Awesome, Aeora, Alice Ivy, Bad Pony, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Eliza & The Delusionals, Not Country, Quivers, Silver Love Club, The Hideout Entertainment, Music, Reviews
If anything can help you forget about a rainy April night, it's a party. And if there's anyone that knows how to eff up a party, it's the Aussies.
So on a rainy Thursday night in Toronto, we hit the newly opened, and very sharp looking, The Hideout on College St., we hit the Aussie Night Showcase and watched the night turn into a super fun time with music and dancing and drinks and more.
There were 10 acts on the bill for the Canadian Music Week event... but because CMW is what it is, we saw 6 acts of the night and wanna tell you all about them.
1) Aeora
With her keys, Mac, and mic, Aeora hit the stage for her first show in Canada - and first show outside of Australia. As she sang and moved through her set, we could hear the power in her voice, available whenever she reached for it. And it was easy to recognize the smoothness and ease that she works with.
2) Alice Ivy
Constant sound and motion - that's what we got from Alice Ivy. This set was another Canadian debut, and from the very first note, Alice was putting in work!
3) Quivers
Another North American debut, Quivers plugged in and were the first full band performance of the night. The sound was bigger, filled the room, and got us ready for what was coming up later in the show.
4) Eliza & The Delusionals
Fourth act of the night, fourth Canadian debut, Eliza & the Delusionals took the stage as a 3-piece (though they usually aren't) and gave it all they had.
We instantly heard the loudest guitar of the show to that point, and were impressed at how tight and loud and fun and into it they were. All the way from Brisbane to Toronto, songs like Outside and Salt (the band's newest single) made us want more. Made us want to see them take a bigger stage with the whole band, and sharing the energy and sound that they've shown us they have to give.
5) Bad Pony
These 5 dudes took the stage, filled it with bodies, instruments, and sound... and we loved it. Bad Pony are a lot of fun. They play hard. They had harmonies that were both surprising and impressive. And more than anything, they rocked and rolled and entertained the hell out of the crowd at The Hideout.
Their set looks like organized chaos. There are so many things going on at the same time. Always someone bouncing, rocking, and putting on the kind of show that you can't help but love if you love live music.
6) Silver Love Club
This was our second chance of the week to catch Silver Love Club on stage... and it was worth the repeat.
From start to finish our boys put on a show that was all kinds of good. They put out a heap of volume, and energy to match it. Mikey, as a lead singer, does everything that a frontman should, with all kinds of live rock and roll sound in his voice he moved from song to song without missing a step. And supported by some killer guitar work from Romeo, sweet sweet bass lines from Alvin, and enthusiastic drum work from Neel, Silver Love Club made the crowd happy.
Their new single Ghost Town highlighted the set. Showing off a political edge pointed at Australian government, it pulls no punches and, as we've been told, is just the start of the kind of message and music these boys are ready to push out and share with their folks back home, and their fans here in Canada as well.
We already knew we were into Silver Love Club, we're doubling down now. Get on and enjoy the ride.
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