Having lived and worked in the region for the better part of a decade now, it's a complete and utter shame that this was my first ever trip to Hillside Festival in Guelph. Now in its 31st year, this is an event that has been perfected over time and is
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Festival Review: Toronto Urban Roots Festival 2014
Toronto seems to have blossomed into music festival city in the last few years. TURF has to be one of the best run, and organized of the ever growing list. Set times were longer than normal fest times, ranging from 50-90 minutes, giving festival goers ample time to catch any
Concert Review: Modest Mouse and Kevin Drew @ Echo Beach
Threatening thunderstorms have been looming over Toronto this past week. I endured several open-air concerts in torrential rain with lightning that proved all kinds of excitement – needless to say I was prepared for this one, too. The Weather Network showed no signs of mercy for Toronto; but we floated
Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ Brothers of North
Comprised of Tom Mackay, Peter Barnes, Joe Gallo, and James Connolly, Brothers of North are an indie-rock band from Newmarket/Aurora, Ontario. Formed in 2012, today marks Brothers of North's second anniversary as group and they will play a special Birthday Bash gig at The Horseshoe Tavern (tickets) to celebrate! Ahead of
Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ KONGOS
Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ Hollerado
Energetic indie-rock quartet Hollerado are playing Toronto's The Danforth Music Hall tonight! Accompanied by Toronto rockers PUP, and infectious-pop makers The Zolas, A Music Blog, Yea? can't wait to attend and cover the show. Lucky enough for AMBY, I had the chance to catch up with Hollerado's lead vocalist Menno Versteeg
Robert Delong: Concert Review!
Robert Delong // The Wrongbar // 31.08.13 Robert Delong—a former Seattle indie rocker turned EDM-pop spectacle—put on a performance that, true to his song “Global Concepts,” made people ‘fucking dance’ all night long. Two orange x’s were the focal point of his stage setup, sitting above a box that bled out a
Passion Pit: Concert Review!
Passion Pit // Downsview Park // 12.07.13 I first saw Passion Pit while standing in the muddy festival grounds of Osheaga 2012, then at Toronto’s Kool Haus in the winter of 2013, and I recently had the absolute pleasure of seeing Michael Angelakos and his band kill it opening for Weezer