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The Love Machine @ El Mocambo

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. : : December 10th, 2011 : : .

 

A couple of months back, I posted a 2011 recording from Toronto band, The Elwins. I'd already posted the evening's headliners, Paper Lions, about a week after the concert. But I've somehow neglected to include The Love Machine's set from that evening yet.

 

Which is weird because I distinctly remember being really excited about their set and hoping to see more.

 

I did a poor job on following through, hadn't heard a peep from them since, and figured their story ended the way so many young bands do.

 

Although it seems they've only released a single and EP since (within a couple of years of the debut LP Sweater Weather they were promoting back in 2011) and their .com website is offline, their social media remains relatively active and it looks like there were live shows as recent as 2018. Band members are pursuing other endeavours, but as far as I can tell, these guys are still at it!

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The Elwins @ El Mocamobo

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. : : December 10th, 2011 : : .

 

The Elwins may have been the hardest working band in Toronto.

 

For a hot moment, it seemed like I couldn't shake a stick without it getting tangled in the band's gear. They were perpetually performing opening slots for a variety of artists I'd trek out to see across the city in all kinds of venues, for artists big and small.

 

Somehow, although it seemed like I was accidentally catching their act every couple of months, I only ended up with one recording in my archive that has hitherto never seen the light of day.

 

At the time of this performance, the band had two EPs to their name but have since padded their resume with an additional EP, 10 singles, and four LPs. Coupled with constant touring with the likes of Dashboard Confessional and the Fast Romantics, you can see why I'd bestow them the title "Hardest Working."

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Paper Lions @ El Mocambo

. : : December 10th, 2011 : : . After a month-long weekly residency gig in Toronto, the Paper Lions took to a cross-Canada tour that seemed to bring them to every major (and…
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The Rest @ El Mocambo

. : : October 21st, 2011 : : . I’ve already stated several times that The Rest is one of the best bands I’ve discovered this year. Their forth-coming album, See-Saw, promises to be phenomenal…