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, [...]
Dinosaur Jr @ The Opera House, Toronto September 16, 2018 Despite being around since 1984, Dinosaur Jr still knows how to put on an amazing show. Tonight they took the stage at The Opera House in Toronto and put on a really solid show. The stage [...]
Jon Hopkins @ Corona Theatre, Montreal September 15, 2018 Usually when you go to a concert the opening act is a tedious but short delay that most of the attendees will be loath to show enthusiasm for. A lot of the time the energy just isn’t [...]
Tribulation @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto September 15, 2018 The second stop on Tribulation’s North American tour saw the band bringing serious intensity to Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Though their style has been described as gothic, heavy, or [...]
Rina Sawayama @ Velvet Underground, Toronto September 15, 2018 Rina Sawayama and her DJ, Clarence Clarity, touched down last night for their first show in Canada which happened to sell out. After the release of her debut 2017 EP, RINA, she [...]
Car Seat Headrest w/ Naked Giants @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto September 11, 2018 For their 2018 tour in support of this year’s album release, Twin Fantasy, Car Seat Headrest are being supported by “the best band in the world” according to [...]
Foo Fighters @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver September 8, 2018 The Foo Fighters love ‘70s rock’n’roll. Performing to a massive crowd at one of Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, the Concrete & Gold tour featured two hours and 45 minutes of [...]
Saint Etienne – Good Humor 20th Anniversary Tour @ Union Stage, Washington D.C. September 7, 2018 Ever since Foxbase Alpha was released in 1991 I’ve been a huge fan of Saint Etienne. The release of their second album So Tough solidified [...]
Parkway Drive w/ August Burns Red @ Rebel, Toronto September 7, 2018 Though they’ve played large Canadian festivals like Montebello Rockfest, Parkway Drive’s vocalist, Winston McCall, was beside himself to be playing a sold-out show in Toronto [...]
Festival de Musique Émergente @ Rouyn-Noranda, Québec August 30 – September 2, 2018 I was hesitant about the entire plan, leaving on a small plane with a handful of people I didn’t know and one I did to land in a small city in Northern [...]
Miguel & Dvsn @ RBC Echo Beach, Toronto August 26, 2018 Miguel and Dvsn are highly acknowledged within the music scene. Although these two artists come from different backgrounds, they both deliver great performances. Despite the music scene [...]
