Posts Tagged ‘Music Review Toronto’
Cat Malojian Nxne 2010
Regarding downtown festivals, other than Pride, I have had little or no luck with the weather, or in terms of having the time to see everything I would like to. It’s either freezing cold, pouring rain, or unbearably hot and humid. Last year I had a funeral to attend on the Saturday and this year I was sick. Figures. Alas, I fought my way [...]
Queen Licorice At NXNE 2010
Queen Licorice This Toronto-based alternative band was a little easier for me to listen to than the previous one had been. The first song I heard was pretty mainstream, but still had originality to it, and it sounded like something that would make the top forty on 102.1. The next song had more feedback and guitar twang which made it a [...]
The Zeroes at NXNE 2010
This band is an homage to 70’s punk at its best. All the way from California, this high energy group brings back the styles of the Ramones, the Clash and the Sex Pistols with true passion and talent. In fact, they actually played with The Clash once and have been joined on stage by Patti Smith. The female bassist was fantastic- the speed [...]
Comanechi at NXNE 2010
After midnight, it’s hard to find anything but rock, alternative, punk or heavy metal bands during music festivals. It makes sense, because the faint-of-heart have usually gone home to bed by then, but I felt bad for poor Paul, who was up past his bedtime and had forgotten his trusty earplugs. Comanechi hails from London, UK and consists of [...]
Monkey Junk CMW 2010
In my panic to see a few more bands, I happened upon the winners of the Indie Award for Best Blues Group/Band (beating out the likes of Jim Byrnes, Harrison Kennedy, Colin Linden and Colin James. I have grown up with the Blues, so this was a great honour for me. It's wonderful to see the original style of music is alive and well in another [...]
Luu Breeze at Club XS
This dynamic rap group consists of three guys, including rapper, lyricist and song-writer, Kyle "Luu Breeze" Willis. Willis grew up in Scarborough's Orton Park housing project, and with the support of an inspirational single mother, it became his goal to make something of himself, which is exactly what he is doing. He takes pride in his [...]
The Schomberg Fair at Sneaky Dee’s
For two years, once upon a time, I went to high school with a guy by the name of Matt Bahen. He was kind, soft-spoken, and popular, with shoulder-length dark hair and a guitar slung over his shoulder. These days, Matt looks pretty much the same as I remember him, although he has less hair on his head and more on his face, but he isn't as quiet as [...]
