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...
PeteHatesMusic caught a band that came all the way from the Yukon for CMW – Speed Control. Venue: Cherry Cola’s First Impression: I wasn’t immediately taken by the punk rhythm of Speed Control but after a couple songs I was...
On night 3 of Canadian Music Week, Pete Hates Music caught up with Stone River for some rock n’ roll goodness. Venue: Cherry Cola’s First Impressions: Although I’ve listened to a fair bit of Stone River, nothing could have prepared...
Day 3 of Canadian Music Week kicked off at the famed Lee’s Palace to see the trio known as BASECAMP. Check out our thoughts below. Venue: Lee’s Palace (not sure why I needed to spell this out again) First Impressions:...
The second band of the night was The Almighty Rhombus. This geometry loving band from Sudbury has a sound that’s made for a good time. Venue: Rancho Relaxo First Impressions: My first impression would be stronger if it weren’t for...
Night 2 of CMW for PeteHatesMusic was spent at Velvet Underground (and later Rancho Relaxo) checking some small bands with big sound. Up first were Toronto indie band PAPERMAPS. Venue: Velvet Underground First Impressions: Immediately you notice Betty Dimo, whose...
Band number 2 on night number 1 was Hamilton act The Reason. Below are the CMW Critical Conclusions for The Reason. Venue: Tattoo First Impressions: Is it wrong that I didn’t want the pre-set music of Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm...
Canadian Music Week 2014 kicked off for Team PeteHatesMusic at Tattoo Rock Parlour to see a couple of bands. Read on to discover our CMW Critical Conclusions for The Dirty Nil. Venue: Tattoo First Impressions: The bassist looked like he...
It’s May and Canadian Music Week is about to kick off – what kind of bizarro world are we living in? After 31 years in March, CMW has decided to relocate its week-long event to May for primarily “better weather”....
If you like Godspeed You! Black Emperor (and my 2012 year end list says that I do), then chances are you’ll like offshoot band Hiss Tracts. Hiss Tracts pairs David Bryant and Kevin Doria, who have been collecting some recordings...
