Eight and a Half played their first live show ever recently at The Drake Underground (and yes their name is a Fellini reference, in case you were wondering). The normally slow Underground was packed on this night, with anticipation for the former Stills/Broken Social Scene member collaboration running high. The hotel’s basement venue was filled […]

 On Wednesday night, I had the chance to check out the annual Andy Kim Christmas show for the first time. As I’ve now come to realize, it’s a yearly tradition with a mix of Canadian artists coming out to support an organization important to the 60s songwriter famous for writing “Sugar Sugar” and “Rock Me Gently,” Juliette’s […]

There are bands that are at their best live, and there are bands that are better on the album. Bon Iver is definitely a live band. Tuesday night I lucked out and had the chance to see Bon Iver for free when my sister decided to attend a work meeting instead of using her ticket […]

  A few weeks back I attended a show at The Bovine that I had been looking forward to for months. Three of the best upcoming bands I’ve came across this year came together to play a show, which meant for once I could see a local show that only included bands I enjoy – […]

If I wasn’t already obsessed with We Are Augustines just from listening to their album, seeing them live served to make me completely out of my mind in love with them. They truly understand what it means to give an engaging performance and it was obvious their years touring with Pela had helped them to […]