Welcome to my weekly roundup of inexpensive indie(ish) musical happenings in downtown Toronto, all for $10 or less. If I'm missing something you think I should list, or you have any comments, let me know. I star (*) shows that most interest me. Like this list? Join my Facebook group or subscribe to this blog. Subscribe to my podcast (or download the episodes) here , or through iTunes . The latest ones are here . Make sure to [...]
Like this list? Join my Facebook group to get my weekly Toronto indie music listings. Subscribe to my weekly podcast (or download the episodes) here , or through iTunes . Or just listen to the latest one, and all the other ones, at Zygiella . Make sure to check the rest of my blog for show reviews and photos, giveaways, and downloads. Welcome to my weekly roundup of inexpensive indie(ish) musical happenings in downtown Toronto, all for $10 or less. If I'm missing something you think I should [...]

Reviews of Beth In Battle Mode, Chance and Dead Leaf Echo So many CD's, so little time. And judging by the fact that we still have new releases coming up this year by Midlake , Divine Comedy , Editors , Richard Hawley , Kings of Convenience , Sonic Youth , etc, etc, etc, it's becoming painfully obvious that covering all of that ground is not going to be an easy task. (It's not a good sign when I find myself actually being relieved that I don't like Peter Bjorn [...]

Reviews of Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Owls and The Craft Economy As you've likely already noticed, I haven't had a lot of time for posting this week. Work has been quite busy (which is a good thing) and Canadian Music Week / Fest is well under way. Saw a great show on Wednesday night, another one last night and will likely be doing so again this evening. Reviews and pictures and whatnot will be posted steadily over the next week or so, but in the meantime, here are a few brief words on some of [...]

I received a pretty decent little EP from a local band called Fleece Elves . Although the band has been playing together for a couple of years now, The Dreams EP is the first time that they've made product available to the public and they've got a sound that is warm and easy to absorb. Their style could best be described as easily accessible folk tinged pop music with the emphasis placed on the Americana side of things. The EP opens with the most upbeat song of the four, entitled Full Of Empty . It's [...]

Frank Yang Guilt and courteousness can be powerful motivators. Even moreso than self-preservation, which is why it was that rather than stay home Saturday night, safe and warm, I set out into the frigid, frigid cold to the Velvet Underground to catch a couple of bands who'd been politely and persistently inviting me out to their gigs for a while now - Receivers , visiting from Montreal, and locals Beth In Battle Mode . Of course it helped that I'd liked what I'd heard of both acts and had intended to catch either or [...]
This week ??isee heads down to the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto to spotlight one of the great unsigned bands in the indie Toronto scene, Beth in Battle Mode [ Myspace ]. Subscribe to Soundloading in iTunes Soundloading Official Site

Photo: Mofatt Media Just so you know, Technical Know-How , from Toronto band Beth in Battle Mode is now available on iTunes. I wouldn't usually mention something like this nor would I generally promote the supporting of an i-thing, but this record is so fucking good. I mentioned it here before and I pretty much listen to Pesto's at 8 every single day. I also found out from a commenter that the song (or part of the lyrics anyway) is based on a Kids in [...]