CJ Ramone rolled into Toronto with Dog Party on his final tour, and we were there. CJ and Dog Party were joined by Toronto punk rock band DOWNBELOWS. It was a show for the history books. DOWNBELOWS were just finishing up their set when I arrived, and the audience was in full swing. There were […]
Dog Party are a two-piece punk band made up of sisters Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles, and they’re currently touring with CJ Ramone. (Check out the CJ Ramone post for all of the dates.) They released their debut album in 2009, and since that time, they’ve released an additional five albums, including their latest release, Hit […]
Sweatshop Kids started off the showcase. The trio of Walsh, Turvey and Hover were loud, they were sweaty and they weren’t kids. Listing hardcore-dance-punk-nu-metal-knuckle-funk as their genre on their Facebook page, we going to go with that. The music was great, the singer super interesting and that haircut just kept making me smile. It’s weird but […]
The Lazys are not a band for the faint-hearted and on June 22nd at the Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent) Curator Series at The Horseshoe Tavern, The Lazys brought everything they had and left it on the stage. Not to be outdone, their fans took it up a notch and matched the band with their energy […]