REVIEW: Arrows in Action at The Mod Club in Toronto
REVIEW
REVIEW
☆ BY GIGI KANG ☆
Kelsey Runge
ARROWS IN ACTION — are Victor Viramontes-Pattison (vocals, guitar), Matthew Fowler (guitar) and Jesse Frimmel (drums). When we last caught up with the guys, they had just signed with Nettwerk Music Group and released their single “Light Like You” off their pop-rock album I Think I’ve Been Here Before. Now, they’re taking their I Think We’ve Toured Here Before tour across North America, alongside openers Instant Crush and Good Boy Daisy, and they stopped in Toronto on September 22.
The show kicked off with “Celebration,” immediately setting the tone for a high energy evening. The crowd, described by the band as “easily the rowdiest” they’ve seen in Toronto, was absolutely jumping and loving every second of songs like “Hello Sunlight!,” “High,” “Light Like You” and more of the spirited tracks. Unique to the Toronto show, the band performed a stripped-down version of “Learned My Lesson” which acted as a breather.
During the latter song, the audience could slow down and just enjoy Viramontes-Pattison’s voice accompanied gently by Fowler on guitar. Fowler, in general, was a delight to watch throughout the night. He’s the type of guitarist that makes you feel every emotion he’s feeling because the passion behind his playing is earnest and pure. You can tell that he loves every second of being on stage, and he makes you love being there too.
Unfortunately, due to a hand injury, Frimmel has been unable to take his usual post on drums. Instead, he’s been upstage on secondary vocals. At the show, Frimmel described that when he sustained his injury, he immediately contacted Ronnie Strauss from iDKHOW to join the band on tour. With under two weeks to learn the set, Strauss essentially saved the tour, as the guys described it. This earned him not one but three roaring chants (“Ronnie!”) from the crowd throughout the show.
One of AiA’s greatest strengths is their crowd work. From a brief skit before their encore to singing happy birthday to two people in the audience to making jokes throughout the set, Arrows in Actions incorporate lighthearted humor that adds to the memory of their shows. Obvious from the volume of the crowd that night, it was very well-received.
Toronto was a city the band spoke of with affection, commenting frequently throughout the show on just how much they were enjoying it. The city, with their floor-shaking energy, loved them right back.
Arrows in Action are touring throughout the rest of 2026, so be sure to catch them live.
