Coney Hatch: In a State of Flux

December 12, 2013December 19, 2013 Keith Sharp

Coney Hatch’s Friday night at Toronto’s Rockpile East venue, presents a rare opportunity to catch this band live. Lead vocalist/guitarist Carl Dixon, lead vocalist/bassist Andy Curran, lead guitarist Steve Shelski and drummer Dave (Thumper) Ketchum will be hard at work rehearsing today and even have a charity performance in Thorold tonight performing a benefit for HTZ- FM deejay Iron Mike... Read More

Staying Alive: Economics 101

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Keith Sharp

Question: When is Helix not Helix? Answer: When it’s the Brian Vollmer Band. On Friday November 22nd at Toronto’s Rockpile East concert venue, Vollmer will debut his new band which comprises of guitarist John Claus, drummer Brian Doerner and bassist Tom Leonard. Now Helix fans will be aware that Vollmer and Claus are currently in Helix, Doerner is the band’s... Read More

Killer Dwarfs Officially Open Rockpile East

October 10, 2013October 11, 2013 Keith Sharp

It’s always a good sign when the club runs out of beer! Bar staff were at panic stations Friday October 4th as the newly recreated Rockpile East (formerly the infamous Knob Hill Tavern) opened its doors with a headline concert by the newly revived Killer Dwarfs – and a dwindling stockpile of suds! Led by Russ Graham (who had been... Read More

Bathroom Window Still Intact!

September 30, 2013October 7, 2013 Keith Sharp

When Steve Hoeg learned that his boss, Domenic Chiaromonte was expanding their Rockpile West nightclub to also take over the old Knob Hill Tavern and rename it Rockpile East, he had to go looking for the window! The same bathroom window at the Knob Hill Tavern that Hoeg used to climb through as a youngster to catch the likes of... Read More

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