VIRGINIA TO VEGAS @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Virginia To Vegas is always about having a good time, and that is exactly what everyone had at tonight’s performance at the Mod Club Theatre. As the lights dimmed, the audience [...]
THE RACONTEURS w/ OLIVIA JEAN @ THE SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Is everybody in? Security was tight and mobile phones were locked as The Raconteurs made everyone look up and pay attention. The Nashville-based [...]
PARKJAM HIP HOP NIGHT FT. ICE CUBE, REDMAN & METHOD MAN, SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, MAESTRO FRESH WES & HAVIAH MIGHTY @ LONDON MUSIC HALL, LONDON (ON) SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Parkjam Hip Hop Night was a celebration of boombap music from the ‘90s. [...]
GRANDSON w/ NOTHING, NOWHERE @ FIRST AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 The first show on Grandson’s “The End of the Beginning” tour in support of the release of A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3. took place tonight at the iconic First Avenue, [...]
FIRE FIGHT w/ ALL IN FAVOR, SIN7 & DIVIDE THE FALL @ THE DOG HOUSE BAR AND GRILL, MAPLEWOOD (MN) SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 Fire Fight’s IDENTITY album release show brought eager and curious fans to The Dog House Bar and Grill in Maplewood MN [...]
BON IVER w/ SHARON VAN ETTEN @ PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 A Bon Iver live performance is not your typical concert. If you want a show to dance to, this is probably not it. However, if you want to experience a mind-blowing [...]
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE @ MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Vancouver audiences are a curious species. They often congregate in groups that prefer to keep their cards close to their chest, and as a result some of them have earned a reputation [...]
THE NATIONAL @ DEER LAKE PARK, BURNABY (BC) AUGUST 28, 2019 “Kate Staples and Hannah Georgas.” Matt Berninger gestured towards the two women to his left as he and his bandmates took their places on the stage at Deer Lake Park. He was referring [...]
THROW IT UP (DIJAHSB, HAF N’ HAF, LINCOLN WOODS, VIBEBYMELO, PATRIK) @ SMILING BUDDHA, TORONTO AUGUST 23, 2019 Toronto’s Smiling Buddha was overflowing with excitement tonight as it hosted Throw It Up, a nonprofit event created by The Soul Space [...]
ACTORS @ THE GARRISON, TORONTO “Now we want everyone really close. Let’s make this cozy!” ACTORS frontman and guitarist Jason Corbett exclaimed. ACTORS took the stage this night just before 9PM at The Garrison. The energy in the crowd [...]
CJ Ramone @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto August 15, 2019 While best known as the long-time bassist for The Ramones, CJ Ramone has since enjoyed a musically diverse solo career. His latest album, The Holy Spell, released earlier this year, is [...]
Alice In Chains & Korn @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto August 14, 2019 In a rather unexpected turn of events, Alice In Chains and Korn have united for a double-headlining expansive North American tour. It kicked off in mid-July and runs until [...]
OSHEAGA 2019 @ PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU, MONTREAL AUGUST 2-4, 2019 Day 1 Dear Rouge What a great weekend opener! Their infectious energy really set the vibe of the music festival. Although the crowd at the time was fairly small, lead vocalist Danielle [...]
CHURCH OF TREES @ THE PAINTED LADY, TORONTO JULY 30, 2019 It is a hot, muggy night in Toronto, again. But inside the Painted Lady, it is a different kind of heat: the outside conditions are no match for those inside the venue, where Church Of [...]
JOHN MAYER @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO JULY 30, 2019 Scotiabank Arena was filled with the sounds of epic guitar solos and passionate singalongs as John Mayer kicked off the first of two nearly sold-out shows in Toronto. The evening was split [...]
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 [...]
