Lighthouse and The Whaler at The Drake Underground - Concert Pictures

Lighthouse and The Whaler are from Cleveland, Ohio. They were in Toronto opening for Surfer Blood at The Drake Underground. I was super-impressed with this band. Their tunes came across with emotion and energy. I would see this band again in a heartbeat and will be watching for more music and hopefully a headlining tour in the not-too-distant future.
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Words I would use to describe this band's music include rousing, joyful, life affirming, and dramatic. This band and their music would be at home on any size stage from the tiny confines of The Drake Underground to festivals and stadiums. Sometimes you see a new band and see the potential. Sometimes in cases like this you see a band at a high level of achievement that can only go up and up.

Their latest album is Mont Royal and is indeed named after the mountain in the middle of Montreal.

And of course, some tunes:

"I Want To Feel Alive"

"Venice"

TURF 2015 Day 2: Skydiggers on the South Stage - Concert Pictures

The Skydiggers are legends of Canadian music. They closed down the South Stage on the second day of this year's Toronto Urban Roots Festival. It was fantastic to catch these great musicians do what they do best. They've got quite a few shows during December, so get out and take in the beautiful music that they produce. Tour dates are on their site.

Enjoy some Skydiggers' music:

"I Will Give You Everything"

"Just Over This Mountain"

Soren Juul at The Opera House - Concert Pictures

Soren Juul is from Denmark. He came all the way to Toronto to open for El Vy at The Opera House on November 17. His music is contemplative. He talked about staring at the ocean from his piano writing songs. Check out some of his tunes below and look for more music from him in 2016.

"Soulseeker"

"Ambitions"

"Manly Beach"

New tune from Whitehorse from The Northern South EP

Whitehorse put out a cool album earlier this year in Leave No Bridge Unburned and they're planning for a new EP in the new year. It'll be called The Northern South and we get to hear the first tune in the form of the classic cover "My Babe".

Give it a spin:

Video for new Lowest of the Low song The Kids Are All Wrong

As a self-proclaimed super-fan of Ron Hawkins and Lowest of the Low, I'll post pretty much anything that they're up to. Last week, it was two new tunes, "The Kids Are All Wrong" and "In the Blink of an Eye" along with some December tour dates, and now it's an in-studio video for "The Kids Are All Wrong". Go behind the scenes with exclusive video of the legendary indie rockers laying down tracks. According to Exclaim, it's, "a sneak peek at a mini-documentary project that's in the works."

Check it out!

And here are those tour dates again:

December 4 in Toronto at The Horseshoe Tavern
December 5 in Hamilton at This Ain't Hollywood
December 10 in Waterloo at The Starlight Social Club
December 11 in Peterborough at The Red Dog Tavern
December 12 in Barrie at Roxy Sideroom