Toronto's indie-rock-and-roll-super-fun-dance-party band, Goodnight, Sunrise came to The Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday night for a live music party.
On the bill with The Honeyrunners, Dead Projectionists, and Jessica Speziale, GNSR looked eager to play for the local crowd on the legendary stage. In fact, the band looked festival season ready with their gold leaf accents and party noise makers handed out to audience members. It was a welcome sight and vibe as the winter weather appeared outside.
Speziale kicked off the Thursday night show with an immediate shot of energy and rock and roll off the top.
The Toronto singer is billed on her Facebook page as Powerhouse Pop-Rock Poet - and as we watched her and the band perform on stage, the description made more and more sense.
With a combination of rock and pop sensibilities, Jessica Speziale showed off her range throughout her set. She also went to both ends of her spectrum, playing a slowed down, acoustic rendition of her song, Stay, as well as a rousing cover of own of her favourite female fronted rock acts, Halestorm.
Speziale's set also included a brand new track, The Feels, which she's in the studio working on now, and after our first listen Thursday night, we can tell you that fans should be excited to hear it too.
Check out more photos from Jessica Speziale's set at the bottom of the post...
After a changeover on stage, Goodnight, Sunrise came up, plugged in, and got right to it!
We had the chance to work with the band on a contest and merch giveaway from the show, and it was great to be there to see the Thursday night set along with our winner.
Note: The toque that Nicholas got, is awesome, and we were jealous of it as we left the show and walked out into the snowy night on Queen Street.
The GNSR set proved to us again that the combination of Vanessa and David's vocals is a winner. And as much as that works, the energy, fun, and good time vibes that the band projects from the stage feel just as important to the overall punch of the show.
The set included selections from Goodnight, Sunrise's 2016 album, Falling Awake, as well as a performance of the late-2017 single, Remember Now, firing up the Toronto crowd track-by-track.
Related: Goodnight, Sunrise - Remember Now Video Release
Goodnight, Sunrise has shows booked for Guelph, Barrie, Sudbury, Windsor, Peterborough and more in the coming weeks, and if you're going to be near those shows, we highly recommend that you check them out!
Thanks to the band for having us out on Thursday, and for putting on a fun set. We can't wait to do it again soon!
Photos of Goodnight, Sunrise at The Horseshoe Tavern
Photos of Jessica Speziale at The Horseshoe Tavern
