Young The Giant @ Rebel, Toronto November 8, 2018 “You will be the chosen master. You will leave with the girl this time!” were some of the first words from Sameer Gadhia tonight, as he and the rest of Young the Giant took to the stage at Rebel, [...]
Cadence Weapon w/ Hua Li (化力) & Fat Tony @ Velvet Underground, Toronto November 3, 2018 Hua Li (化力) opened for Cadence Weapon to a crowd of about 20 people. She rapped and sang about old boyfriends and their new girls and how she is feeling [...]
Death Valley Girls w/ Gymshorts @ Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia October 30, 2018 Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house, people came dressed in costumes to see Gymshorts and Death Valley Girls play at the Kung Fu Necktie. I [...]
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: ONE DUMB GUY & TWO KIDS IN THE HALL (PAUL MYERS BOOK LAUNCH) @ THE TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL/CROW’S THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 29, 2018 On a brisk October night in Toronto, the Toronto Sketch Comedy [...]
Goran Bregović: Three Letters From Sarajevo @ The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto October 26, 2018 Famous composer Goran Bregović, one of the most beloved ex-Yugoslavian Composers of the modern era and his Wedding and Funeral [...]
Passenger @ Théâtre Corona, Montréal October 21, 2018 Ken Yates comes across as a stunning encapsulation of what it would be like if Oscar Isaac’s titular character from Inside Llewyn Davis existed in a Canadian context, a more upbeat and [...]
YouTube Music Night Market @ King and Spadina, Toronto October 19, 2018 It was a cold night. Friday nights at King & Spadina see it all. It’s the beginning of our newest narrative — every weekend we write our thesis and let the city [...]
Strawbs @ Hugh’s Room, Toronto October 16, 2018 The Strawbs played two consecutive nights at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. The second also happened to be their 35th appearance at that venue. A remarkable feat for any band, but Strawbs are not [...]
Indie Week Media Launch Party 2018 @ The Hideout, Toronto October 16, 2018 Indie Week held their media launch party on Tuesday tonight to kick off the 16th annual festival. Industry professionals and avid indie fans packed The Hideout in Toronto [...]
Milo Greene @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto October 12, 2018 It’s been three years since Milo Greene coveted the stage at Horseshoe Tavern, promoting their sophomore album Control. Back then, they were a four-piece comprised of Graham Fink, Robbie [...]
Tom Morello @ The Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto October 5, 2018 In what was perhaps the most surprisingly low key events in Toronto this weekend, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets Of Rage, took the stage at [...]
Denzel Curry @ Adelaide Hall, Toronto October 5, 2018 Denzel Curry’s show Toronto tonight was probably one of the best ones of my life. This was the first show in his entire tour to sell out and was it ever a good one. It took place at Adelaide [...]
The Crooked @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto October 4, 2018 To mark the release of their brand new EP, First Place Silver, The Crooked put on a celebratory show tonight, almost a year and a half since playing their first gig together at [...]
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators @ Casino Rama, Orillia October 4, 2018 Opening with “Avalon”, Slash, Kennedy, and The Conspirators wasted no time getting the show started. While their set only ran for a modest hour and a [...]
Wu-Tang Clan @ Rebel, Toronto September 30, 2018 With a timer counting down on their website – currently just over thirty-nine days at the time of my writing – it is a great time to be a Wu-Tang Clan fan in the city of Toronto. To raise brand [...]
Loreena McKennitt @ Knox Church, Stratford September 28, 2018 Loreena McKennitt has embarked on a tour to promote her latest album, Lost Souls. Thus far, her only Canadian dates are three shows in Stratford, her hometown since 1981. Her choice [...]
Oneohtrix Point Never @ Monument-National, Montreal September 26, 2018 Daniel Lopatin has long been held in high esteem for pushing the boundaries of electronic music under the alias of Oneohtrix Point Never. Often incorporating jarring textures [...]
JPEGMAFIA w/ Joy Again @ Adelaide Hall, Toronto September 25, 2018 JPEGMAFIA has recently been making waves with his latest release Veteran, a political and abstract hip hop album that makes use of experimental samples and controversial lyrics. [...]
One In The Chamber w/ The Reed Effect @ The Hideout, Toronto September 22, 2018 The hottest ticket in town tonight had to be at Toronto’s The Hideout, where One In The Chamber officially held their album release party for their debut EP, [...]
MC50 w/ UIC & Public Animal @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto September 20, 2018 The history of the MC5 has been nothing short of tumultuous; however, this has not stopped the band from earning a much deserved sense of respect in the rock [...]
Coheed And Cambria w/ Protest The Hero & Crown Lands @ Rebel, Toronto September 20, 2018 Having been together for over 20 years now, Coheed and Cambria know how to throw a banging show. On September 20, they played the Rebel with supporting [...]
The The w/ Agnes Obel @ Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto September 19, 2018 A friend texts me shortly before I leave home “Front door of Sony Centre: photography and video recording prohibited this evening”. Friends sure know [...]
Hozier w/ Hudson Taylor @ Rebel, Toronto September 19, 2018 Hozier hit the stage tonight at Rebel Night Club in Toronto, supported by Irish folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor. The opening band performed their hits, “Run With Me” and “Old Soul”, which [...]
2018 Polaris Music Prize Gala @ The Carlu, Toronto September 17, 2018 Jeremy Dutcher is the winner of the 2018 Polaris Music Prize, for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa , beating out such Canadian contemporaries as Alvvays, Hubert Lenoir, [...]
