Cityfest presents: South of Bloor
Coming off the release of their 2014 album The Street, South of Bloor will spend the year building on the momentum garnered from their short, yet acclaimed debut record. SOB formed in 2010 with still active, Dan Bouwhuis (Vocals, Guitar), Kevin Zemnickis (Drums) and Mike Burger (Bass). Since their fruition, the indie pop 3-piece has filled many of Toronto's most notable concert venues (The Horseshoe, Rancho Relaxo, el Mocambo) before even having a commercial release.
SOB is most recognized by their work with long time friends Antony East and Blake Van Der Jet of GreenShades Productions (Toronto). GreenShades helped the band become permanent fixtures in the Toronto indie scene and also helped produce videos for Where Are We Going, and 40 Lands.
In 2013, the band met young producer, Hiren Mistry (Big Wreck, Monster Truck) and began working on what would become South of Bloor's debut release. Polished production and contagious melody saturate the entirety of The Street, meanwhile preserving the authenticity of a live 3-piece rock band.
"...its not hard to predict SOB becoming popular with the masses." ~ K. Candelmo, Indie MUSEic - Feb 1, 2014
"'South of Bloor delivers the best new sound Ive heard so far this year,.." ~ Vegard, entertained.net - Jan 25.2014
"It is the opinion of Two Way Monologues that this is a stellar representation of how far South of Bloor has come..." ~ Dan Wolovic, First Spin Monologues - Jan 6, 2014