Who : The Rest from Hamilton, Ontario.
What : One of two singles from the new release from Hamilton’s The Rest . The album (Everyone All At Once ) is the bands sophomore effort, but so far sounds like its from a band that’s been playing together for longer. I agree with I Heart Music ‘s […]
Not even the rain could keep people away from heading to see the Rogers Picnic at Fort York. I’ve gotta say, its was a pretty run well run event and it looked as if most people enjoyed themselves. I wasn’t too sad that I missed The Carps or Burn Ruffians (living in Toronto there are […]
Who : Cat Power (Chan Marshall) from Atlanta.
What : Another first here on Indie Music Filter, it seems as if I’ve never written about Cat Power before. Really hoping to catch her set today, so maybe I’ll just post a song, then report back once she’s had a chance to woo me in […]
Who : Vampire Weekend from NYC.
What : Have people still never heard of this band? Maybe. Probably one of the most successful bands riding that crazy thing we call buzz. Back at SXSW this year, they were the talk of the town but they were either really loved, or really hated by the music industry […]
Back in June, right before NXNE weekend kicked off here in Toronto, I was patiently perusing the act-list on the festival website and frankly wasn’t finding much that I hadn’t already heard of, that was impressing me. Luckily I tend to go a bit overboard when I explore things in depth. What I managed to […]