WINTERFOLK XVI PREVIEW & BENEFIT @ HUGH’S ROOM, TORONTO January 21, 2018 Last year, Hugh’s Room announced it was closing its doors. Like many fans, I waited with bated breath, sorry to see yet another beloved Toronto venue cease to [...]
Flobots w/ Tropidelic @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto January 17, 2018 The polar vortex in Southern Ontario couldn’t keep fans of Flobots away from going to the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern for the “Rise + Shine Tour”. A small [...]
Wine Lips w/ Possum & Seance Sisters @ The Bovine Sex Club, Toronto January 14, 2018 Toronto three-piece Wine Lips offers up a dose of infectious punk-infused garage rock. The Saturday night set at famed local Toronto venue The Bovine saw [...]
August Burns Red w/ Born Of Osiris & ERRA @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto January 6, 2018 August Burns Red kicks off their tour supporting their new album Phantom Anthem with two Canadian dates, their second being Toronto at The Danforth [...]
Not Your Parents’ Caribbean Cruise…Or Maybe It Is? Classic Rock Royalty Stars Aboard The Moody Blues Cruise IV January 2-7, 2018 The New Year’s Eve hangovers had barely lifted when The Moody Blues Cruise IV: Sur La Mer set sail from the [...]
July Talk @ Massey Hall, Toronto December 23, 2017 Three sold out nights at Massey Hall; July Talk returned home in a big way. I caught them on the third and final night of their stint at Massey Hall, and although there were some issues, July [...]
Alexisonfire @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 15, 2017 While an illness in the band forced them to be reschedule the shows from their original dates in late June, Alexisonfire always brings insurmountable energy forth when they do hit [...]
The Tea Party – 20 Years Of Transmission @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto November 30, 2017 With a career spanning decades, The Tea Party, playing on a late Thursday night at the Horseshoe Tavern’s 70th Birthday concert series, was more [...]
Children Of Bodom @ Bronson Centre, Ottawa November 29, 2017 Children of Bodom kicked off their 20th anniversary tour at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday, with Uncured, Lost Society, and Carach Angren. Their set was nothing less than [...]
Diamanda Galás @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 26, 2017 It took me a decade to see Diamanda Galás a second time, and for many of those who were with me at the Danforth Music Hall on Sunday, November 26th, 2017, the wait was even [...]
Todd Rundgren @ St. George Theatre, Staten Island November 25, 2017 The St. George Theatre in Staten Island is a superior venue. Not too big, great acoustics, affordable ticket prices, affordable refreshments and a landmarked, i.e. historic, [...]
Ekali w/ Josh Pan & Y2K @ Velvet Underground, Toronto November 23, 2017 You may think that you’ve never heard of Ekali, aka Nathan Shaw, but there’s a good chance that you’ve listened to some of his music. The twenty-five-year-old [...]
Big City Cough w/ Animal Parts: Born At Night Album Release Residency @ The Dakota Tavern, Toronto November 21, 2017 As they await Big City Cough, a hushed crowd is aglow from the stringed lights draped across the stage at Dakota Tavern. Its [...]
John Cale: 50th Anniversary Of The Velvet Underground And Nico @ Brooklyn Academy Of Music, New York Novmber 17, 2017 Although it was November 17, 2017, when I walked into the Brooklyn Academy Theatre, with ambient music humming, cool [...]
Kamasi Washington @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 16, 2017 If you feel like you need a boost of life, Kamasi Washington’s emotional jazz and bebop infused melodies are certainly the remedy. Proving his talents with the release of his [...]
Silversun Pickups w/ Minus The Bear @ Rebel, Toronto November 12, 2017 A rainy, nearly above freezing night couldn’t stop true fans from going to REBEL; the newly renovated and renamed nightclub Sound Academy, for the Silversun Pickups show. [...]
Blondie @ O2 Apollo, Manchester November 11, 2017 With careers spanning nearly 50 years, the musical legends that form Blondie need no introduction. What many might not know about the group is that they formed as part of the NYC punk movement [...]
Indie Week 2017 Toronto, Ontario November 7-12, 2017 Danielle Bourjeaurd @ The Mod Club Theatre (Photos by Susana Meza) [sk_grid id=”29922″ initial_load=”4″ gallery_gap=”5″ max_load_more=”6″ [...]
Elbow w/ C Duncan @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 6, 2017 The nearly 100-year-old Danforth Music Hall’s iconic red, neon sign glowed with “Tonight: Elbow” on a clear, early November day. Elbow’s crowd was an average [...]
Lil Yachty @ Rebel, Toronto November 5, 2017 2017 has been a crazy year for the city of Atlanta and its associated hip-hop acts. Everyone from Future to Migos and 6lack have made waves in mainstream media and will continue to do so as 2018 soon [...]
Skydiggers @ The Dakota Tavern, Toronto November 3, 2017 As you may know, Skydiggers have returned with a brand new album, Warmth of The Sun, their first since last year’s tribute to Gene Clark, Here Without You – The Songs of Gene [...]
Odonis Odonis + Beliefs w/ Chrysanthemum White Alder @ The Garrison, Toronto November 3, 2017 There are times in which you step into a venue not knowing what to expect, sometimes there is a veil of doubt regarding certain bands, however, last [...]
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Tori Amos @ Massey Hall, Toronto October 30, 2017 Tori Amos brought her Native Invader tour to Toronto as part of this rather extensive tour. She had played the night before in Cleveland, and she was scheduled for the next night in Ann Arbor [...]
