ALVVAYS W/ ALEX G @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO AUGUST 28, 2023 Alvvays and Alex G sure make a great doubleheader. Both acts are at the top of their game and it’s impossible to listen to an indie playlist that doesn’t have at least one song by both [...]
MOBIUS RADIO w/ DROP TOP ALIBI & DR. DRAW @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO AUGUST 18, 2023 Hot off the release of their debut, eponymous album, a progressive concept record narrated by iconic Canadian DJ and author Jeff Woods, Mobius Radio [...]
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF @ THE PINK ROOM (YES), MANCHESTER AUGUST 15, 2023 “You might notice that we’re sitting down. That’s because we sound better sitting down.” ~Howe Pearson At a few minutes past 9:00 PM, and after the opening act performed [...]
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE w/ THE ARMED @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO AUGUST 4, 2023 It’s been a long six years since Queens of the Stone Age was last in Toronto and their new album, In Times New Roman, is a bit of a departure from their previous work [...]
GHOSTFACE KILLAH @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO JUNE 29, 2023 Local Toronto promoter and pillar of the hip-hop community, Lord Fury, had booked Conway The Machine to perform in Toronto. Following a leg injury, Conway had to pull out of the show, [...]
ALEXISONFIRE w/ PUP & METZ @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 16, 2023 Seeing Alexisonfire live is a Canadian right of passage. Formed in 2001, the band has become one of the biggest names and influences in the post-hardcore scene. In 2022 [...]
PROTOMARTYR w/ WEIRD NIGHTMARE @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2023 Protomartyr may be the greatest post-punk band of this generation. The Detroit group was formed in the early 2010’s by Joe Casey who needed an outlet after his father [...]
JUSTIN HAYWARD @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO MAY 28, 2023 The Danforth Music Hall is the perfect venue for Justin Hayward to bring his current tour. It is almost as if the theatre was built for him, with such fine acoustics, and Hayward [...]
