Vesta Varro
(Indie Week Canada 2007)
"Their album, as brilliant and polished as it is, does not do justice to their live performance. They take over their venues, turning them from dark bars into amphitheatres and giving you no choice but to watch them and fall in love. Their songs are just as well suited for rock venues as bedrooms, and come equipped with all the hype and strength of any mainstream powerhouse." - www.torontomusicscene.ca
http://www.myspace.com/vestavarro
Walter Mitty & The Realists
(Indie Week Canada 2008)
Here’s the scoop so far. Bought some instruments. Played them together. Played them on stages over the globe with other bands. Won Indie Week Canada. Hosted and appeared on some radio and TV shows. Met ‘The Cranberries’ sticks-man Fergal Lawler, shook hands and recorded lots of songs with him. Other stuff…
http://www.myspace.com/waltermittyandtherealists
Cutaways
(Indie Week Ireland 2009)
Cutaways use two boys, one girl, two synths, one guitar, a drum kit and bags full of hooks and melodies to make their jagged and boisterous pop music. 2009 saw the NME hailing Cutaways as "your new favourite band" and the band released their debut album "Earth and Earthly Things" before taking their vibrant live show all across Ireland and the UK as well as playing shows in Toronto, Canada as part of Indie Week Canada.
http://www.wearecutaways.co.uk
The Whatmans
(Indie Week Ireland 2010)
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The Whatmans are a top European indie rock outfit consisting of John Brennan on vocals, Padar Mulvey on guitar and backing vocals, Francis "Frany" McGinn on bass, Aidan Carolan on drums, and Elizabeth Oakes on keys. They formed in 2007 out of a frustration against what Padar Mulvey describes as a constant stream of over-produced "safe pop." The Whatmans have turned heads with a pulsating, high energy, powerful live performance complemented with strong tunes, mixed with a high tempo output. There are not many bands out there with a complete 2 hour set of their own strong original material, who can still leave a crowd chanting for more.
