Day 3. Headliner: Lady Gaga Weather: Sunny and hot, then cool at night. Today’s acts (missed some early in the day – thank you penalty kicks!): Lady Starlight: She is unofficially the official opening act for Lady Gaga –...
Day 2. Headliner: Zedd Weather: Perfect. Today’s Acts: Darius Rucker: Former lead singer from Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was the only pure country act on the lineup tonight. Lyrics aside, actually reminded me a bit of Toby Keith....
Opening day at Ottawa’s “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” music festival – RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Headliner: Blake “America’s Kidz Got Singing” Shelton Weather: Cool. Cloudy. Today’s acts: Danny Brown: Tons of energy. But, not going to lie, I...
Bluesfest starts on Thursday, and kicks off 10 days of music in Canada’s capital. Here are 10 artists you need to see, and why you should see them: Day 1 (July 3): DANNY BROWN. A hip hop artist with some...
It was the first day of the summer of 2014 and to help celebrate, the Arctic Monkeys arrived from across the pond. Actually they arrived fresh from a gig in Dover, Delaware, USA. Find that on a map! The British...
Day 2 of Field Trip! Check out our Day 1 review and photos over here. Enough chatter – read below to find out how the Sunday events for Field Trip in Toronto went. Spoiler alert: swimmingly. Gord Downie, the Sadies...
The 2nd edition of Field Trip was launched yesterday under the amazing sunny skies of Toronto, held once again at Fort York and Garrison Common. There was a good mix of people in the crowd, even youngsters and wee ‘uns,...
The 2nd year of the Arts & Crafts festival Field Trip kicks off a bigger and theoretically better music event this year. They have kept the same great venue, at historic Fort York and Garrison Common. They have kept headliners...
We first featured SOHN about a year and a half ago, and have fallen deeper in love with each release. The London singer, based out of Vienna, was in Toronto last night for the 2nd time. Before we got to...
The last act of the night at the Gladstone, and for CMW 2014, was Toronto’s For Esmé. Venue: The Gladstone Hotel First Impressions: If the band was dressed to look like they want to be in Game of Thrones, they...
The “secret guest” at The Gladstone, in the penultimate slot, was Toronto indie pop singer LYON. Venue: The Gladstone Hotel First Impressions: The vocals were buried in the mix – that needs to be fixed! Thankfully it got a bit...
We pass the halfway mark of our night at the Gladstone with Brooklyn act Yellerkin. Venue: The Gladstone Hotel First Impressions: The bassist looks like Russell Brand without a beard. Stage Presence: The band moved around a lot and the...
After STACEY, PHM caught Cardinals during the final night of CMW. Venue: The Gladstone Hotel First Impressions: The singer looks like Rivers Cuomo. Stage Presence: A few kitschy jumps and jams shared between the guitarist and bassist. Random Observation: “We...
The final night of Canadian Music Week, and PeteHatesMusic ended up at The Gladstone. The first act we saw was the very act we told you to check out – STACEY. Venue: The Gladstone Hotel First Impressions: I’ve never seen...
Day 4 of Canadian Music Week and we’re still alive and kicking. The one and only band we wanted to check out was Seattle’s ODESZA. Venue: Tattoo First Impressions: Big crowd, video projections, and an instantly danceable beat – this...
