Brampton Indie Arts Festival

I’m a little late on getting the word out on this one, but If you’re looking for the best lineup in and around Toronto this weekend, check out the Brampton Indie Arts Festival. Feb. 14th-17th, Rose Theatre (Brampton). In its eight year the festival has put together the best lineup yet with names like Final […]

You Know Who

To finish off the Toronto Film Fest last week, I dropped by the Drake Hotel to catch a great lineup of Toronto bands. Without intending to take away from two great openers that night (The Coast and The Diableros), I’m writing this post about the latest incarnation of By Divine Right. We saw Jose Contreras […]


The Coast

It’s taken me a while to get something down about this band. This Coast is from somewhere near the middle of Canada, a place called Toronto. The name comes from a Paul Simon song, sounds like a mix between Verve, U2, Smiths, New Order. Building/driving atmospherics made from heavy reverb, offset with the slightly fragile […]

Canadian Music Week Picks

Here are my picks for the festival. Make sure you check out www.cmw.net for more details or pick up an eye mag. Wednesday, March 1st: The Indies @ The Docks with STARS, MAGNET, and others including K’NAAN, ELLIOT BROOD and the FIGURINES. 8pm > KT TUNSTALL @ The Mod Club. No denying she is amazing […]