Bay Area pop/hip-hop duo Kalin and Myles have been on a steady rise in recent years thanks to their popular Vine videos, four successful EPs and performances with artists such as Megan & Liz, Hollywood Ending and Trevor Moran. Kalin and Myles’ Toronto fans had a chance to show their dedication to their favourite artists, as well as openers Jacquie Lee and Anjali, when they played their first headlining show in the “6” March 18 at the Mod Club Theatre as part of The Dedication Tour.
Urban pop artist Anjali shined as she performed covers of Ariana Grande and The Weeknd’s smash single “Love Me Harder” and TLC’s hit “No Scrubs”, as well as her new single “Nobody” which features rapper Tyga. In between songs, Anjali and her crew pumped up the crowd by tossing out free merchandise, including lanyards and red foam fingers.
Jacquie Lee, who you may recognize from season 5 of THE VOICE, blew the crowd away with songs from her debut EP, ‘Broken Ones’, including “Empire” and recent single “Tears Fall”. The heartfelt and personal songs drew the crowd in and made the set feel very intimate. Jacquie also performed incredible covers of Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin’ Bout You”, Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love The Way You Lie” and Cyndi Lauper’s classic “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, which is featured on her EP.
Kalin and Myles, the night’s stars, needed no introduction. Touring in support of their new EP ‘Dedication’, the boys opened with the EP’s title track and then brought fans on a ride through their full discography. Songs like “Stuck In A Kodak”, “Swoop”, “Do My Step” and the special acoustic set pulled tons of screams from the crowd and prompted Kalin to exclaim, “Toronto is turnt up!” The guys also previewed music coming later this year and fans went wild.
Kalin and Myles took several opportunities throughout the show to give shoutouts to specific girls in the crowd and make them feel special. They also teased Drake’s new song “Know Yourself” several times, breaking out into the line “Runnin’ through the 6 with my woes” between performances before finally doing a short cover of it at the end of the show. During “You’re The Only One I Need”, Kalin and Myles encouraged their fans to dance and asked the crowd to call out what dance move they would be doing. Some popular responses included twerking and the nae nae! Myles led the crowd in the Macarena and Kalin encouraged people to start a congo line in the back of the venue.
Before performing their hit single “Chase Dreams”, Myles took a moment to talk to the crowd, saying, “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t chase your dreams.” The guys also thanked their fans for helping them live out their dreams and giving them the chance to perform shows in cities like Toronto, with Kalin adding, “We support you!”
Kalin and Myles continue The Dedication Tour until April 25 with shows across North America, including one more Canadian show in Vancouver on April 21! Visit http://www.kalinandmyles.com/ for a full list of tour dates and ticket information.
We can’t wait to see Kalin and Myles back in the “6” soon!
