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It is unfortunate that we are unable to bring you a sample of their performance that evening to go along with the interview, as we did with many other artists. They really rocked the house, so check out their new CD, or see them live as they tour the East Coast of the United [...]

As I said to Kenny during our interview with Moneen (link below), when my 17 year old son wants to raise the tempo and get his blood moving while working out at the gym his number one choice is Moneen songs. Brampton’s Moneen has 4 albums, 4 EPs and a DVD, so isn’t it [...]

Alex, the lead singer for the Ska band illScarlett, is interviewed by the Local Vibe, prior to his band performing for this Unicef charity event in early February 2010. If you’ve enjoyed Reggae music, but like to kick it up a notch, then this music, which actually preceded Reggae, is infectious. A live [...]

The Local Vibe staff were elated to interview the videographer’s favourite live rock band, and we’ve included some exerpts from their performance. Did you hear John-Angus and Jack Syperek say that they were begining work on a new electric album…? Yes!
To get an idea of the potential for this band, they should be [...]

James Cybulski of TSN, Darrin Pfeiffer of 102.1 The Edge plus drummer for The Salads, and Zeke Meyer who owns the Sound Academy got together to raise funds for the earthquake victims of Haiti. They asked some well known artists, athletes and celebrities to gather down on Polson Pier on February 2nd, 2010, and [...]

So Ian Mackenzie and I head out to the T. to cover “Toronto plays for Haiti” on Tuesday February 2nd at Sound Academy (11 Polson Street Toronto Ont.) in Polson Pier. We arrived quite early, traffic was light heading in and we got exclusive first interviews with just about everyone performing or presenting that evening!
This [...]

Well we have had a great start here at Local Vibe and over the course of the last year we have seen quite a few changes and met many friends along the way. What the future holds for us is unknown at this point, but you can be sure that it is only going to [...]

I believe that this summer has been the best, thanks to LocalVibe. Instead of sitting around doing absolutely nothing, dying in the heat , I had LocalVibe to keep me busy. The best part is I love what I do. This summer I started off with going to small events like The Cave for some [...]

I am not one to usually bitch and whine about other players in the industry, however I feel that the actions of the person I have been dealing with are severely hampering my ability to provide you, our readers, with the quality information you are looking for. We have had many interactions with the artists [...]

Last weekend Phil X made the journey from his new home in Los Angeles to his hometown here in the Waterloo Region to play to a packed house at the Lancaster Tavern.
The ever busy Mr. X has taken time out from his hectic schedule, ( including studio work with Chris Cornell, touring Italy with Stuart [...]

I had the huge honour of interviewing members of Finger Eleven for the Local Vibe e-zine (http://localvibe.ca).  We met backstage and while their lead vocalist, Scott Anderson, warmed up, I chatted with Rick Jackett and Rich Beddoe (their guitarist and drummer).  Their passion was infectious.  They had such exuberant candor when it came to talking about their [...]

It was no surprise to see hundreds of people lined up down the street and around the corner to get into this year’s “Beat Rocks the Block” in downtown Kitchener this past Saturday. After all, the event was showcasing the likes of Stereos, The New Cities, Marianas Trench, and of course Finger Eleven, along with [...]

What a day. Leaving Cambridge for K-town the threat of rain didn’t dampen the VibeTribes spirits. With our junior journalists and two new interns in tow a dozen of us swarmed the event like bees to honey. 13 bands, 12 hours and 30,000 people. After setting up our table behind 91.5 The Beat we prepare [...]

Well 91.5 The Beat has done it again with a fantastic event with this years Beat Rocks The Block. They managed to top last years attendance with over 30,000 people walking through the gates to feast their eyes and ears on amazing entertainment provided by all 13 of the bands including the likes of Finger [...]