Queen Street News Toronto

MUSIC: North X North East Fest: The Nils, The Hussy's, Sadies
The
Ladystache a hilariously odd yet
sketch comedy troupe at The Lot
100. Walking in to the venue I was
confronted with two girls on stage
walking around trying to figure out
what was stuck up one of their
arse. i was intrigued to see what it
was about so
and before I
knew it they
had changed to
a puppet skit.
Behind closed
chairs pop up
to male
puppets both as wonky looking as
the other and we have some nice
funky dance music to accompany
what turned into a the one puppet
performing oral sex on the other! it
was right out of left felid but super
funny! Speaking with the girls after
the show they were very calm and
very approachable. Allison Hogg
and Steph Tolev(both 27)are from
Collingwood and Toronto they met
in college and started doing
improve together . They originally
were a group of 4 but 2 fell out and
now they are the perfect two!
The Hussy's
Ladystache
The next stop we made was at a
Little bar/club on dundas w at
Unlovable a very small but kinky
bar where the band and customers
mingle side by side. The Hussy's
came on and were very
confronting, very loud lots of grit!
Wow very powerful and unforgiving
just the way they like to be. You
can feel the passion inside them
,you can see it . At one point I
thought the drummer woman was
The Hussy's
tired or messed up she was going
so hard so fast for so long; but she
got right back on it just like a jack
hammer! loved it ! They make loud
n shrill thunderstruck sound -
definitely could fill a stadium with
their sound-easy. I had to leave to
catch my ears running away from
me !
The Nils
I dropped in briefly to The Bovine
Alannah Bergin
Phil Gravedigge
the guitar player
to catch a glimpse of The Nils again
a very raunchy loud true grit kinda
rockin band. The singer Phil
Gravedigge the guitar player WAS
VERY NICE and approachable. their
sound was very loud and semi fast
very danceable. The Nils were
formed back in the 80's by Aalex
Soria and brother Carlos, both from
Montreal were name checked by
bands like Meat Puppets, Super
Chunk and Jawbox. They
performed extensively in the 80's
releasing 2 ep's and a single album
before they broke up due to Alex's
passing in 2004 ; but did not stop
them from reforming for their
critically acclaimed album The
Title is the Secret Song .
The Sadies
I stopped to see The Sadies at the
Horseshoe a very welcomed band
by this venue unfortunately never
got to see them perform this time
due to false information read.
Although I did get to speak with a
couple of the members in the back
after their show. The drummer
Mike Belitsky is from Boston
originly but lives in Toronto, Andre
Williams is from Chicago he is not a
permanent member of the band,
Travis Good plays Vocal, guitar and
fiddle and Dallas Good is vocals
and guitar lives in Peterborough
but is originly from Richmond Hill.,
Sean Dean the bass player is also
living in Toronto, all very
grungy/swanky musicians. Always
great dancing music! Mike played
the drummer has played for about
30 yrs
musicpage.ca
is printed in five local papers. Alannah Bergin
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