Wednesday night I checked out Toronto’s own Bravestation as they released their newest EP IV at the Drake Underground. As the band settled into their set, the full room was hooked on Bravestation’s dreamy, atmospheric sound. The sonic mix of Minus The Bear and [...]
May 17, 2013
Live Music, Music
On Tuesday night we went to check out St. Lucia at the Drake Underground; we’d been hearing a lot of buzz around them lately and we were pretty excited to see what the hype was all about. Jean-Philip Grobler, aka [...]
December 16, 2012
Live Music, Music
We sometimes think of Johannesburg’s St. Lucia as a hybrid of Cut Copy and Presets, except not at all. Can you imagine a more perfect combination?! [...]
We sent our husband and wife duo to see The Stepkids in Toronto last night at the Drake Underground, here are their thoughts: Becca: Since seeing The Stepkids back in May when they opened for Mayer Hawthorne, the band has spent some serious [...]
October 29, 2012
Live Music, Music
After a few kick off parties, we decided to head to the Drake Underground for the first set of North By North East 2012 featuring Eternal Summers, Mac DeMarco, and a highly anticipated set by Porcelain Raft. Though we skipped [...]
June 14, 2012
Live Music, Music
Wednesday night at an oversold Horseshoe, Bushwick transplant Twin Shadow took to the stage in Toronto for the second time since November when he opened and overshadowed Glasser at the Drake. With Toronto’s chill wave solo act Foxes in Fiction opening this [...]
January 15, 2011
Live Music, Music