THE MARY WALLOPERS @ THE DRAKE, TORONTO MARCH 20, 2023 The first night of spring, and the best way to celebrate the new season is to hang out with the sellout crowd to see The Mary Wallopers at The Drake. They came with a full band and a set [...]
JULY TALK w/ CROWN LANDS @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO MARCH 10, 2023 Two of Canada’s most promising bands to emerge in the last decade took one of Toronto’s most revered stages for a pair of back-to-back, sold out performances. Having just released [...]
CLAN OF XYMOX w/ THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE & VOSH @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO MARCH 4, 2023 Since their formation in The Netherlands back in 1982, Clan of Xymox has been a pinnacle within the gothic rock and dark wave genres with many bands [...]
WINTERFOLK XXI BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL @ KENSINGTON MARKET, TORONTO FEBRUARY 24-26, 2023 Toronto’s Annual Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival celebrated its 21st anniversary this past month. This year it was held within the bohemian [...]
ALTER BRIDGE w/ MAMMOTH WVH @ HISTORY, TORONTO FEBRUARY 11, 2023 Hot on the release of their seventh full-length album, Pawns & Kings, and following their trek throughout Europe, Alter Bridge are in the midst of their North American tour. [...]
ON THE BLUE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC CRUISE 2023 IT’S BACK! ON THE BLUE RETURNS AFTER PANDEMIC PAUSE JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 2, 2023 It was billed as “Reunion,” a nod to the four years that had passed since classic rock fans last boarded a cruise ship [...]
WINTERSONG MUSIC FESTIVAL: MEN WITHOUT HATS & STARS @ SPRING LAKES GOLF CLUB, WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE JANUARY 21, 2023 Whitchurch-Stouffville was the place to be on a damp, cold and snowy January day for some very exciting music. Bringing the [...]
VISION VIDEO @ HARD LUCK BAR, TORONTO NOVEMBER 10, 2022 He’s known as Goth Dad on TikTok and Instagram, offering macabre-tinged dad jokes and nuggets of fatherly advice to all the baby bats out there. He’s actually Dusty Gannon – guitarist, [...]
PUSCIFER @ QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 8, 2022 Maynard James Keenan, mastermind and lead vocalist for powerhouse rock outfits Tool and A Perfect Circle, has brought his third project, Puscifer, to Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre [...]
SUEDE AND MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ THE COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 3, 2022 On a typical Vancouver rainy autumn Thursday night, two of the United Kingdom’s most influential and acclaimed ‘90s alternative pop-rock bands joined together [...]
THE BRONX & THE CHATS W/ DRUG CHURCH & SCOWL @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 20, 2022 Currently in the midst of their co-headlining tour, The Bronx and The Chats – along with show openers Drug Church and Scowl – brought [...]
WARDRUNA @ MERIDIAN HALL, TORONTO OCTOBER 19, 2022 Magic happens during the month of October and what better time to welcome a unique Norwegian musical group dedicated to revitalizing and stirring up the stories, instruments, and words of [...]
AESTHETIC PERFECTION @ THE GARRISON, TORONTO OCTOBER 15, 2022 The industrial pop trio Aesthetic Perfection, lead by Daniel Graves, returned to the Toronto stage after three years for their long-awaited American Psycho North American Tour. This [...]
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE w/ DEAD POSEY & KORINE @ THE AXIS CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 9, 2022 It was a very welcome homecoming this Thanksgiving weekend for Toronto natives The Birthday Massacre. After a month long North American tour [...]
KMFDM w/ CHANT @ THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) OCTOBER 6, 2022 A band considered to have brought industrial music to the mainstream, KMFDM, is out on a 22-date tour to promote their 22nd studio album, Hyena. The Cabooze had a long line of fans [...]
HEAVEN 17 @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 It may have taken 40 years, but Heaven 17 finally made their Toronto debut on a cool Friday night. They certainly warmed things up when they hit the stage, bang on time at 9.00 pm. [...]
ALICE GLASS @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 Alice Glass was welcomed with open arms as she returned home to Toronto for a stop on her Trauma Bond tour at Lee’s Palace. Fellow Toronto singer-songwriter Anna Sofia opened the show [...]
2022 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE GALA @ THE CARLU, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 The annual Polaris Music Prize Gala made its spectacular return to Toronto after two years of virtual ceremonies. Not only were the festivities brought back to Toronto’s Carlu [...]
PROPAGANDHI w/ NO MORE MOMENTS @ THE PALACE THEATRE, CALGARY SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 Coming off a set of prairie dates with legendary Canadian politico-punks Propagandhi, this last show in Calgary at the downtown Palace Theatre is a bit of a [...]
HEALTH w/ PERTURBATOR & STREET SECTS @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 After passing through the lobby and entering the main floor, the sea of black clothing and dinginess couldn’t have paired better with the bass and [...]
PEARL JAM @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 We’ve come a long way since March 2020 when Pearl Jam hoped to kick off their Gigaton tour in Toronto. Now, fully rescheduled, Pearl Jam made a triumphant return to Toronto on their current [...]
FISHBONE w/ ACTION/ADVENTURE & TOO NICE @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Los Angeles alternative rock icons Fishbone have made their long-awaited return to Toronto. Performing at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, with [...]
SHAME w/ THEY HATE CHANGE @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 After a slight delay, South London’s Shame returned to Toronto and every attendee at Lee’s Palace on Sunday can now confidently say that frontman Charlie Steen has stared [...]
WU-TANG CLAN & NAS w/ DJ SCRATCH @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 Toronto was treated to a night of classic ‘90s hip-hop nostalgia with two of the decade’s finest: Wu-Tang Clan and Nas. Along with supporting act, DJ Scratch, the [...]
