What: Theo Vandenhoff @ 1 Beech Avenue Social Club
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THEO VANDENHOFF Recently emerging as one of Toronto’s most exciting live acts, the sullen yet danceable post-punk of Theo Vandenhoff is as much a pseudonymous outlet for frontman/auteur Theo Klaver as it is a sonic chopping block at the hands of Callum Crombie (guitar) and Tom Nixon (bass). Despite being based in Canada, their sound lends itself more to the sardonic European synthpop of Klaver’s heritage and the metallic Northern English cacophony of where Crombie and Nixon grew up. These influences fuse to form their own brand of goth-adjacent music that is equal parts nostalgic and contemporary, all while maintaining a staunchly DIY process where each step from conception to completion is conducted by the members of the band.
BLDSUGR! Emerging from the industrial heartlands of Birmingham, BLDSUGR! are a ferocious Triple Threat Trio. Born in 2023, weaving a tapestry of sound that dances between the realms of shock rock and the heavy oppressive tones of doom metal, punk and mysticism of the gothic to forge what they call ‘doom punk’. BLDSUGR! is an inglorious mix of theatrical spectacle, gothic excess and unapologetic grit.
Recently emerging as one of Toronto’s most exciting live acts, the sullen yet danceable post-punk of Theo Vandenhoff is as much a pseudonymous outlet for frontman/auteur Theo Klaver as it is a sonic chopping block at the hands of Callum Crombie (guitar) and Tom Nixon (bass).
Despite being based in Canada, their sound lends itself more to the sardonic European synthpop of Klaver’s heritage and the metallic Northern English cacophony of where Crombie and Nixon grew up. These influences fuse to form their own brand of goth-adjacent music which is equal parts nostalgic and contemporary, all while maintaining a staunchly DIY process where each step from conception to completion is conducted by the members of the band.
