Playlist Of The Week: St Patrick's Day

It's close enough that I can slap you with a merry St Patrick's Day playlist.  Listen here.

Friday Find: Whitebrow

For those who like: Timber Timbre

Whitebrow are a Toronto-based folk-inspired outfit that specialize in semi-creepy, haunting atmospheres.  They recently released their self-titled debut.

Watch the video for "I Will Follow You Down" here:

I Will Follow You Down - Whitebrow from Gabriel DeSantis on Vimeo.


Whitebrow will embark on an eastern Canadian tour with The Wilderness of Manitoba in April.

Dean Wareham: "Dean Wareham" (album review)

By now we all know what to expect from a Dean Wareham album.  We've heard him make atmospheric rock with Galaxie 500, Luna, and Dean & Britta.  On March 11th we hear something a little bit new: the first solo full length from Wareham.

The self-titled record has plenty of familiar sounds.  The opening track, "Dancer Disappears", is typical Wareham.  It's a moody, arty number that features those distinctive nasally vocals.  The unhurried pace of "Heartless People" and "Love Is Not a Roof Against the Rain" are right in his wheelhouse.

Hands & Teeth: "Before The LIght" (EP review)

When the conversation starts about local bands that deserve to break big, it should definitely include Hands & Teeth.  The Toronto quartet release their delicious new EP (it's even better with mustard!) Before the Light on March 11th.

While it only checks in at 5 songs long, Before the Light makes quite the statement.

New releases for Mar 4th: Drive-By Truckers, Trust

• Comeback Kid
  
• Drive-By Truckers- Review
• Earth Crisis
• Imogen Heap
• Kimono Kult
• Nothing
• Real Estate
• The Mary Onettes
• The Men
• Trust- Review
• Wake Owl
• We Are Scientists
• Ume- Review
• The Young Dubliners- Review

Tiny Danza: "Weapon"

It's been two years since we've really heard anything from Toronto's Tiny Danza.  Now, unlike the groundhog, they've come out of hibernation.

The band have just posted a new track "Weapon".

Listen to it here:
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Tiny Danza play the Rivoli in Toronto on March 22nd.

Ume: "Monuments" (album review)

I get a lot of music sent to me.  Nowhere near as much as any of the big shots I'm sure, but far more than one man with a full-time job and family can handle.  So I have to prioritize.  Locals bands first, then Canadian, then band's I like/have heard of, then everything else.

That means there wasn't much hope for Austin, TX's Ume when their album Monuments came across my desktop.  They checked none of the boxes, plus they were burdened with a really stupid name.

However, the description sent that accompanied the record made me curious, so I gave it a listen.

This week in Toronto concerts: Trust, The Pack A.D., Broken Bells

While there are a lot of shows in town this week, nothing really inspires me into action until Saturday.  That's the day you can see Trust at Adelaide Hall or The Pack A.D. at the Horseshoe.

...also this week:

• Broken Bells, Mar 3
• Quilt, Mar 3
• Ringo Deathstarr, Mar 3
• Imagine Dragons, Mar 4
• North Mississippi Allstars, Mar 4
• Animals As Leaders, Mar 5
• The Summer Set, Mar 5
• Richard Thompson, Mar 6
• Wakey! Wakey!, Mar 6
• A Tribe Called Red, Mar 7
• Brett Dennen, Mar 7
• Skull Fist, Mar 7
• Young The Giant, Mar 7
• 10 Years, Mar 8
• Abandon All Ships, Mar 8
• Bill Burr, Mar 8
• Snow The Product, Mar 8

Toronto concerts announced this week: Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Eels

• The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Lee's Palace, Mar 15
• Unearth, Opera House, Apr 16
• Hellogoodbye, Lee's Palace, Apr 17
• Kadavar, Horseshoe Tavern, Apr 21
• Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Garrison, Apr 23
• Iggy Azalea, Danforth Music Hall, Apr 25
• Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Horseshoe Tavern, Apr 26
• Connan Mockasin, Lee's Palace, May 5
• Mustard Plug, Lee's Palace, Apr 15
• You Me At Six, The Phoenix, May 15
• Deleted Scenes, Drake Underground, May 16
• Eels, Winter Garden Theatre, May 25
• Polica, Mod Club, Jun 3
• Die Antwoord, Danforth Music Hall, Jun 4
• Jamie Cullum, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Jun 5
• First Aid Kit, Danforth Music Hall, Jun 6
• Panic! At The Disco, Echo Beach, Aug 6
• Yanni, Molson Ampitheatre, Aug 9

Playlist Of The Week: okay, so now what?

Blah blah blah...playlist here.