Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
As you might have heard, Toronto just hosted a massive concert on the island this weekend called the Virgin Festival. Some thougths on the Good and the Bad (in no particular order). **there won’t be any notes on the Sunday lineup. Funds weren’t there to get me there. Good: Kid Koala never disappoints. Even though […]
From time to time I listen to some Internet radio stations. Here’s one of my favorites. Radio Indie Pop. Amazing mix of new music. Every month a featured album (this month the TV on the Radio’s newest offering, due out on Tues) and a featured unsigned artist. That’s where I heard Falcon. Could this be […]
I’ve noticed a lot of blogs have contests. And generally, if you do your homework, its a really easy way to get free music. So this is contest #1. Send an e-mail to me with 5 bands with exclamation points in their name. I’ll start you off with your first hint, Oh No, Oh My! […]
If you read my previous post about the Hylozoists, picture me near the same spot on the Harbourfront, only its slightly muggier. I’ve got some sweat beading on my nose. Sarah Liss has just come out to introduce the Bell Orchestre. I’m psyched. I?ve never seen this band before, but I?ve heard their name many […]
Finding a way to describe a band gets tricky sometimes. When hear music that sounds very instrumental and symphonic I think soundtrack. Or dream like. As I sat in the the humidity at the Harbourfront’s CIBC stage watching the Hylozoists perform, I wasn’t losing myself dreaming in the music. In fact, the more I listened […]