Elsa, an alternative-dream-pop band,will be opening The Horseshoe Tavern on Fri 7/18 @ 9PM. Also playing that night are The Shilohs and The Fresh & Onlys.

The Vaudevillian takes you back to the roaring 20s with their ragtime influenced Hillbilly Rock. They have been touring throughout Sourthern Ontario steadily for the past two years and have gathered a strong following. Check out their facebook page for upcoming shows.

PERLHAZE, two girls, six instruments, amazing vocals. This modern jazz-folk duo will be live @ HOMEGROWN Friday, JULY 11 @ 8pm. 

Check out Sun K. This blues-folk n roll band is playing live Sunday at the Dakota, be there by 11pm.

OBGMs! The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores are dance-punk, trash-rock and terrific at it.  This Toronto indie band was featured in a Budwiser Commerical during the World Cup today! Check it out!

The Beaches are Toronto’s girl power band, a cross between The Dead Weather and Jem and the Holograms. Touring this summer at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival, and Riot Fest in Toronto.

PUP takes pop punk back to its original southern Cali roots. Currently on the road throughout the southern US, and onto the UK later in the Summer. Check out their debut self-titled album PUP, aggressive with melodies that stick with you.

The Medicine Hats‘ Old Bones is romantic-folk delivered at its best. Catch them in August at The Summer’s Edge Music Festival taking place in Tudhope Park, Orillia. Just an hour North of Toronto!

Grand Analog‘s newest single Modern Day Fool is head-boppin! They take you back to trenches of  NYC roots hip-hop. Rhymes that make you want more. Lyrics delivered clear and cool, layered on top of Motown inspired OG beats.

Jonny Debt‘s latest single Purple Heart is an electric acid-folk trip. Jonny released the single June 13th, and we can’t stop listening! "Ooh I wish I died for you"!  Jonny creates a creative thread linking art, song and video with Purple Heart. 

Fiver, the solo project of one of Toronto’s finest songsmiths Simone Schmidt (The Highest Order, One Hundred Dollars), will be celebrating the release of her new solo LP ‘Lost The Plot’ tonight at The Royal Cinema. The sold-out show kicks off with a solo set by Timber Timbre, followed by Fiver’s performance of her entire new record backed by members of The Highest Order. ‘Lost The Plot’ came out on Triple Crown Audio Recordings this past September. Check out a stream of the the full album below, set to moving images by Jeff Bierk. 

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