Last night Toronto’s most passionate fans packed into a sold out Horseshoe Tavern to catch San Diego surf punkers Wavves. The mood was high the moment we walked in mid way through FIDLAR’s slightly harder opening spot which ended in [...]
April 6, 2013
Live Music, Music
On Wednesday night we went to check out Portland-based Menomena. We got there early enough to hear a fairly impressive set from Sydney, Australia based PVT – pronounced Pivot. Their experimental, electronic sound is similar to Menomena, but focused a [...]
October 19, 2012
Live Music, Music
Last nights Grimes show was easily one of the most hyped of the year so far, with tickets starting out dirt cheap back in November when the went on sale and fast forward to post-internet fame, when everyone seemed to [...]
March 28, 2012
Live Music, Music
On Thursday night at the super packed Horseshoe Tavern, husband and wife indie poppers Tennis took Toronto on steady yet romantic ride through their latest album Young & Old, which dropped last month on the Denver natives label Fat Possum. [...]
We’re really digging LA rockers Saint Motel at the moment and they’ve just released a super cool video comprised entirely of collected 16mm film directed by AJ Jackson for the track “At Least I Have Nothing”. [...]
Tennis have just dropped their sophomore album Young and Old a few days ago and now they’re released this vintage chase video for one of our favourite tracks “Origins”. [...]
Better late than never we’ve got some thoughts on last weeks Young Empires CD release party for their debut EP Wake All My Youth with Bravestation opening. [...]
February 7, 2012
Live Music
Last night we went to a slightly impromptu show at Horseshoe featuring New York buzz band Cults, who we’ll see again in a weeks time at Coachella, and Memphis trop-pop rockers Magic Kids. [...]
Friday night at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern Denver husband and wife duo Tennis made a pretty good case against their respective fear of becoming pidgeon holed as a too cute band. Though their stage presence is quite adorable, it’s a legitimate fear for [...]
February 27, 2011
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
Toronto’s own little record label that could, Bent Penny Records, is having a showcase party and Angiosarcoma fundraiser this upcoming Wednesday, December 1st 2010, at the Horseshoe Tavern. This jam is going to be a great party, that you won’t [...]
Late on Wednesday night following Kuroma, Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Perth psychedelica buzz band Tame Impala played their sold out debut in Toronto. The Horseshoe was packed with a decidedly chilled older crowd of mostly bearded men (about 60% I’d say) [...]
November 27, 2010
Live Music, Music
Psychedelic lovers packed into the Horseshoe Tavern on the final night of CMF when Pitchfork threw a double indie headliner show featuring Brooklyn and New Jearsey band’s Real Estate, Woods, and lesser known opener Easy Boy. We have a weird high-school [...]
Brooklyn based White Rabbits have been around for a few years touring with the likes of The Walkmen, Spoon, and Kaiser Chiefs. It’s hard to break into the indie scene these days, but this sextet, originally from Columbia, Missouri have [...]