Kozak System has landed!

The guys from Kozak System watch a performance by a
local band at a secret location in west end Toronto

Kozak System is now in town and getting to know some local bands. At an undisclosed location tonight in west end Toronto, Kozak System met with a few local bands to hear them play and give some professional advice. This "Rock School" is a new addition to all that typically happens during the Toronto Ukrainian Festival. Kudos to the boys from Kozak System for taking the time to listen and provide criticisms to their fellow musicians.

Tonight Torontula and DoVira took the stage to play some of their best songs in front of an audience of fellow musicians. For both bands it was a great opportunity to meet with and chat with one of the leading musical acts from Ukraine as well as to get some advice from them.

Tomorrow night several more bands will take part in the process. Afterwards everyone will move over to the Earth Bar on Bloor Street for a show featuring the bands who took part in the Rock School in a mini Battle of the Bands. Other veteran bands of the Toronto Ukrainian rock scene will also perform, and if we are all super lucky, Kozak System might also take the stage for a song or two.

Don't miss this free sneak preview of the band. And also make sure you buy tickets to the Friday and Saturday after parties where Kozak System and Taras Chubay will rock the house down till the early hours of the morning. We still have a few tickets left at our Bloor branch.

Your correspondent is not one to typically fawn over celebrities, but take it from me, the guys from Kozak System are real gentlemen and they know how to rock too. You get the sense that they are not only great musicians, but also people who care to see other musicians aspire to greater heights.

You can see a few more photos on Facebook in the "Kozak System has landed" album.