking yourself, who is Brodie Dawson? Brodie Dawson is the 2014 Vancouver Island Music Awards Vocalist of the Year. That’s a pretty nice title. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, with a working blues/soul musician for a father, her influences are varied. She headed west to Vancouver Island […]
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