Archive for the ‘Band’ Category

EP review – City Of Glass – The Diving Bell EP Released: 21 June 2011 by Jade Sperry Jadedphotography Vancouver’s City of Glass are having a very good summer. In June, they released their newest EP The Diving Bell and they are on tour in Germany and in the UK beginning August 12. I’ve written [...]

Video Review Decade Of Sleep – Way of the World/With A Little Help From My Friends Recorded Live At Imprint Music, Toronto ON by Jade Sperry Jadedphotography A very talented band out of Toronto by the name of Decade Of Sleep have just released their new video for the song “Way Of The World” from [...]

General Review – The Sheepdogs (who have three CD’s to date with latest CD Learn & Burn). by Jade Sperry Jadedphotography Saskatchewan is a flat and sometimes barren land which is the mid-west province in Canada and is home to The Sheepdogs who live in Saskatoon.  This isn’t a new band and their latest CD [...]

EP Review and Interview with Edmonton band Letters To Elise EP Title: When It Meant Something Release Date: April 12, 2011 by Jade Sperry Jadedphotography Letters To Elise have music that is a good mix of power pop, punk rock, synths and guitar driven songs which have infectious and catchy hooks. They also have a [...]

Hello to everyone on this fine Saturday!  Happy long weekend.  Whoo!  I’m starting a new series (sort of) of letting people know of new bands that stand out and above the murkiness of finding good music in the abyss.  Today I’m focusing on 2 bands – Teenage X (Toronto ON Canada) and Emily’s Army (Oakland [...]

The Mip Power Trio on tour in British Columbia The Mip Power Trio to Headline Smithers Midsummer Festival and at various BC Locations Toronto ON – June 25, 2011 Independent rock band The Mip Power Trio has been described by BC Musician Magazine as “a high-energy 3-piece band that mostly rocks with a quirky edge”. [...]

CD (EP) Review – The Ruby Spirit – Born Under A Veil Released: September 5, 2010 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography In the fall of 2010, The Ruby Spirit released their debut record Born Under a Veil to a crowd of 500 eager fans at The Great Hall in Toronto. Since then the band has garnered [...]

Shoot The Image – Benefit Show for Jason Woods Show Date:  April 20, 2011 Posted on:  May 24, 2011 Toronto ON @ The Painted Lady by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography First off, I want to tell you that I would have written this review sooner had it not been for my health issues that relate to [...]

CD Review – Shoot The Image – Cranes In The City Release Date: April 15, 2011 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography In a previous January 2011 posting, I did a review of 2 songs that are on this CD as well as give background on the band and where they recorded the CD. Rather than recount [...]

EP Review – Pyro Fighter (Self) Released: May 2010 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography Pyro Fighter’s bio states that they are “a renegade trio of tron-pop cut throats known for luring, capturing and permanently trancing their audience through a perfected formula of auditory and visual manipulation.” Although I have never seen them live, the music suggests [...]