Big Rock FinishBig Rock FinishReviews of Independent Music, Based in Toronto Canada. Reviewing indie bands and musicians from around the world. Articles
Nathan Down Experience at PG-Rated Reverb
2008-05-02 06:59:00 So I wasn’t expecting to spend tonight at a show, I mean, come on. It’s a school night. Then again, I didn’t have to be at work until late because there would be no power for a large majority of the morning, and I spend too much time on Facebook as it is, and ... More About: Pop , General , Alternative , Acoustic , Rock
Big Rock Finish has Buttons!
2008-04-27 14:00:00 Quick post for today. Not too long ago it was announced one of my long time friends was getting into some heavier marketing tactics for his online company. As well as having sold off one of his companies to close friends of his, they basically went halfsies on a button making machine. ... More About: General , Rock , Finish , Buttons
I need my computer repaired!
2008-04-27 07:01:00 Help! My computer doesn’t do everything I want it to do! And I need to find an in home computer service because lord knows I’m not going to trust a computer place that I drop off my stuff at. Because I don’t know what’s inside my computer, but I know they’ll take out ... More About: Computer , Sponsored
Awaking State - Live at the Groove Lounge
2008-04-14 19:07:00 This was the long lost fabled debut show for Awaking State. Knowing the members of the band is always a plus when it comes to getting into a show for free. For this I was hired as their photographer, which works for me in that I didn’t have to pay to get in ... More About: General , Alternative , Rock , Industrial , Electro
Piano Restoration!
2008-04-14 07:01:00 For anyone who has a Steinway grand or any other sort of piano they need restored, they really should check this out. I only say this because I have had a piano since I was 5 years old, spent about nine years hating the hell out of it, about ten years ignoring it, and ... More About: Piano , Restoration
Awaking State - Live at the Groove Lounge
2008-04-03 00:07:00 This was the long lost fabled debut show for Awaking State. Knowing the members of the band is always a plus when it comes to getting into a show for free. For this I was hired as their photographer, which works for me in that I didn’t have to pay to get in ... More About: General , Alternative , Rock , Industrial , Electro
Blind Fire Live at Groove Lounge
2008-04-01 19:00:00 So my best bet for finding out new bands is to go see the bands that are playing… you know, the ones that aren’t the band that I actually planned on seeing. And Blind Fire is one of the bands that I was able to “discover” that night. It’s hard to really judge ... More About: Punk , General , Alternative , Rock , Live
Network yourself!
2008-03-26 06:01:00 Just to step out of the reviewing sector for a moment, I wanted to mention how many websites there are that cater towards this type of industry. The music industry is big bucks. And the internet is the greatest marketing tool there is for new and upcoming musicians to get heard and find ... More About: Network
Cancel Winter - Lie Still Now
2008-03-20 18:07:00 Name: Cancel Winter Album: LieStillNow Released: December 2007 Members: (As listed on the album) Nate Kreiswirth - vocals, guitar, synths, keys, programming Nick Richard - Drums Adam King - Synths, keys, programming, drums Website: http://www.cancelwinter.com Favourite Song: Stop the Lies (Track Now that I’m actually listening to the songs on the album on my iTunes, I just realized that their packaging is ... More About: General , Rock , Electro
Abbie Gale - Family Life (EU)
2008-03-14 18:00:00 Name: Abbie Gale Album: Family Life Released: Unknown Members: Evira (vocals) Salvatore (guitar+baritone guitar) Pedal (guitar+keyboards) Achilles (drums+loops) Bon Bon (bass) Website: http://www.abbiegale.gr/ Record Label: Vacant Records Favourite Song: Say the Words (Track 3) Abbie Gale hails from Patra Greece. One of the more inspiring things I’ve noticed regarding musicians is the fact that many are able to record in a language that I’m sure is ... More About: Pop , General , Rock
The Apollo Effect at Tattoo Rock Parlour
2008-03-08 18:00:00 So on March 4th, 2008 I was headed to Toronto to see a bunch of bands play at the Tattoo Rock Parlour venue. I was hired to see/shoot BROOMFILLER and obviously would end up seeing the other bands as well. The first band of the night was local band called The Apollo Effect, ... More About: Power , Pop , General , Alternative
The Royz Band
2008-03-02 18:27:00 Alright, so I’ll admit not a review of any particular sort. I met these guys (and the drummer, sadly, nearly impossible to take a good photo of a drummer as an amateur photographer…) while working a photo gig for the Showman’s League Presidents party. And while I’m not into doing reviews on cover bands most ... More About: Band , Pop , General
Awaking State - Pre-review of upcoming album
2008-02-18 18:08:00 Name: Awaking State Album: (not yet named) Released: (not yet released) Members: Kent Martell ? Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano and Programming Jason Iwanko ? Bass and Backing Vocals Justin Lant ? Guitar and Backing Vocals Brandon E.M. Savage - Drums and Backing Vocals Website: www.awakingstate.com Favourite Song: Love, Fuck. Photo by: Adrianna Rependa I vowed to never review music that wasn’t in CD or mp3 format ... More About: General , Alternative , Review , Rock , Industrial
BROOMFILLER at Rock & Roll Heaven on December 20, 2007
2008-02-17 18:13:00 So the last show that I went to in 2007 would have been the BROOMFILLER set at Rock & Roll Heaven . One of the strangest places I had ever seen a show at ever. It was awesome in the fact that I got to be put on the Media Guest List made ... More About: Punk , General , Alternative
S.N.A.K. Live at the Crowbar June 16, 2006
2008-02-16 18:51:00 Alright, so this was my first ever introduction to S.N.A.K. and it was definitely an eye opener. My best friend really had some issues with this band, being the former drummer, and refused to come with me to the show. To be perfectly honest, I only went to the show because ... More About: Pop , June , General , Alternative , Rock
Fuscia at West 49 on June 19th 2007
2008-02-15 18:38:00 Fuscia (www.fusciamusic.com), lord knows how, was invited to play inside of a West 49 store in Vaughn… the one inside Vaughn Mills Mall in Ontario. Now to anyone who knows, this is one of those very yuppy malls that is a bit of a big-box discount store type feel with the giant Holt Renfrew ... More About: Pop , June , General , Alternative , Acoustic
jemo at Ciao Edie Roxx, December 8, 2006 (repost)
2008-02-14 18:24:00 One of many jemo (www.jemo.net / www.jemounofficial.com) shows that I have gone to in the past year, without exception this was a great show. Ciao Edie Roxx is a small little place just off of College and Bathurst in downtown Toronto. Has an oddly shaped room, stage, and a smoke machine, caters to ... More About: Pop , General , Alternative , Acoustic , Experimental
Just a little bit of honesty?
2008-02-07 18:16:00 Alright folks. Here’s the deal currently. Next time I update, on February 13, 2008, will be exactly the one year birthday of Big Rock Finish and it’s official release date. And at this time I don’t know how to celebrate. Over the past year I’d been discouraged a few times, and really bummed out at ... More About: General , Honesty
Awaking State cancelled show due to weather.
2008-02-01 23:09:00 I was supposed to go to the first Awaking State (http://awakingstate.com/) show of the season, and of this particular line-up’s career tonight. Unfortunately Mother Nature decided to step in and dump a proper Canadian Winter upon us. While that meant I was able to weasel my way into staying home from work, it ... More About: Weather , Pop , General , Alternative , Rock
Staggered Crossing - Burgundy & Blue
2008-01-26 18:00:00 Name: Staggered Crossing Album: Burgundy & Blue Released: 2004 Members: Julian Taylor - vocals & guitar Dan Black - bass Dave Marshall - guitar Jeremy Elliott - drums Website: www.staggeredcrossing.com Favourite Song: grow (Track 2) Okay, so I met JT (Julian) in the summer of 2006 because I was unemployed at the time, and he was being hired to do some promo stuff for a ... More About: Blues , General , Alternative , Rock
jemo solo show at the renaissance cafe
2008-01-20 18:44:00 jemo played for the first time in a long time, a solo show, at the renaissance cafe at woodbine and danforth. to say i was excited because this was the first jemo show in a long time is quite the understatement. the last show of theirs i remember going to was ... More About: Pop , General , Rock , Show , Experimental
Cara Cortese - In This One We Go Down Singing
2008-01-14 18:00:00 Name: Cara Cortese Album: In This One We Go Down Singing Released: 2007(?) Members: Cara Joanne Cortese - Vocals & Guitar Website: www.myspace.com/learnitbyheart Favourite Song: Track 7 - Walk the Beaten Path Myspace says Indie, Alternative & Pop . I will add Acoustic because generally Cara’s songs involve not much more than her voice and her acoustic guitar. Whatever we call ... More About: General |
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