I have been something of a Ticketmaster God this week. Instead of punching brick walls, I was skilled lucky enough to have nabbed a pair of Metric tickets for their intimate show at Danforth Music Hall, AND also Toronto Blue...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic We’ve attended the last 2 Osheaga festivals in Montreal (2014 reviews, 2013 reviews), and they’ve gotten better in each year. 2015 is the 10th anniversary, and they have unveiled a fantastic line up with a few cool treats....
The final band at the Friday night CMW showcase was The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (aka GOASTT). Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern First Impression: Did Sean Lennon borrow his mother’s hat? Stage Presence: Nothing over the top – just...
Next on the Friday night bill at the Horseshoe Tavern was the truly chaotic UK band Fat White Family (their SXSW set is becoming the stuff of legend). Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern First Impression: They seemed confused. Lots of banter...
The legendary Horseshoe Tavern beckoned, and our Friday night at CMW continued there. Up first were Chicago indie band Twin Peaks. Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern First Impression: Frantic headbanging and body shaking. Oh, and it was L.O.U.D. Stage Presence: Rocking...
Friday night at CMW! Before heading to the Horseshoe, the PHM team rolled into the Osheaga party at the Great Hall to see Coasts. Venue: The Great Hall, where the door staff were pretty rude. I was told media couldn’t...
Hotly tipped Toronto producer Harrison played at midnight, and PHM were there to catch his Canadian Music Week show. Thoughts and words below. Venue: Studio Bar First Impression: It took a couple of songs, but the dance floor was bopping,...
PHM moved along Queen Street West and ended up checking out Towers and Trees, as Canadian Music Week 2015 continued. Venue: Cameron House First Impression: Man, is it effing hot at Cameron House. And somehow, 6 people managed to cram...
Thursday night at Canadian Music Week brought a lot of bar hopping. First on the bill was The Maladies of Adam Stokes. Venue: Velvet Underground First Impression: That’s a small stage for 6 people! Stage Presence: For 6 people on...
And now for Wednesday night’s headliners – The Orwells! I was shooting the shit with singer Mario Cuomo before the band’s set, and learned some positive news regarding a new batch of songs. I won’t ruin any surprises, but keep...
Wednesday night’s Canadian Music Week at Lee’s Palace continued with Calgary’s Port Juvee. Venue: Lee’s Palace First Impression: Denim shirts and jackets (well, for 2/5 of the band). Stage Presence: It started with a fist bump with a mixed drink...
Wednesday night was a Lee’s Palace kind of night. The Orwells were the top bill, which meant a couple other bands were scoped out beforehand. First up was a band from Detroit called Flint Eastwood. Venue: Lee’s Palace First Impression:...
We kept our CMW concert fun (and morning after hangover non-fun) going with a gig on Tuesday night. Check out the review, brought to you by PHM Contributor Kristina. Venue: Smiling Buddha First Impressions: The two piece duo of Caitlin...
Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds followed the beautiful warm weather into Toronto last evening to start their latest tour of North America. This time around it’s in support of their second album, Chasing Yesterday. Noel, the former creative...
Canadian Music Week 2015 kicked off for Team PeteHatesMusic at The Drake. Read on to discover our CMW Critical Conclusions for Cairo. This review is brought to you by PHM Contributor Kristina. Venue: The Drake First Impression: I had gone...
