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 [...]
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS w/ THE STROKES & THUNDERCAT @ THE ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO AUGUST 21, 2022 Between the very successful release of their latest album, Unlimited Love, the anticipation of their upcoming double album due for release on [...]
THE WILD HEARTS TOUR FEATURING SHARON VAN ETTEN, ANGEL OLSEN & JULIEN BAKER @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO AUGUST 12, 2022 Struggled to get a ticket to one of the summer’s most fire shows that featured three of the most powerful women voices [...]
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE w/ RUN THE JEWELS @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO JULY 21, 2022 When news broke of a full Rage Against The Machine reunion tour broke in early 2020, it looked like we were headed for a truly incredible year. Now, after a [...]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC @ THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER JULY 2, 2022 Concert goers crammed Vancouver’s The Centre for Performing Arts to see California’s legendary musical humourist “Weird Al” Yankovic and his four-piece band [...]
THE TEA PARTY @ HISTORY, TORONTO JULY 2, 2022 The quintessential way to celebrate Canada Day as a fan of rock music has to be seeing Windsor natives The Tea Party return to the stage after a long and arduous lockdown. They did just this during [...]
SHINEDOWN PLANET ZERO RECORD RELEASE DAY SHOW (VIRTUAL EVENT) @ DADDY KOOL RECORDS, ST. PETERSBURG (FL) JULY 1, 2022 Shinedown celebrated their Planet Zero album release in St. Petersburg, FL on Friday July 1 with a free livestream event. They [...]
SMOKEY ROBINSON @ MERIDIAN HALL, TORONTO JUNE 28, 2022 Smokey Robinson needs no introduction, but allow me to give it a try. He is an iconic singer, songwriter, producer, record executive, “the world’s greatest poet” according [...]
KRAFTWERK @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO JUNE 6, 2022 On this evening there would be no attempts to jump the stage to steal a hug from a member of one of the most influential electronic synth-pop bands of all time as there was during Kraftwerk’s [...]
BOY HARSHER @ WIDE AWAKE FESTIVAL, BROCKWELL PARK (SOUTH LONDON) MAY 28, 2022 Boy Harsher has played another great show as the band has become more popular. Their shows are still as DIY as ever. The duo of Jae Mathews and Gus Muller form a [...]