Tag Archives: 2011 in Toronto

Canadian music group Greys make reference to themselves like a “loud rock-band from Toronto.” It’s a fairly straightforward description from the four-piece, whose mixture of post-hardcore, sound rock and roll, and punk is certainly used the unadorned hostility of forebears like Fugazi, Unsane, as well as the Jesus Lizard. Produced …

Toronto-based five-piece Alvvays combine their fuzzy, jangly, indie pop with infectious, sweet melodies that recall famous brands Scottish outfit Teen Fanclub and nod towards the U.K. post-punk work the Dolly Blend. Business lead vocalist Molly Rankin — the girl of John Morris Rankin from the favorite Canadian folk family members …

Filled with attitude, energy, and hooky guitar numbers, PUP certainly are a punk rock-band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada whose debut record made them among the acts to view over the Canadian music scene. Featuring Stefan Babcock on vocals and electric guitar, Steve Sladkowski on electric guitar and vocals, Nestor Chumak …

Dusted may be the atmospheric rock and roll task of Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt and producer Leon Taheny, who spent some time working with famous brands Rituals and Last Dream. While Borcherdt is way better known for Holy Fuck’s extreme dancefloor exercises, he also performed in the group By Divine …

Formed while these were playing together in another group, Indian Handcrafts emerged together following Brandyn James Aikins and Daniel Brandon Allen noticed that, as the just people in the group who got along, they’d end up being better off being a dynamic duo. Breaking off to their personal band, the …