Local Vibe

Were you there, or just wish you were there? On Saturday July 24th, 2010, a downtown Kitchener Parking lot received some early rain showers, but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the masses enjoying a free day of music. Many young people waited for those skies to clear and to see these headliners at Beat [...]

The countdown is on for Beat Rocks The Block 2010, when downtown Kitchener is going to be taken over by thousands of screaming fans clamouring towards the front of the stage to catch a glimpse of their favourite artists. With another fantastic lineup planned with top Canadian performers mixed up with awesome local talent, this [...]

Rock The Mill (RTM) is a FREE summer concert put on by an all-youth volunteer committee. From 1997 to 2006 Rock the Mill has taken place in the picturesque, outdoor amphitheatre located along the Grand River in Cambridge Ontario.

After the outstanding success of 2006 RTM had grown to a level that was too large for its original home in the mill. 2007 saw RTM move across the river to Dickson Park for its 10th anniversary. With way more room RTM was able to put up 4 stages with over 30 bands playing!

The drummer for The Salads was also one of the organizers, so like he said in our interview (Organizers interview), he just assumed they’d play. The Salads recently worked with Choclair and they felt it would be great to feature him. They also decided to tailor a song for the specifically for the fundraiser, so I just had to record that song and keep it in its entirety for you to listen to.

Tremendous appeal with young people is why U. S. S., also known as Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, would be invited to an event like this. One member stands virtually still and plays the acoustic guitar and does the vocals, while the other member uses turntables, laptops, synthesizers, and figuratively the kitchen sink while racing around the whole stage and climbing on everything, plus he contributes some vocals. These two did not disappoint with their performance.

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 States [...]

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 time [...]

Die Mannequin had been working in LA when they got the call that the organizers needed them to help out the cause in Toronto for Haiti. Of course they were winging their way back here to show their support and to give their fans what they want the most. We weren’t able to get an interview with Care Failure, but we did stick our noses into another interview so that you can see her up close.

Maestro Fresh Wes was doing some film work in LA and preparing to release his first book, to be published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Gaining fame with hip hop and rap as early as the late 1980′s, he continues to impress including his work with Kardinal Offishall, and even on stage in Cannes, France [...]

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 performance by illScarlett is high energy, full of passion and that great beat keeps your body moving. When the organizers of Toronto Plays For Haiti began their search for talent to draw music fans, the first call they made was to illScarlett and the snowball started to form.

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