SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS @ REBEL, TORONTO JULY 29, 2019 It’s not every day that a legendary guitar hero rolls into town on tour with a hot band, and when the word was out that Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the [...]
KEMPTVILLE LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL @ KEMPTVILLE COLLEGE, KEMPTVILLE JULY 18-21, 2019 Putting on a music festival in a small town in Ontario is quite the challenge. To do so as gracefully as Kemptville Live Music Festival has is also quite the feat. [...]
PUP @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO JULY 21, 2019 After playing two sold out shows at the Danforth Music Hall only a month ago, PUP returned to Toronto for another stop on their Morbid Stuff Tour-Pocalypse tour. This time around the punks took the [...]
VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL @ JERICHO BEACH PARK, VANCOUVER JULY 19-21, 2019 Now in its 42nd year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival continues to impress. As a Canadian cultural institution, “it is a unique community-based celebration [...]
BASS COAST @ MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA JULY 12-15, 2019 Bass Coast is a thoughtfully curated boutique music and art festival. This year’s theme of duality was expressed throughout the weekend, “…in a world of duality where opposite forces [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 9-11 || July 12-14, 2019 The last days of a festival always leave the attendees with a bittersweet feeling, especially when the lineup is jam-packed with an eclectic mix of acts throughout its [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 8 || July 11, 2019 Although it was almost rained out, some acts were cancelled, and the ground was wet from a very heavy storm passing through the city just in time to steal the spotlight from some [...]
LITTLE STEVEN AND THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JULY 10, 2019 There was a revival in Toronto tonight: Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul returned to town to spread the word of rock and soul at The Danforth Music [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 3 + 4 || July 6 + 7, 2019 This festival season has really seen its ups and downs with the cancellations of huge festivals like Roxodus and the re-branding of what was Montebello Rockfest, now [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 6 || July 9, 2019 After a much-needed break from the heat, the Bluesfest acts and fans came back in full force Tuesday night. There are always nights where you have to make a choice between stages [...]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JULY 8, 2019 On this balmy night in Toronto, the city got weird. Taking his Strings Attached tour to the Budweiser Stage, the weird guy himself “Weird Al” Yankovic brought his arsenal of [...]
NAV @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO JULY 6, 2019 Recently NAV hit the stage at Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach to entertain long-time fans and win over the hearts of newcomers to his live performance energy. With a plethora of tracks from his latest [...]
THE ROLLING STONES @ BURL’S CREEK EVENT GROUNDS, ORO-MEDONTE JUNE 29, 2019 The greatest rock ‘n’ roll Band in the World returned to Canada tonight for just one show at Burl’s Creek, bringing those from Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and more, [...]
ROYAL TUSK w/ THE ZEALOTS & VIA @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) JUNE 28, 2019 The construction work on Hennepin Ave. in Minneapolis is done for the day, but there is still plenty of activity going on downtown. Temperatures were sitting at [...]
LITTLE SIMZ @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO JUNE 27, 2019 Fresh off the release of the album GREY Area, Little Simz came to Toronto for the last stop of her sold out North American tour. The 25-year-old hip hop artist started her set with the [...]
PERRY FARRELL’S KIND HEAVEN ORCHESTRA @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO JUNE 25, 2019 “If I could do this every night, I would” Perry Farrell tells the near sold out Toronto audience with a charming, bright smile that can only be [...]
POWERMAN 5000 w/ FILTHY SWEET & STUMPT @ EVERY BUDDY’S BAR AND GRILL, CHIPPEWA FALLS (WISCONSIN) JUNE 23, 2019 It was drizzling in the small town of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin tonight, but the line of people outside of Every Buddy’s Bar didn’t [...]
RED NIGHTFALL @ SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL (THE JUNCTION), TORONTO JUNE 22, 2019 Art-rock quartet Red Nightfall have been lurking in the shadows releasing some great music. If you’re familiar with the indie music scene around The Junction, [...]
GRENDEL @ THE HARD LUCK BAR, TORONTO JUNE 19, 2019 Kicking off their North American tour in celebration of their latest album Ascending the Abyss set to be released later this year, Dutch aggrotech band Grendel lit up the dance floor at the Hard [...]
PHISH @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 18, 2019 Freshly rested from a weekend of sets at Bonnaroo Music Festival, Phish returned to Toronto tonight on their Phish Summer Tour 2019, and first Canadian show in six years. Getting down to the [...]
NXNE 2019 FESTIVAL VILLAGE, TORONTO JUNE 14-16, 2019 Time for the latest Spill NXNE installation — our writers and photographers are ready to bring you the best-of-the-best from this year’s NXNE Festival! This year the NXNE Festival [...]
AJ TRACEY @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2019 In the midst of the NBA finals, Aj Tracey was able to shut down Velvet Underground. Everything from the song selection to the vibe that AJ created was able to show how great of a performer he [...]
THE NORTHERN PIKES @ BLUE FROG STUDIOS, WHITE ROCK (BC) JUNE 6, 2019 It was a very special evening with The Northern Pikes, playing their first gig with new material since 2003. 16 years have gone by and it seems like a day since their last [...]
GRETA VAN FLEET w/ IDA MAE @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO MAY 29, 2019 Greta Van Fleet’s second show in as many nights proved to be a complete success for the band and for their Canadian audience as both shows were sold out. Echo Beach offered an [...]