Stop the presses! Billy Corgan (pictured) is writing another book Nick Jonas will tour solo in 2010 Guns n' Roses will tour South America next year Canada's Hollerado won $250k in a battle of the bands contest Taylor Swift 's "Our Song" will be available as a download for Guitar Hero on Dec. 22nd
Filed under: News , Holy Hell , Canada Most indie musicians understand a quarter-million dollar payday is unlikely, no matter how good their music is -- they're usually worried about gas money for the tour van or where their next meal is coming from anyway. But in the blink of an eye, those troubles disappeared for Hollerado , who won The Big Money Shot, a battle-of-the-bands competition put on by Ottawa, Ont. radio station Live 88.5 which boasted a grand prize of a cool [...]
Another crazy night on November 7th. After the Young Galaxy show at Zaphods . Went to Capital Music Hall to see the Arkells play live in Ottawa. Haven't seen them since Bluesfest and last year at Barrymores who they opened up for Matt Mays. In under just one year, this band sure knows how to sell out a crowd and promoting Jackson Square . With the album being still in high rotation with tracks like Oh! The Boss Is Coming and The Ballad Of Hugo Chavez, Pullin' Punches and Deadlines. [...]
On the third day of Pop Montreal. I went to a BBQ/Music day show called East Meats West. It was a collaboration with Kelp Records , Mint Records , Unfamiliar Records and Cokemachineglow.com . Playing there were: Flecton Big Sky Carolyn Mark Hot Panda The Pack A.D. Snailhouse [...]
Here is part three on who I might or will see at Pop Montreal . 1pm: East Meats West III at the Notman House. Its a BBQ with some Kelp Records + Mint Records musicians playing there. Flecton Big Sky, Carolyn Mark, Hot Panda, The Pack A.D., Snailhouse, Andrew Vincent, Chris Page and Hollerado 7pm: tUnE-YaRdS at the Musee d'Art Contemporian (aka Museum of Contemporary Arts) 8pm: Ghost Bees at the Ukrainian Federation Options: Videotape at the Jupiter Room 9pm: Yo La Tengo at Club Soda Options: Adam [...]
Monday: Bela Fleck + Toumani Diabate @ Central Park Summerstage 8pm FREE There was a time when being a fan of "world music" took a special breed of person, someone who was adventurous enough to shop in weird sections of their local record store and try things that weren't on the radio. Thanks to the internet that's no longer the case. Instead people all over the country are starting to realize that music doesn't just come from here and England, there's a lot of places with some awesome music. Tonight you get to see two of the [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Electronic , Live It Out , Canada Crowd surfing took on a whole new meaning at Day 2 of Osheaga. As rains pounded and lightning competed Crystal Castles ' flashing white lasers, frontwoman Alice Glass found herself literally carried by the soaked, screaming crowd for part of the duo's brief but electric performance. The Toronto electro band's performance at the Montreal Éléctronique Groove stage began late because Glass and bandmate Ethan Kath had to drive in from [...]
As the day of reckoning approaches. only a month away. Satuday, August 1st Montreal band The Stills, Toronto's electro synth lovers Woodhands and quirky chanteuse Jesca Hoop have been added to the the lineup. Sunday, August 2nd Brooklyn's Amazing Baby who recently were in town opening for Phoenix and Manotick, Ontario's own Hollerado have been added to the lineup. As for the "In [...]
A couple months back, we told you about Luisa Le Blanc's Contagious Passion , a critically praised novel written in the form of an extraordinarily long fan letter to The White Stripes. Recently, Luisa and her husband Gilles had the opportunity to check out Jack White's latest project, The Dead Weather , and were gracious enough to share their thoughts, in the form of review, with Consequence of Sound... It's not like Jack White has to prove anything to anyone... at least in Gilles' opinion. Since [...]
Frank Yang It wasn't technically a secret show - when the announcement was made, it was very clear as to what was going on - but considering the announcement came less than 36 hours before gig time, it was most definitely a surprise. The occasion was a show by The Dead Weather , a band whose existence was only revealed three months ago, but who by virtue of their pedigree were already one of the most talked-about new acts of the Summer. And it's not hard to see why - their lineup features Jack White [...]
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 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 [...]
( Roadside Graves @ Mohawk ) The last day of SXSW just came to a close and I have very few regrets. Though there were a few key shows that I missed (I can't stand waiting in lines) overall everything seemed to work out for the best. ( Mason Proper @ Mohawk ) ( Mason Proper @ Mohawk ) ( Viva Voce @ Mohawk ) ( Viva Voce @ [...]
Monday 2/23 * Black Names, Hollerado @ Pianos ( MP3: "Juliette" by Hollerado) * The Human Voice in a New World @ Frederick Loewe Theatre at New York University ( MORE info ) Tuesday 2/24 * Tom Jones @ Terminal 5 ( MP3: "Little Green Bag" by Tom Jones with Barenaked Ladies) * Memorial Celebration for Odetta: Pete Seeger, Sweet Honey and the [...]
So I'll be posting some indie along with electro/remixes from now on. Not like this is new though, I've posted indie in the past. I'll also be posting a mix for Mixtape Saturday for you a bit later tonight. I'm happy to introduce Hollerado to all of you! They're from around this area actually, so I'm happy to see artists popping up from Canada. Great song, and there's a video to go with Americanarama be sure to check it out. I also included The Submarines and I'm [...]
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