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 [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT KiNK WALKS THE HIGH WIRE AND THE AUDIENCE SWOONS SUNDAY MAY 28, 2023 – SET TIME: 9:00-10:30PM Detroit’s Movement Festival takes place annually over the US Memorial Day long weekend, in [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT MOODYMANN SETS THE MOOD SATURDAY MAY 27, 2023 – SET TIME: 5:30-7:30PM Detroit’s Movement Festival has taken place annually over the US Memorial Day long weekend, in late May, since 2006. [...]
NATALIE MERCHANT @ MICHIGAN THEATER, ANN ARBOR (MI) MAY 17, 2023 In April, 2023, Natalie Merchant returned to the music world with her first album of all new material since 2014’s Natalie Merchant. Keep Your Courage was a very welcome return as [...]
THE WAILERS w/ OMEGA MIGHTY, KID RASTA & THE PEACEMAKERS @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO MAY 23, 2023 Having passed away in 1981, the music of Bob Marley continues to be revered through different live outlets, one of which was the [...]
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS @ DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO MAY 12, 2023 Along with the feeling of excitement that naturally presents itself upon seeing The New Pornographers live, it’s hard not to go in with any expectations. During their 2021 [...]
SHINEDOWN w/ THREE DAYS GRACE AND FROM ASHES TO NEW @ PINNACLE BANK ARENA, LINCOLN (NE) APRIL 25, 2023 Roaring onto the stage with their hit “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)”, Shinedown, easily one of rock music’s top bands, brought their [...]
COLA w/ NUTRIENTS @ THE BABY G, TORONTO APRIL 19, 2023 Cola kicked off the start of its 2023 tour with an intimate sold out show at The Baby G. As people poured into the venue you could sense that the newly-formed band already has a cult [...]
VISION VIDEO @ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO APRIL 2, 2023 Providing “dance music for the end of times”, so says Vision Video’s website. They made their return to the Toronto stage at The Velvet Underground this past weekend. Their music is [...]
SUICIDE COMMANDO W/ SOLAR FAKE & TRICK CASKET @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO MARCH 23, 2023 A pioneer of the electro-industrial, EBM, and aggrotech music scene, Belgium-based Suicide Commando has been commanding darkened dance floors since [...]
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 [...]
