Rock / Pop / Acoustic
Shortwave: kind, handsome and good musicians
Shortwave have been a standout part of the indie scene for years. The imagery and prose that laces their music continues to encapsulate the brilliance of this local rock group EP after EP. Toronto Music Scene had the privilege of talking with vocalist Ryan Johnson, drummer Devin Jannetta, guitarist Sager Johnson, bassist Nic Oliverio and organist Cary Parker at their Clinton’s gig earlier this month about their upcoming album as well as what’s next for the quintet.
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CD Review: Rebel Emergency
Get Your Band on The Virgin Fest Line-up
By: TJ Liebgott
May 21, 2008
Virgin Fest has just announced a contest through Oh Henry! to give unsigned Indie bands a chance to play at this year's festival. The contest is open to any Canadian band of any genre, and gives them the chance to play Virgin Festival Toronto, September 6th and 7th.
3Tards are an entirely different brand of original

May 14, 2008
Prior to seeing the 3Tards performance at the Horseshoe last Saturday, I felt a little skeptical. Their Myspace page reeked of post-Blink 182 humour, featuring songs about sniffing glue, sex jokes, mullets and man-rapists, topics most men in their 30s don’t typically sing about. But the atmosphere at the Horseshoe was different this night: filled wall to wall with aging punk rockers, studded jackets and the kind of Mohawks I haven’t seen since high school Warped Tours, all in the name of headliner D.O.A.’s 30th anniversary tour.
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Winner of The Constantines Contest
The winner of the Constantines contest came all the way from Spain. Sergio Soler and his band Rústicos Acústicos proved they were serious Constantines fans. The following is their submission:
Crookedhook
Punk / Ska / Crunk
Breadfan
Rock / Metal / Rock
Forces
Metal / Alternative / Screamo
Westpoint
Rock / Pop / Indie