WOW! There’s so much happening this time of year that I want to check out, I can’t keep up…you all will have to attend some of these great events and tell me all about it. Thursday July 21 – if you can get down to Venue and check out Cults, I saw them at NXNE…
Category: Events
Hollerado – Blows the roof off!
Hollerado – SkyBar Nightclub Toronto – NXNE 2011 While not an ‘official’ NXNE event, the XFM Radio party held at Skybar Toronto brought the masses out to one of the best rooftop patios in the city for some fun and great music. Headlining the party was Juno nominated Ontario band Hollerado. Since this wasn’t a NXNE gig, we…
Get your square dance on!?
Yee haw! It’s country Sunday in Vancouver! Grab your hat & boots! You heard that right…there’s a ho-down at The Junction Pub this Sunday night. Country Squared Jamboree is a free event featuring two dance groups Squares Across The Border and Timberline who will be dancing, teaching how to dance, and encouraging folks to join in…
Polaris Music Prize – Short List Announced
Following the June anouncement of the Polaris Music Prize Long List the jury has cut the orginal list of 40 to the short list of the Top 10 Albums to vie for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. The ultimate winner will be selected by the 11 member Grand Jury and announced at a Gala presentation on…
What’s On This Weekend? July 14-17, 2011
As we get closer to the peak of summer, we reach a peak of activities throughout the city. Thursday July 14 – Stars frontman Torquil Campbell’s side project Memphis hits the intimate Media Club stage. Also playing Friday at Metropolis in Victoria – The Cobalt on Main features bands, The Free City Collective, Alaska and…
Matthew Morrison – Triple Threat
Matthew Morrison – Rogers Arena – July 9/10, 2011 Entering the stage to the strains of the James Bond Theme Song, wearing a tuxedo, followed by two sultry backup singer/dancers, Matthew Morrison certainly set the tone of his performance. Class and quality seem to be the words to best describe how this performance went. Although…
Neverest – new Canadian music.
Neverest – Rogers Arena – July 9/10, 2011 Scoring an opening slot on the iconic NKOTBSB concert might be a near impossibility for a new up and coming Canadian band with just a seven song EP to their credentials but Neverest did it! It might have helped that the Toronto group is managed by 3…