Category Archives: Beyond the Hoots

Video spotlight #15

Data Romance- “Can’t Keep Your Mind Off” The single from Data Romance‘s upcoming album Other is pretty killer, and so is the video. It’s been described as “Dexter-esque” which is a pretty accurate description. It follows a woman who, well, … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #14

The Folk- “Rules Of Youth” In our first live video of the spotlight, we revisit the Toronto/Guelph outfit singing a fantastic track from their 2012 EP Say It Again. This Violet Sound Session shows the band performing live at 3030 … Continue reading

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Boreal Sons’ Top Ten Canadian Records from 2012 (and one EP)

(Our last list, we promise….maybe….) Along with putting out a stellar EP themselves this year, Calgary’s Boreal Sons reflect back on some of their favourite Canadian releases from 2012: Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes If Thom York joined a group … Continue reading

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Blake Enemark and Kalle Mattson’s Top 10 Canadian Albums of 2012

Here at Grayowl Point, us writers don’t like to be the only ones who contribute year end lists. We like to hear what Canadian musicians themselves have to say about the year in Canadian music because after all, they are … Continue reading

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Grayowl Point’s Second Annual Christmas Music Roundup

Corey Isenor – Tannenbaum A blog favourite, Corey Isenor, has created a charming, all instrumental, EP for the season. Very fittingly, each of Tannenbaum’s four tracks are named after a different tree for a folk and organic, had to say it, holiday … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #13

Maylee Todd- “Baby’s Got It” One of the video comments says it all: “This is like a dozen crazy and gorgeous music videos in one.” Over the course of four minutes you will see someone jewelry being spit out of … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #12

The Balconies- “Do It In the Dark” We’re a little late for Halloween, but if you haven’t yet satisfied your craving for the supernatural and the scary, then look no further than this video from the kickass Ottawa trio The … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #11

The Rest- “Hey! For Horses” The description of this video is pretty straightforward- it features “puppets in compromising positions.” Not much more needs to be said, other than the fact that it’s NSFW. The song is pretty great, from the … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #10

Goodnight, Sunrise- “Love Fortress #9 Crowd sourcing is always a really fun way to put a video together, and Goodnight, Sunrise did just that for their new video. The video is tons of fun to watch as plenty of random … Continue reading

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Video spotlight #9

Cursed Arrows- “One in the Blue” Cursed Arrows – One In The Blue from Cursed Arrows on Vimeo. Cursed Arrows have been creating some pretty kickass rock music, and this video seems to suit their badass ethos. The band even … Continue reading

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