Tag Archives: 2010 in Toronto

Though it was usually a part-time venture (functioning maybe thirty days per year, counting an annual recording), Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass was among the finest big bands from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. A fantastic soloist, McConnell performed valve trombone in Toronto (both in the studios and in jazz configurations) …

Canada’s most well-known contralto, Maureen Forrester, began her vocal research with Sally Martin in Montreal and later on studied with Frank Rowe and Bernard Diamant. Her initial professional appearance emerged in a recital at Montreal in 1953, and she started a musical cooperation with pianist John Newmark which lasted until …

Canadian pop-punk/emo quintet Like Pacific were shaped in Toronto this year 2010. The five close friends all bonded more than a distributed like of hard-hitting melodic rock and roll, eventually implementing the motto “stay pissed” to spell it out their strategy. They self-released their debut EP, The Most severe…, in …

Canadian quintet July Chat ignite gritty blues-rock with synth stabs and a fiery vocal interplay between singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay. Their stress may be the backbone of July Speak: Dreimanis’ ragged growl bleeds in to the mike like Tom Waits-meets-Nathaniel Rateliff while Fay smooths the sides with her …

Grounders formed in Toronto, Canada this year 2010 using a melodic, atmospheric indie rock and roll tinged with neo-psychedelia and fantasy pop, generated by business lead vocalist/guitarist Andrew Davis, guitarist/keyboardists Evan Lewis and Daniel Busheikin, and bassist Mike Searle. Produced, documented, and blended by Marcel Ramagnano, their debut EP, Wreck …

Toronto, Ontario-based BadBadNotGood certainly are a jazz group founded by Matthew Tavares (keyboards and synthesizer), Chester Hansen (bass guitar), and Alexander Sowinski (drums). BadBadNotGood originally attracted attention using their jazz interpretations of hip-hop monitors, leading them to utilize artists such as for example Tyler, the Originator and Frank Sea. The …

Canadian indie pop clothing the Holiday Masses formed this year 2010 in Toronto, boasting a minimalist acoustic guitar pop audio and taking cues from heroes like Thought as well as the Smiths. Aged close friends Imran Haniff (vocals) and Colin Bowers (acoustic guitar) joined causes with Uk ex-pat Alex Roberts …

Among the mainstays from the Toronto garage area rock picture, the Pow Wows want their music fast, loud, and atmospheric, offering their music a buzzy, swampy shade and a psychedelic overlay that models them aside from additional fuzzbox manglers following similar pathways. The Pow Wows arrived together this year 2010, …

Fusing shoegaze, browse rock, garage rock and roll, industrial, and punk right into a distinctive appear and topping it with tidal waves of sound, Odonis Odonis started this year 2010 as the single task of Toronto, Ontario’s multi-instrumentalist/filmmaker Dean Tzenos. Introduced to ’80s and ’90s option rock like the Jesus …

Called for the Latvian goddess of light, Toronto’s Austra feature singer/keyboardist Katie Stelmanis, drummer Maya Postepski, and bassist Dorian Wolf. Stelmanis is certainly a classically educated vocalist and pianist who became a member of the Canadian Children’s Opera at age group ten and designed to pursue a profession in traditional …