Music News & Concert Annoucements (November 30, 2009)
  Elizabeth Fraser: photo by Sally MundySorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been reflective lately about the last decade of music (given best of decade lists like Uncut's and Bob's) and have been revisiting some old favourites and loading up the old iPod. I may just throw a l

Rural Alberta Advantage @ Soundscapes in Toronto (November 17, 2009)
No I'm not stalking Rural Alberta Advantage 's Amy Cole as much as the above photo may seem - it was just the best photo I could capture having arrived a little late for the band's intimate instore performance at Soundscapes in Toronto this past Tuesday. 'Intimate' is the key word as the band opted for a more subdued performance than their usual live show as will likely be on display when they play a sold-out show at Lee's Palace tomorrow night. It was very much a bedroom performance as if th

Dan Auerbach, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Phoenix Concert Theatre (November 7, 2009)
Review to come.Me, BlogTO, chartattack and Eye are all in agreement that the show was stupendous. mandrs has some photos from the show .

Junior Boys, Woodhands @ Lee's Palace in Toronto (November 6, 2009)
Review to come.Jen at Narratives has a review of the show. Spot The Groove reviews the show as well and has some photos.Photos: Junior Boys, Woodhands @ Lee's Palace in Toronto (November 6, 2009)MySpace: Woo

Hottest Bands in Canada, 2009 edition
    photo credit: Joe FudaAs Matthew of I(Heart)Music has done over the past four years, he's again polled a selection of Canadian music writers, journalists and bloggers for their top ten hottest Canadian bands / artists of the year. I've always been happy to participate and this year's not a