WOLF PARADE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Wolf Parade returned back to Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre for their second show to continue the celebration of their latest release titled Thin Mind. Early in the set keyboardist [...]
EARTHGANG w/ MICK JENKINS @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 9, 2020 Hailing from Chicago, Mick Jenkins has most recently released The Circus, a 19-minute EP full of soulful, lyrical hip hop. It serves as a prelude to his up and coming album. [...]
METRONOMY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 8, 2020 It was no surprise that there was a big buzz looming around tonight’s performance by Metronomy as their latest album, Metronomy Forever has been positively acclaimed by many [...]
VOCALPOINT CHORUS FEATURING FLOBOTS @ CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SAINT PAUL (MN) FEBRUARY 8, 2020 It was easy to see that many concertgoers didn’t quite know what to expect when they realized that the Flobots would indeed be performing [...]
KORN w/ BREAKING BENJAMIN & BONES UK @ XCEL ENERGY CENTER, SAINT PAUL (MN) FEBRUARY 7, 2020 The relatively new Bones UK was the first of the three bands tonight, with their logo emblazoned high and huge for all to see. The three-piece [...]
CONNECTIONS COMING TOGETHER – THE OSHAWA MUSIC AWARDS @ THE ROBERT McLAUGHLIN GALLERY, OSHAWA FEBRUARY 7, 2020 It is encouraging when a community’s artists, business people and government representatives come together for a common goal. [...]
MICHAEL KIWANUKA @ REBEL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Considering the incredible success and critical reception of the release of his third album, KIWANUKA, it was no surprise that the venue was filled and buzzing in advance before Michael Kiwanuka [...]
POPPY @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 2, 2020 It is no surprise that it was a full house at The Opera House, as the audience from young and old await to see Poppy perform to a crowd of hardcore fans. Once was Youtube’s musical act of [...]
REX ORANGE COUNTY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 30, 2020 Toronto loves Rex Orange County, so it’s no wonder he sold out three nights in a row at the Danforth Music Hall. The energy was feverishly high even on the second night, and [...]
CHINA CRISIS w/ RATIONAL YOUTH & SLAVE TO THE SQUAREWAVE @ REVIVAL BAR, TORONTO JANUARY 25, 2020 Thanks to organizer Ed Sousa, there was an incredible triple bill that hit the stage tonight at The Revival Bar in Toronto. He has been putting [...]
A$AP FERG w/ MURDA BEATZ @ REBEL, TORONTO DECEMBER 17, 2019 A$AP Ferg and Murda Beatz put on a crazy show tonight at Rebel night club. Everything from the setlist to the guest appearances made this stop of the Floor Seat Tour, a memorable night [...]
93X NUTCRACKER FT. 311, HIGHLY SUSPECT, THE GLORIOUS SONS & BRKN LOVE @ ARMORY, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) DECEMBER 14, 2019 BRKN Love performed as if they were the headliners of the somewhat semiannual 93X Nutcracker. They took advantage of every [...]
BORN RUFFIANS w/ FLEECE @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO DECEMBER 14, 2019 Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians returned home to celebrate their second annual Shondi Festoon at the Danforth Music Hall. The Midland, Ontario quartet recently [...]
PIXIES w/ ICE CREAM @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO DECEMBER 12, 2019 The swaggering Black Francis spoke for the first time to the audience, as new cut “St. Nazaire” broke down. “In a train-wreck, sometimes you play a different song.” Not [...]
STATIC-X w/ MUSHROOMHEAD, DOPE, WEDNESDAY 13 & RAVEN BLACK @ MYTH LIVE, SAINT PAUL (MN) DECEMBER 4, 2019 Raven Black kicked off the sold out, 5-band bill. The carnival of misfit toys welcomed incoming concertgoers to the show as they played [...]
THE DIRTY NIL @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT HALL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2019 Rejoice! The prodigal sons have returned! The Dirty Nil rolled into the Phoenix Concert Hall in Toronto marking the fifth stop on their aptly-dubbed Idiot Victory tour, which [...]
JERRY LEGER & THE SITUATION w/ LINDY VOPNFJÖRÐ & MATTHEW BARBER @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2019 There was plenty of love in the room at Toronto’s hallowed rock dive Lee’s Palace, as Jerry Leger celebrated the release of [...]
BEACH SLANG @ QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE, TORONTO November 26, 2019 If you were in the audience and weren’t a Beach Slang fan you were one after this night. As soon as the band walked on stage, it was evident they were extremely raw and [...]
NEON INDIAN @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO NOVEMBER 21, 2019 It was a rainy night in Toronto, but that didn’t stop fans from packing the house to watch electronic band Neon Indian at the Velvet Underground. As they are known for their fun and [...]
FKA TWIGS @ REBEL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 17, 2019 FKA Twigs is a very interesting and fresh artist hailing from the U.K. She is known for being more of a songwriter than a musician, mixing dance, music, and eye-catching visuals all together in her [...]
JULIA JACKLIN @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Australian indie-rock singer Julia Jacklin performed in front of her excited fans at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto to support her second album, Crushing. The album, [...]
ROBERT FORSTER @ THE DRAKE HOTEL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Opening with the brilliant and personal “Born To A Family”, Robert Forster turned a very cold Toronto night into a warm party at The Drake Hotel.. This was Forster’s first Canadian [...]
TOOL @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 2019 will forever be remembered as the year of Tool. Few bands, if any, could have pulled off such a successful return as the progressive rock juggernauts managed on Fear Inoculum – their first [...]
BLACK MIDI w/ FAT TONY @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Fat Tony opened for black midi as people packed into Lee’s Palace. The Houston via Brooklyn rapper has been influenced by all sorts of genres, blending country and electronic [...]
