one of a kind

last night, i went to a show at the horseshoe tavern on queen st. i am so excited about the music that i almost don't even care to write about the rest of the night, but i will because it was amazing. two of my friends leanne and jess (ns roadtrip partner in crime) came up from ottawa to see the show with me (that how awesome it was). we met up with my friend jenn and the four of us shivered our little tooshes all the way to fresh on spadina for a meal that was basically a religious experience it was that good. 


i split the jerusalem bowl with jenn (pretty sure i have blogged about its amazingness before, so i will spare you), leanne had the bbq burger as a wrap, and jess had the holiday wrap. now, these girls are by no means vegetarian, but to quote leanne "that was the best wrap i've ever had". see guys?! vegetarian food can be just as epic and delicious as non veg food, and it is much nicer to our animal friends :) 


anyways, we then headed over to the horseshoe to watch the show. met up with one of my classmates josh and a few of his buddies. he had literally walked into a tree moments before and had a goose egg forming on his head that was in the shape of harry potter's lightning scar. it was priceless and i made fun of him the whole night for it! 

the first band to go on was july talk. jenn's friend's boyfriend, eamon mcgrath, plays in the band aside from having his own amaaaazing solo act that you guys definitely should check out. saw him perform live at the silver dollar room in the spring and he is super talented. july talk was really great, catchy, and had a ton of energy. you could tell that they weren't just playing music but actually performing and having a great time doing it. sort of a country, bluesy mix they really pumped up the crowd and had everyone dancing and stomping their feet. 

after a short break to move around all the equipment, it was time for the coppertone! if you haven't heard the coppertone before, i am telling you; get your ass on youtube and look her up. that girl can fucking rock. lead singer amanda zelina puts her heart and soul into the performance. her guitar playing is amazing and she has the kind of voice that sounds perfectly gritty during a bluesy rock song, but during the slower numbers it softens, still maintaining just the right amount of bad-assery. not to mention that she is hot as hell. huge girl crush. josh told me about 5 times that he would marry her right then and there. 


we were standing literally front and centre, so we could see everything, including the set list. i was waiting to hear the song 'black water' which is my all time fave coppertone song. it was third on the list. i basically went nuts when it started, i was so happy i couldn't even handle it. there are very few bands i get this way about, and the coppertone is definitely one of them. they sound better live than they do recorded, and i haven't heard many bands that i can say that about.  i am still so stoked about it today, and it has taken me like 45 minutes to write this blog post because i couldn't even put the feeling into words. 

in short; the coppertone is an amazing band, and if you like bluesy rock type music at all, please do me a favour and listen . . . then come thank me. 


as soon as they were done, i went up to her and told her how great the performance was and how i was basically crying i was so happy. she seemed super down to earth and totally chill, not even realizing how many minds she had just blown haha then i went over to the merch table to buy a shirt. was going to buy the ep but i don't have a record player booo 

the set list!

then the headliner, the dirty mags came on. the lead singer was about 7 feet tall and looked like he was trying to be russell brand (skinny jeans, pointy shoes, shaggy hair, blazer) it was funny because it made me feel soooo small! i mean, i always feel small at shows because i'm like always the shortest person there, but he was like a giraffe! it was crazy. they were really great too, although we didn't stay for their whole set cause we were sooo tired, and there was a mosh pit and we didn't want to get stuck in it. although i did for a second and it was really scary lol josh and his friends basically started it and i was trying to get by before they started their next song, but he dragged me in ahhhh! i guess now i can say that i was in a mosh pit? lol quite the experience. 


all in all, it was an amazing night. great friends, great food, great music. i had never been to a show at the horseshoe. i really liked the venue, how it was set up and the all around vibes i was getting from the place. now after all this time trying to get my thoughts into words, i'm gonna say bye, go get ready for class and get back to the real world ;) 


happy friday everyone! 
PEACE
soph 


listening: nighttime wishes - the coppertone


PS. starting a new project in regards to my portfolio... stay tuned to my youtube channel for more deets! 

new faces

today was a great day! i woke up at 10, which much to my dismay, was actually 11. oops! i had to rush, as i was supposed to be downtown by 1, meaning i would have to leave at 12. what was this engagement i was rushing off to you ask? one of my friends, amalia, has just moved to toronto for a 3 month internship at  a pr agency (i think she said it was called rocket public relations, but don't quote me on it!) we worked together at the good old real canadian superstore a few years back, and now she's here in the big city whoo! super excited for some summer shenanigans and backyard bbqs at her house in little india!

we went to one of my fave restos fresh on spadina. i ordered some mango pomegranate juice, which was basically summer in a glass. it was so refreshing! to eat, i had the jerusalem bowl on soba noodles. this was actually SO SO good! i got this description off of their facebook page: Jerusalem Fresh Bowl, where vegetables gather to hug each other♥ Hummus, grilled spinach, tomato, cucumber, parsley, red onion, sunflower sprouts, olive oil and tamari, mixed herbs, lemon and chili powder. 


can you imagine something yummier than that?! this pic i found on flickr doesn't do it justice:

man, mix that all together and it's heaven! i couldn't even finish half so i packed up the rest to go. then we shopped around queen street, finding this super cute vintage store across from urban outfitters (i forget the name, someone help me out!) i was so tempted by sweaters and menswear woolen pants... oh right, it is springtime. i find myself always wanting to wear the opposite season's appropriate attire. onesies in the winter, sweaters in the summer... so discombobulated! anyways, i put off the temptation for knits that would make me look like a 60 year old grandpa, and instead, found a shirt for st patties day, a lovely green/white striped number from forever 21, some clover hair clips, and a pair of faux reading glasses (my friend allison has the same ones and they are just so fun!) 

so we'll have to coordinate so we both don't wear them to school on the same day. i know, i know, these glasses are soooo stereotypical "creative person" slash "nerdy hipster" but i like them and i don't care what anyone else thinks! my roommate met me at dundas for this shopping adventure, then we got a nice bottle of vino for thursdays festivities and she picked up some keith's for her boyfriend's visit starting wednesday! needless to say, the commute home was tiring, carrying all this extra crap. 

enjoyed my lunch leftovers for dinner. i basically got nothing accomplished on the school front today, but lots of other stuff got done! i finished the night having a really nice long skype with one of my best friends, jess deeks (shameless plug http://jessicadeeks.com/ she is an amazing photographer!) cut up a watermelon for breakfasts during the week and lit some candles and just chilled. making a mental list of everything i have to do tomorrow... laundry gaaaah! no socks! forgot to change my fish's water as well poor baby. also, something to get excited about! young lions next saturday! my supertalented art director vanessa and i are so stoked for this! we've been planning our food for weeks. poutine on spicy fries. it is going to be so rad. anyways, it's one in the morning and i'm rambling and definitely not saying anything that anyone would find remotely interesting! lol so goodnight everyone, hope you all had a fun weekend! and have some wicked st patty's plans ;)

soph

listening: dance dance dance - lykke li and bon iver