Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who : Ruby Coast from Aurora, Ontario.
What : Not to be confused with Canada’s The Coast or the Ruby Suns from the New Zealand, here’s Aurora, Ontario’s Ruby Coast . Sounding like Jangly-indie rock in the vein of Born Ruffians and Tokyo Police Club , they’ve most recently put together a 6-song EP (Produced by […]
Who : The band that blew my mind the other night at the Opera House.
What : Also the band that just got the job of opening for the Killers in Jan/Feb of next year. Way to go guys (and girl). Here’s a remix of We Own The Sky by UK’s Maps .
Song : We Own […]
Or at least I felt that way at the Bovine last night for a packed show. Seems as if everyone already knows about the 10-piece band Library Voices from Regina. Do that many people read Spin? This band has really done a lot in a short amount of time. The formed in the spring, recorded […]
This one is called Sit Fuzzy by The Dead Trees. Great song here. The next Frosty the Snowman? Probably not, but if indie kids made Christmas mixes, this would lead off the album. The Dead Trees are still on the road with Little Joy, catch them if you can.
Who : Songs From A Room from Toronto.
What : A song from an EP that just came out yesterday on iTunes by Toronto’s Songs From A Room . This pick has been getting some regular rotation on XM ‘s The Verge , maybe you’ve heard it already? The video shows the band on a typical […]