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.
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[Testimonials from artists that have played for Heroic Entertainment]
Rap Artist Brizz-From Our Sunday.November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" Show At The El Mocambo(1st Floor)
"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!!"
www.MySpace.Com/Bradicator
Lead Singer & Guitarist Adam Macciocchi Lancia Of Eighty Nine The Band-From Our Sunday.November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" Show At The El Mocambo(1st Floor)
"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(Drummer) 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"
www.MySpace.Com/EightyNineTheBand
Lead Singer Joseph Hero From Killing Isaac-From Our Sunday.November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" At The El Mocambo(1st Floor)
"It was an awesome time! "The 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 there crew, the sound engineer, and Max(photographer) on taking pictures, they gave me no doubt in my mind that I'd do it all over again with the guys!"
www.MySpace.Com/KillingIsaac
House Of Coconuts Guitarist Cecil Eugene-From Our Sunday.November.28th-2010 "Battle Against Cancer" Show At The El Mocambo(1st Floor)
" 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"
www.MySpace.Com/HouseOfCoconuts
Sing Bandana Singh-From Our Thursday.January.13th-2011 Show At The El Mocambo(2nd Floor)
"Heroic Entertainment were really quick to respond to inquiries and were super easy going to work with!"
www.MySpace.Com/SingBandanaSingh
Singer/Rapper Batista From Our Thursday.January.13th-2011 Show At The El Mocambo(2nd Floor)
"Mike and shane and the rest of the heroic entertainment team made this show fun, and when we have fun the fans have fun. I look forward to working with heroic ent again, and again, and again, and again"
www.MySpace.Com/DBatistaMusic
Rob Northy Singer/Guitarist Of Viral Spiral-From Our Thursday.January.13th-2011 Show At The El Mocambo(2nd Floor)
"Heroic Entertainment is nothing short of heroic when it comes to serving local up-and-coming talent as well as the entertainment industry. When I walked into the El Mocambo I was greeted by Mike and he knew my name, my last name, and the band I'm with. I can't even remember all that! When I needed assistance finding power outlets to tune-up, Mike himself was there to help. When my band took the stage, Mike was there beside me to make sure everything was going smoothly according to my immediate needs. As promised, sure enough, there was a photographer clicking away as soon as we started our first song! That's the best way I can think of compensating a new band on the scene. Like clockwork, there was a 1-song video and about 100 photos of our set sent to me the next day! Jeez, why hasn't someone already done this type of thing for bands?!! His photographer, Max is a great guy and is the first one I'll call when it's time for location/studio shots. All in all, I'm looking forward to participating in the presentations Heroic Entertainment will be doing in the future. This company has artists in mind and we wish it all the success for it's "heroic" efforts for this reason - after all, it's the artists that audiences are there to see. So when a promoter shows that kind of top-drawer concern for the amazing talent cropping up in Toronto, we have to be thankfull! Mike, you're setting a new standard for band promotion in this good country and I go pale when I reflect on the kind of heart you've shown us on our first gig"
Rob Northy Singer/Guitarist Of Viral Spiral-From Our Thursday.January.13th-2011 At The El Mocambo(2nd Floor)
www.MySpace.Com/ViralSpiral.Band
Welcome to another installment of Heroic Entertainment's Blog. This entry will be the preview of our upcoming show Sunday.February.6th-2011 at Rancho Relaxo. This will be another first for Heroic Entertainment, as we have not previously held a show at this venue, but we are very excited to do so. From what our research on the venue shows, and talking to acts that have played the venue, it is a very intimate setting.
[-The Bands-]
9:10
Making there debut for Heroic Entertainment is the duet of Laura Leslie and Michael Hickey.Tegan and Sara, An Horse, The Black Keys, Led Zepplin, Explosions in the Sky, Mumford & Sons, Magneta Lane are the artist that Michael and Laura list as there influences. Make sure you catch this duet opening out show with a string of songs that will leave you more then satisfied!!
**Note:Michael and Laura will be looking for a permanent drummer, and a session pianists very soon. Check Out Post Thrills At www.Myspace.Com/PostThrills Or "Post Thrills" On Facebook
E-Mail: PostThrills@Hotmail.Com
9:40PM
In the 9:40PM spot are the guys of Broken City Screams. The line up consists of Sean on drums, Ian on bass, Kyaan on guitar and Jonny on vocals. They played our January.16th-2011 show at Lee's Palace for sick kids children's hospital and they were absolutely amazing!! Everyone loved them, and we can not wait till they bring it all back when they join us at Rancho Relaxo. Contact Broken City Screams At www.MySpace.Com/BrokenCityScreams Or "Broken City Screams" On Facebook.
E-Mail:BrokenCityScreams@Gmail.Com
10:10 Adam and Josh of Eighty Nine The Band have a special connection with us here at Heroic Entertainment, they were our first ever band to be featured in our video blog "Artist Spotlight" series. They also played our November.28th "Battle Against Cancer" show back on November.28th-2010. Check Out Eighty Nine The Band At www.Myspace.Com/EightyNineTheBand Or "Eighty Nine The Band" On Facebook 10:40PM
Returning for another show with Heroic Entertainment are the great group of guys in the House Of Coconuts. They will be playing in the 10:40PM spot. This will be the first time playing at Rancho Relaxo for the guys. There isn't a venue that the House Of Coconuts are not intending to play, and after this show "Rancho Relaxo" will be another one for them to check off there list.
Check Out House Of Coconuts At www.Myspace.Com/HouseOfCoconuts Or "House Of Coconuts" On Facebook E-Mail: HouseOfCoconut@Gmail.Com
11:10 Wood Butcher is the 2nd of 2 bands making there Heroic Entertainment debut on this night. The band is a trio that consists of "Jaws" on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Melissa on bass and backing vocals, and Steve on drums and backing vocals as well. Wood Butcher is a punk band, so look forward to that genre when they take the stage at 11:10PM. Check Out Wood Butcher At www.Myspace.Com/WoodbutcherMusic Or "Wood Butcher Music" On Facebook E-Mail:WoodButcherMusic@Gmail.Com
Written By: Michael McCafferty
Heroic Entertainment Is Michael McCafferty & Shane Barrett.
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)
"The Battle Against Cancer"
Sunday.November.28th At The El Mocambo
Tickets 10$ Doors Open At 7:30PM
Welcome to Heroic Entertainment's first ever blog!! Just under a week from now, we here at Heroic Entertainment will be hosting "The Battle Against Cancer" concert at the El Mocambo, it has been booked for the past two months, so we have been very anxious for the day to come!! We have many great acts, below is a little summary of each artists performing, along with there set time.
Brizz 8:00 PM
Opening the show this sunday at 8PM is a Scarborough rap artist by the name of Brizz. Ever since he was 15 years young, Brizz has been writing rap lyrics and making songs, but has forever been a fan of Hip-Hop and R&B.He has performed many times before, and is excited to make his El Mocambo debut. On his official Brizz facebook page he told his fans that he will be performing "some tracks off my new EP "Subway Confessions", some classics, and some exclusives! " We here at Heroic Entertainment are looking very forward to seeing Brizz start the show off with a bang!!
Check Out Brizz At www.Myspace.Com/Bradicator Or "Brizz" On Facebook
E-Mail: B_Radicator@Hotmail.Com
Eighty Nine The Band 8:30 PM
Following Brizz and in the 8:30 slot is Heroic Entertainments first ever video blog featured group "Eighty Nine The Band" The two piece band that features Adam Macciocchi Lancia on guitar and vocals, and Joshua Golias on drums. The boys in Eighty Nine The Band provide the type of music that makes you want to hear the song again after just your first listen. Catchy riffs, strong vocals, and a solid drumline behind it. Adam and Josh have told us that they are very excited to be playing this show, and we are very excited to have them playing. 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 PM
In the 9:00 PM slot are the guys in House Of Coconuts, 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. The word on these guys is that they put on one heck of a show and always bring out alot of people. People have said one of the best things about the House Of Coconuts show is the fun factor, and we are looking very forward to the fun factor come this sunday!! With the middle spot in the shows set list, you can bet that the House Of coconut boys will keep the shows vibe going strong for the rest of the night.
Check Out House Of Coconuts At www.Myspace.Com/HouseOfCoconuts Or "House Of Coconuts" On Facebook
E-Mail: HouseOfCoconut@Gmail.Com
Killing Isaac 9:30PM
On the floor at 9:30 PM are a group of guys from the Oakville and Hamilton area. The band came together in early 2009. There line up consists of Jason Prolas on drums and vocals, Joseph Hero on vocals, Alex Pley on guitar, Steven Kennedy on guitar and vocals, and rounding out the lineup is Robin Funk on bass and vocals. You can pick up Killing Isaac's demo at the show for 3$
Check Out Killing Isaac At www.Myspace.Com/KillingIsaac Or "Killing Isaac" On Facebook
E-Mail: KillingIsaac@Gmail.Com
Fair Game 10:00PM
Taking the stage at 10:00 PM is Fair Game. This is just the new bands second show and we are very pleased that it is with us. Fair Game consists of Paul Troop on drums, Matt Hunt on guitar and vocals, Squaley on bass, and Andrew Payne on guitar and vocals. Fair Game is intent on leaving a mark at the El Mocambo this sunday, and we can not wait to see what they got!! Check Out Fair Game At www.Fair-Game.Ca Or "Fair Game" On Facebook
Eyeswithoutaface 10:30PM
Closing off the show is the experimental/psychedelic trio of Tuka, Mike, and Max. Not much is known about the three musicians except that the band is from Scarborough, Ontario and can put on one heck of a show. And come sunday night we are sure they are gonna finish the show strong.
Check Out Eyeswithoutaface At www.Myspace.Com/EyeswithoutafaceHQ or Eyeswithoutaface On Facebook E-Mail: Tuka Shahidi@YMail.Com
Photographer
Max Portughes Is A Photographer Donating His Services To The Show
View His Work At www.PixByMax.Com
Contact Him At PixByMax@Gmail.Com
The El Mocambo is always accepting canned food upon your arrival, so if you have a can of anything lying around, please do bring it down sunday night. We will also have a donations tin at the entrance of the venue and all funds recieved will be donated to the charity we are supporting for the show "The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation" (www.CBCF.org)
Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase with prizes to be given away. Tickets are 2$ each, and can be purchased at the entrance, again all proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
*Note: Nymphonic had to pull out of the show, there singer and lead guitarist broke his hand.
Written By: Michael McCafferty
Heroic Entertainment Is Michael McCafferty & Shane Barrett. To Contact Heroic Entertainment:
Myspace: www.Myspace.Com/HeroicETE-mail: HeroicEntertainment@Hotmail.ComTwitter: www.Twitter.Com/HeroicET Mike: www.Twitter.Com/MikeAwsumShane: www.Twitter.Com/ShaneCRhinoTron
