This blog is to keep all music fans updated on Heroic Entertainment. We will be posting pre and after show blogs after each concert we have. We will also be posting informative blogs on various acts we promote.
This blog is to preview our Thursday.January.13th-2011 on the 2nd floor at the world renowned El Mocambo!! We are very pleased to return to the El Mocambo, we held a previous show there Nov.28th-2010 on the main floor. This time we will have the pleasure of a new environment as we head to the 2nd floor and host our "New Year's Revolution" show.
The El Mocambo is a very famous venue. It was opened as a music venue in 1850. The building was first used as a haven for escaped slaves. The name and famous El Mocambo palm tree sign were erected in 1946. It was one of the first establishments in Toronto to obtain a liquor license. Musical acts appeared on separate stages located on the main and second floor of the building. Our show will take place on the 2nd stage in the upstairs El Mocambo.
Many famous artists have graced both the El Mocambo stages, The Rolling Stones, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Blondie, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Meatloaf, Elvis Costello, and the list goes on!! Below are some live shots at the El Mocambo of some of the previously mentioned artists.
(Top Left-Meatloaf, Top Right-Blondie, Bottom Left-Rolling Stones, Bottom Right Elvis Costello)
[The Performers]
(7:00PM)
Caitlin Burgess will be opening our show at 7PM. So lucky for all you coming upon opening of the show, you will be greeted by the acoustic folk singer/songwriter. Caitlin was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. She now lives in Toronto, working and playing music in and around the city. Her first album I Know It's You was independently released in June 2008.Caitlin can sometimes be found playing with other bands such as The Sweet Peas. Her influences include everything and anything from Bob Dylan to Pearl Jam, but mostly female folk singers like Patty Griffin, Sarah McLachlan & Schuyler Fisk. Caitlin Burgess amazing voice will put you in a good mood that will last through the night and beyond. So don't miss her performance. 7PM she will be on the stage doing what she loves.
Check Out Caitlin Burgess At www.Myspace.Com/Caitlin Burgess Or "Caitlin Burgess" On Facebook
(7:30PM)
Sing Bandana Singh is a Toronto based three piece alternative/rock group. Lead singer Bandana Singh described there sound as "Alternative and rock meets Indian classical" The band says they are heavily influenced by punk, north Indian classical vocals and the full spectrum of human emotions. Led by Bandana Singh, who plays distorted guitars and who has a full-bodied voice, the songs embrace gritty, anxious city living, cultural contact zones and troubled pasts. The songs on the upcoming self-titled demo are thematically linked by the colour violet - dark, brooding, feminine and aggressive. Jason and Josh complete the Sing Bandana Singh line up. Jason creates the intricate rhythm work on drums and Josh creates the haunting counter melodies with his bass guitar. Currently based in Toronto, Sing Bandana Singh is always looking for a place to perform there set of music.
Check Out Sing Bandana Singh At www.Myspace.Com/SingBandanaSingh Or "Sing Bandana Singh" On Facebook
(8:00PM)
If your thinking the name and face look familiar, that's because you are recognizing him from his on stage appearance with rap artist "Brizz"(whom he produces for) from our November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" concert at the El Mocambo(1st Floor) Producer/Songwriter/Rapper/Singer. Those are the four things that you can call Batista. He is going to bring those Singing/Rapping skills to the stage in the 8:00PM spot.As a producer he has worked with Toronto, Ontario Juno Award-winning Canadian reggae artist Snow, and Batista is always looking to take on new talent. Fans of Daniel Batista have been quoted as saying "he has a blend of so many different artist's its his own thing" Don't miss Batista doing his thing at 8PM.
Check Out Batista At www.Myspace.Com/DBatistaMusic Or "Batista Music" On Facebook
(8:30PM)
Spanish Rock!! Disputa is Mario Garay on vocals and drums, Omar Bruno on vocals and guitar, and Brian Richards rounding out the trio on bass. These are 3 gentlemen that just love to play music, great music!! The band describes themselves as 'a new, refreshing alternative in a world full of monotone melodies and slow tempo songs which follow a temporary fad" On there myspace they describe there music as "Straight forward punk rock" But Disputa is not just any punk rock band, they have a twist, what's the twist? Most of there songs are sung in spanish!! Mario and Bruno choose to become a mostly spanish rock band because they wanted to stay true to there origins.
Check Out Disputa At www.Myspace.Com/Disputa Or "Disputa" On Facebook
(9:30PM)
Viral Spiral is a alternative rock band out of Toronto, Ontario. Leading them on vocals and guitar is front man Rob Northy, Shawn Salik is the bands drums, and the 3rd member of the trio is bassist Jason Hall. We look forward to a strong set from Rob, Shawn, and Jason!! Check Out Viral Spiral At www.Myspace.Com/ViralSpiralBand
(10:00)PM
The House Of coconuts are Mike Peters on drums,Skyelar Pollack on vocals, Mike Perrotti on guitar and backing vocals, Cecil Eugene also on guitar and backing vocals, and Eric Bozzer on bass. We had the pleasure of having these great 5 musicians play out November.28th "Battle Against Cancer" show in the downstairs El Mocambo, and they were fantastic!! We are very excited to have the guys back. House Of Coconuts will be showcasing there very solid tunes, and i can promise you they will leave you very satisfied. Don't miss these great musicians doing what they do best at 10PM.
Check Out House Of Coconuts At www.Myspace.Com/HouseOfCoconuts Or "House Of Coconuts" On Facebook
E-Mail: HouseOfCoconut@Gmail.Com
In Closing:
I would like to thank you for reading our January.13th-2011-Heroic Entertainment Present's "New Year's Revolution' at the El Mocambo(2nd Floor) And we hope to see a great turn out, take care and see you after the show for the review!!
Written By: Michael McCafferty
Heroic Entertainment Is Michael McCafferty & Shane Barrett.
Heroic Entertainment Contact Information:
E-mail: HeroicEntertainment@Hotmail.Com
Myspace: www.Myspace.Com/HeroicET
Twitter: www.Twitter.Com/HeroicET
YouTube: www.YouTube.Com/HeroicEnt
Mike: www.Twitter.Com/MikeAwsum Or Facebook (Mike HeroicEnt)
Shane: www.Twitter.Com/ShaneCRhinoTron Or Facebook (Shane Barrett)
Welcome to another Heroic Entertainment blog, this installment will be a preview of our Sunday.January.16th-2010 show at Lee's Palace. All proceeds of this show will go to the Sick Kids Children Hospital(http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/home) . Our last show November.28th-2010 at the El Mocambo was held for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. (www.CBCF.Org) We got a great amount of support towards the cause last time, and we are more then sure we will get another great outcome!!
This is our first time hosting a show at Lee's Palace, and we are very excited to be doing so!! Many great famous artists have graced the stage at Lee's Palace, below is a small list of them.
Famous Artists That Have Played Lee's Palace: Queens Of The Stoneage Eve 6 Matchbox 20 Alanis Morrissette Oasis & Many more!!
A longer list of famous artists that have played at Lee's Palace can be found by clicking the link below. http://www.leespalace.com/best.html Lee's Palace is located at 529 Bloor St.W. It is right at the intersection of Bloor and Bathurst.If you are taking public transit, it is a 5 minute walk once you exit Bathurst subway station.
Below is a few pictures of the inside of Lee's Palace for anyone who has not been to or seen the stage and it's surroundings.
[The Performers]
(8:00PM)
Opening our first ever show at Lee's Palace is Kevin Martins with a acoustic set. Kevin is no stranger to playing and making music as he has been singing and playing guitar for over 5 years. He lists Secondhand Serenade, Making April, Five Times August, City And Colour, Paramore, Jason Mraz, Life, Family, And Friends as his main influences. We look forward to hearing Kevin Martins live, and are confident he is going to open the show with a positive vibe!!
Contact Kevin Martins At www.MySpace.Com/KevinMartinsMusic
(8:30PM)
Tallulah Darling is a 3 piece all female band. But just a small note, they are currently seeking a full-time female drummer, if you are one or know someone that is, please follow there contact information at the bottom of this paragraph and give them a shout!! The band right now consists of Elora Taylor on Vocals/Guitar, Diana Filc on Bass/Vocals, and Alex Pearl on lead guitar. When advertising the band for the show, I got alot of people in awe of how great and strong the vocals in Tallulah Darling are. To go with those great vocals is solid music the band has put to it. You will be crazy to miss the all female rocking of Tallulah Darling Sunday.January.16th-2010 at Lee's Palace on at 8:30PM!!
Contact Tallulah Darling At www.MySpace.Com/TallulahDarling Or "Tallulah Darling" On Facebook.
E-Mail: TallulahDarling@Live.Ca
(9:00PM)
We are very excited to have the Hamilton/Oakville area guys in Killing Isaac back for another show!! They will be playing in the 9:00 slot. Last show saw Joseph, Steven, Alex, Jason, & Robin put on a very impressive set, and had many fans very pleased with there performance. Killing Isaac will have there 3 song demo on hand at the show for free, and do not be afraid to pick up a t-shirt from them for only 15$ They look great, as i mentioned in the last blog, i myself purchased one, and it can be seen below. Be sure to catch the 5 piece progressive/hard rock band put on one heck of a show come sunday, January.16th-2010 at Lee's Palace. Killing Isaac is Jason Prolas on drums and vocals, Joseph Hero on vocals, Alex Pley on guitar, Steven Kennedy on guitar and vocals, ans Robin Funk on bass and vocals
Check Out Killing Isaac At www.Myspace.Com/KillingIsaac Or "Killing Isaac" On Facebook
E-Mail: KillingIsaac@Gmail.Com
(9:30PM)
Jonny Cantin, Kyan Parandeh, Ian Brown, and Sean Mitchell, together these 4 men form Broken City Screams. Jonny takes care of vocal duties, Kyan holds it down on guitar, Ian runs the bass line, and Sean takes care of business on the drums. The guys hail from King City and Oak Ridges area. The group list's there influences as Killswitch Engage, Haste the Day, Misery Signals and Avenged Sevenfold just to name a few. If your into metal, rock, and hardcore, your in luck because that is the sound these 4 guys posses!!
Contact Broken City Screams At www.MySpace.Com/BrokenCityScreams Or "Broken City Screams" On Facebook.
E-Mail:BrokenCityScreams@Gmail.Com
(10:00)
Dead Panorama is Brandon Spray(Bass/Vocals), Adam Heeley(Guitar/Vocals), and Rob Hyde(Drums/Vocals) Based in Toronto, Panorama is a Canadian/American band formed in 2008. During the winter of 2009-10 Brandon, Adam, and Rob took a break from Dead Panorama. But now the band is back together and playing as many shows as they can. Including our show, which we are very excited about!! The guys have been on the music scene for a while and there music is very tight. Each guy knows what he is doing on there instrument, and the end result is great music. You can catch Dead Panorama closing out the show for us Sunday January.16th at Lee's Palace, they will take the stage at 10:00PM.
Contact Panorama At www.MySpace.Com/DeadPanorama , www.DeadPanorama.Com Or "Dead Panorama" On Facebook
Email: DeadPanorama@Yahoo.Ca
Max Portughes
Last show we had the great fortune of a professional photographer by the name of Max Portughes donate his services to us. Each and every band, along with ourselves were ecstatic at the way all the pictures turned out. We are very proud to announce that he will be with us for this show as well!! Not only is he a wonderful photographer, but he is a great guy and we thank him again for making time for us!!
Max Work Can Be Found At www.PixByMax.Com And You Can
Contact Max At PixByMax@Gmail.Com Or "PixBy Max" On Facebook Thank you for reading the Heroic Entertainment Pre-Show Blog for Sunday.January.16th-2011 At Lee's Palace, and we hope to see you all there!!
Written By: Michael McCafferty
Heroic Entertainment Is Michael McCafferty & Shane Barret.
Heroic Entertainment Contact Information: E-mail: HeroicEntertainment@Hotmail.Com Myspace: www.Myspace.Com/HeroicET Twitter: www.Twitter.Com/HeroicET YouTube: www.YouTube.Com/HeroicEnt Facebook: "Heroic Entertainment" Mike: www.Twitter.Com/MikeAwsum Or Facebook (Mike HeroicEnt) Shane: www.Twitter.Com/ShaneCRhinoTron Or Facebook (Shane Barret)
This blog is to review Heroic Entertainment's November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" Charity Show At The El Mocambo.All footage and pictures are from Sunday's night show.
Success!! That is the word best suited to describe Heroic Entertainments battle against cancer show this past sunday November.28th-2010. Everything went as smooth as it could have. Every single performer was absolutely SPECTACULAR!! As advertised, our main goal was to raise money for cancer awareness, particularly breast cancer awareness(www.CBCF.Org) We held a raffle for two prizes, selling tickets at the doors for 2$ each and it was a hit!! We want to thank everyone who purchased a ticket, and Congratulations to our two lucky winners who won the prizes!! We sent all the donations and proceeds to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation the other day, and they were really thankful!! We want to also thank Killing Isaac & Fair Game for drawing the winning tickets and donating demo's and merch to the prize packs!! And a special thanks to everyone who brought canned food and donated it to the El Mocambo for the less fortunate.
Brizz Ft. Batista(8:00)
What better start to a show then to have Scarborough rap artist Brizz open the show with some great tracks. I do not know how many of our bands sunday night have played a show with a this big of a mixture of genres. But when i looked around at the bands in the audience well Brizz was performing, all I saw was a bunch of smiles, and head bobbing!! And during a part of his song, Brizz told the crowd to get there hands up, then "to the bands on the side, get your hands up" And you can bet they put there hands up and got right into the spirit of the song!! If i had a nickel for eachtime someone came upto me during the set and told me "wow, he's really good" I would be a super rich guy right about now!! The energy Brizz brought to stage can not be taught if you had the best teacher in the world. We look forward to many shows together with Brizz. When we asked him for a qoute on his experience with us, he responded with the following "Heroic Entertainment knows how to set up a good show! I didn't know what to expect at first when I walked in, but there was an aura in the place that brought out the best in everyone there! Heroic Entertainment truly capitalized on this and we all had a great time! Mike and I go WAY back and he always comes through when it's game time - that night at the El Mocambo was no exception! Looking forward to more opportunities to rock more stages across the city!!" We couldn't be happier that he feels that way!! Also on stage with him sunday night was his producer, and friend Batista. Keep your eyes peeled for him as he is a musician as well.
Check out Brizz opening the show in this clip below Ft. Batista.
Check Out Brizz At www.Myspace.Com/Bradicator Or "Brizz" On Facebook
E-Mail: B_Radicator@Hotmail.Com & Batista At www.Myspace.Com/DBatistaMusic Or "Batista Music" On Facebook
Eighty Nine The Band(8:30)
Eighty Nine The Band is the two piece group that featured Adam Macciocchi Lancia on guitar and vocals, and Joshua Golias on drums. Following up a super hype performance from Brizz, Adam and Josh knew they had to get started on making the crowd get into there super catchy tunes, and they did just that!! I personally enjoyed the second song in there set "You Wanted' And i was more then flattered when i got it dedicated to me!! I was front and center enjoying it live in all its glory. We wanted to see if they enjoyed playing the show, as much as we enjoyed having them, so we asked them how there experience was playing for us, and lead singer and guitarist Adam Macciocchi Lancia said "Performing that night and the whole show in general was amazing. it was our first time playing in a smaller venue and it felt more intimate for Josh and I playing together and for the crowd. It definitely had a more chill atmosphere than the shows you do with other promoters and that was great. Just the whole show in general was awesome and we can wait to party it up again" We can not wait to party it up again with you guys either, and we are certainly glad to hear you had a great time!!
Below is a clip of Eighty Nine The Band playing "I Don't Wanna Waste More Time" at the show sunday.
Check Out Eighty Nine The Band At www.Myspace.Com/EightyNineTheBand Or "Eighty Nine The Band" On Facebook
E-Mail: AdamLancia@Hotmail.Com
House Of Coconuts(9:00)
The band consists of Mike Peters on drums,Skyelar Pollack on vocals, Mike Perrotti on guitar and backing vocals, Cecil Eugene also on guitar and backing vocals, and Eric Bozzer on bass. When the guys in House Of Coconuts arrived, lead singer Skyelar Pollack showed up with a cane and limping, clearly injured when asked if he was going to be able to perform still, Skyelar replied "the show must go on" and that is a huge sigh of relief for all the attendees in the audience at the El Mocambo, because he, alongside his 4 band mates put on a great show leaving audience members wanting more. In the past few months House Of Coconuts have been playing numerous amounts of shows, and we are glad they made our show one of them. They have a unique sound and put on a very solid set. Each member put in 110% and the music that came out showed that. Guitarist Cecil Eugene said his experience sunday night was " Incredible! It is probably one of the best shows we've ever had. The guys are very down to earth and humble and I cant wait to play with them again" We are very pleased to know they had such a good experience, because the feeling is 100% reciprocal.
Check out some video footage below from sunday nights show, this is the House Of Coconuts playing one of there songs titled "The Way You Say Goodbye"
Check Out House Of Coconuts At www.Myspace.Com/HouseOfCoconuts Or "House Of Coconuts" On Facebook
E-Mail: HouseOfCoconut@Gmail.Com
Killing Isaac(9:30)
When these Hamilton/Oakville area boys took the stage we knew they were all for the battle against cancer, as more then half of the band members were sporting the Mo-vember mustaches in honour of raising awareness for prostate cancer. Killing Isaac is Jason Prolas on drums and vocals, Joseph Hero on vocals, Alex Pley on guitar, Steven Kennedy on guitar and vocals, ans Robin Funk on bass and vocals. The progressive/alternative rock group had a very solid set and a whole bunch of new fans by the end of the night. They brought out a solid fan base and we had a blast having them play for us and look forward to having them back in early January when we have our next show. A date has yet to be set. When asked about his experience at the show, lead singer Joseph Hero said "It was an awesome time! "You guys were really cool to work with and Very welcoming, I felt like I didn't need to worry about anything except to give it my all on stage, which is NOT always the case. Kudos to the soundboard gentleman as well! Between your crew, the sound engineer, and Max(photographer) on taking pictures, you gave me no doubt in my mind that I'd do it all over again with you guys!" We are beyond pleased to hear this and can not wait for the next time the guys in Killing Isaac play a show for us!!
Killing Isaac has there 3 song demo at every show and can be picked up for free, and T-Shirts can be bought for 15$ I myself purchased a T-Shirt, and it looks great, you can see it below!!
Below is a video of Killing Isaac doing there thing at the show sunday night. Check it out and see for yourself just how solid these great guys really are!!
Check Out Killing Isaac At www.Myspace.Com/KillingIsaac Or "Killing Isaac" On Facebook
E-Mail: KillingIsaac@Gmail.Com
Fair Game(10:00)
Fair Game is Paul Troop on drums, Matt Hunt on guitar and vocals, Squaley on bass, and Andrew Payne on guitar and vocals. We did not know much about the 4 piece rock group, but what we found out was that the 4 guys who form Fair Game definitely know how to rock out and put on a show!! Another positive thing about these guys is there fan base, the fans that came to support Andrew, Matt, Paul & Squaley were just amazing, fun, kind people, who were out to have a blast, and that they did!! Fair Game is releasing there Demo very soon and will be playing as many shows as they can at a venue near you to promote it. Keep a eye out because in the words of Guitarist Matt Hunt "Fair Game is here to take over the WORLD"
Check out this clip of Fair Game playing there song "Circles" from sunday nights show.
Check Out Fair Game At www.Fair-Game.Ca Or "Fair Game" On Facebook
Eyeswithoutaface(10:30)
Closing the show was the 3 piece hardcore trio Eyeswithoutaface. They were definetly the heaviest band on the bill, and caught the attention of many people who heard the sound from the back of the bar, and moved on up once they heard the sound the group was producing. The unique sounding trio closed the show with a bang, and left all fans that attended the sunday night charity event with a smile on there face as the show wound down, and the night finished. There entire EP can be heard on there myspace listed below.
Check out this clip of Eyeswithoutaface from the show sunday night.
Check Out Eyeswithoutaface At www.Myspace.Com/EyeswithoutafaceHQ or Eyeswithoutaface On Facebook
Photographer
Max Portughes
We had the extreme honour of having a professional photographer like Max Portughes donate his service to us for our charity event. We, along with each and every band could not be happier with how the pictures turned out. If you, or anyone you know ever need a professional, courteous, and just downright talented photographer, Max Portughes is the guy for the job. All his contact information is below. We thank you again Max for your time and service, you are a spectacular photographer and gentlemen!!
View Max Portughes Work At www.PixByMax.Com
Contact Him At PixByMax@Gmail.Com Or On Facebook "Pixby Max"
In Closing:
Me and Shane would like to extend thanks to our amazing friends who helped us with setting up the show, doing doors for us, and selling raffle tickets. So a special thanks to Mariana, Mihai, Ramilan, Tasha, Alex, And Karla!! Keep up to date with Heroic Entertainment by following any of the contact methods listed below. We do shows once a month and our next show is early January, with a date and venue to be announced soon. Once again, thanks to everyone who came to the show and made it the success that it was, and for donating your time and money to charity. Take Care everyone, and see you next time!!
Written By: Michael McCafferty
Heroic Entertainment Is Michael McCafferty & Shane Barret.
Heroic Entertainment Contact Information:
E-mail: HeroicEntertainment@Hotmail.Com
Myspace: www.Myspace.Com/HeroicET
Twitter: www.Twitter.Com/HeroicET
YouTube: www.YouTube.Com/HeroicEnt
Mike: www.Twitter.Com/MikeAwsum Or Facebook (Mike HeroicEnt)
Shane: www.Twitter.Com/ShaneCRhinoTron Or Facebook (Shane Barrett)
