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Sun K

Paper Lions

Three amazing talents came to party at a packed Lee’s Palace on Friday night. Elliot Maginot, Sun K, and Cairo all took to the stage, and did not disappoint.

Opening the night was Montreal native Elliot Maginot, with his amazing Pop/Rock set. The second he started singing, my jaw dropped. I have never fallen in love with anyone’s voice so quickly. I couldn’t stop myself from dancing in my wheelchair, and people all around were staring at me. I found Elliot’s voice to be so powerful and so beautiful. Elliot’s debut EP “Young/Old/Everything In Between” was released February 10 and he performed some songs off it. Elliot Maginot was a great act to open the night.

Friday night at Lee's Palace was a night of deliciously loud music! I had the privilege of attending the CD Release Party for CAIRO and also getting a taste for one of the openers, Sun K; another Toronto native collective. 

I have watched CAIRO's fan base grow exponentially over the couple of years that I have known them. To see a jam packed house for their show was such a heart fulfilling experience. These days, it seems like a rarity to see Toronto show support to their own, but I think we may be in a transition period. With bands with raw talent such as these gems, it'd be hard to ignore and hard to not want to experience. 

Here's a link to CAIRO's powerfully wicked debut track called (note: my mom and I danced around to the whole thing one night. It's just that great) 

CAIRO - "A History Of Reasons" 

Also, I must add in the brilliance of Sun K. They had guitars on guitars and a wickedly powerful frontman with a voice from the past. Oh, and their keyboardist? Also rocked the trumpet! Horns are the way to my heart. So here's one of their debut(?) tracks called "Sweet Marie" off their Debut album coming out March 10th titled, "Northern Lies".

I'll be sure to head to the next shows either of these guys put together and I hope you will too!