Cheekface

Live in Toronto (2025)

EmMoore

On May 7, Pacing and Cheekface played at the Axis Club in Toronto, Ontario. I had been looking forward to this show for months and couldn’t wait to make the trek into the city, grab my spot on the floor, and experience the joy of live music.

I settled into my place on the floor and Pacing - Katie, Vonnie, and Ben - soon took the stage for their first Canadian show. The band came out and started into the “tortilla chip bag song” which commemorates the long description on the back of a bag of Las Fortunitas Tortilla Chips - we don’t have this kind of tortilla chip in Canada but the crowd was quickly won over by the energy and tongue-in-cheekness the song was delivered with. Lead singer Katie took up her guitar and introduced the next song as “A song about killing Tony Soprano” before the band launched into “The Family”. People were clapping along and dancing so I think it’s safe to say there were several Sopranos fans who also wanted to be the Big Boss.

The upbeat “Sunny