Hope you Canadians enjoyed your Victoria Day long weekend. Everyone else – hope you enjoyed working on Monday. We welcome you back with a new tune from Tokyo Police Club front man, Dave Monks. He has a side project solo...
The awesomely named Chastity Belt follow up recent song Time to Go Home with their new video for Joke. The track is off of Seattle foursome’s recent album release Time to Go Home. The song has a simple yet catchy...
New stuff from Toronto indie rockers Metric. After exploding even bigger after their last couple of albums, anticipation has been high for new material. Today, the band dropped a new video for their latest effort, The Shade. The track has...
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...
Happy May! Here’s another big ol’ pile of new, weird, awesome music to turn up loud. 1. Uproot Andy is from Brooklyn, but you’d never know it by listening to any of his music. This is a brand new EP...
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...
