Tagged: torontoindie

I've still got a couple of show reviews to talk about, both of which sprang from this year's Summerworks Festival which took place a couple of weeks ago. But before we look back, I think it's time to look ahead to what's going on in September. Normally, September is regarded as one of the saddest months of the year since it is usually synonymous with the end of summer. However this year we never had a summer, so let's hope we can still get a summer of the Indian variety in the weeks ahead as we collectively bask [...]

When I reviewed the debut release by New York's The Key Party , I referred to it as a slice of Tom Waits -ian lo-fi gutter rock. Using such a singular description for the sophomore release by the newly renamed Darren Gaines and the Key Party, is not going to be as easy a task since the band has stepped up the variety this time and allowed this project to be more of a collaborative affair. Recruiting the vocal and vibraslap talents of Sara Syms was a sweet move, as she adds a sultry layer of [...]

• The Lovetones - Journeyman

The backlog of CD's that I have to listen to and review is reaching the point of unmanageable, but I don't anticipate that I'll be heading out to a great wealth of shows over the next few days so maybe I'll get the chance to finally post a CD review or two. I finally gave a listen to a few of them over the past week, and the one that stood out the most to me was the Iron Ponies EP by Provincial Parks . Will, Rich, Scotty and Pete all live together in the [...]

• Provincial Parks - Young Bride

Hey, I'm just running off to work so I don't have the time to put up anything overly worthwhile at the moment, but if you're from the Toronto area and you haven't already been faithfully listening to the Zygiella podcast , then you're missing out on one of the good ones. On this weeks episode, Tyler figured that no podcast is holy and decided that defiling it with my presence would be a good idea. Just kidding; I was actually flattered about being included in one of the only podcasts that I listen to with any regularity these days. [...]

• Bob Battams and Tyler Wade - Podcast 18

So we're all familiar with how much I love the shoegaze, aren't we? Many bands have caught my attention over the last couple of years that easily fall into that category, and now we can add Toronto's The Disraelis to that list. The Disarelis are Cameron Jingles, Colin Bowers and Dave Barnes, and they understand exactly what is takes to create that stellar psych / shoegaze sound. The ringing guitars contain just the right measure of distortion to make it sound interesting without ever hiding the melody away for extra effect. Cameron's vocals are [...]