BROS @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto February 10, 2017 Ewan and Shamus Currie saunter onto the stage as if fresh from the pages of Creem Magazine circa 1973. It’s a miserable snowy February night and the crowd inside Lee’s Palace is hungry [...]
Begonia @ The Drake Underground, Toronto February 9, 2017 Begonia’s performance on Thursday night was a wonderful escape from the sub-zero temperature of the streets outside. Toes frozen and nose running, I stepped into the dim and warm room at [...]
46th Annual JUNO Awards Nominee Press Conference | #JUNOS @ Rebel, Toronto February 7, 2017 While awards aren’t everything, appreciating our Canadian artists is, and the JUNOS are where that really happens. The 2017 Juno awards will mark [...]
VOWWS @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto February 4, 2017 An unassuming duo took the stage of Lee’s Palace this past Saturday night. Decked out in all black and leather, the two quietly geared up to perform amidst a loud room of chattering audience [...]
!Bang Elektronika with nTTx and DJ Lazarus @ Coalition, Toronto February 3, 2017 As I reached Coalition, Sam, the hardworking and ever smiling doorman of many Toronto alternative events, announced that nTTx was doing a sound check; they were [...]
Cate Le Bon @ The Velvet Underground, Toronto February 2, 2017 Toronto’s The Velvet Underground hosted a perfectly fitting performance on the night of February 2nd, when they welcomed Welsh musician Cate Le Bon to their stage. A notable emerging [...]
MUNA w/ Lo Moon @ Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles February 1, 2017 Do you remember when you went to see a band that you knew almost nothing about? Do you remember when their live performance blew you away, and you knew that you had just become a [...]
James Supercave + SWIMM + Lukas Frank @ The Troubadour, West Hollywood December 17, 2016 A few Los Angeles locals got a their taste of what it’s like to headline a ridiculously legendary venue in your hometown. As any good local knows, [...]
Madness w/ The Lightning Seeds @ Manchester Arena, Manchester December 16, 2016 “Cant Touch Us Now” is what the tour has been termed, and it seems that there is just no stopping the British Ska legends. Continuing to tour regularly and unlike [...]
PUP @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 14, 2016 Toronto’s very own PUP returned home Wednesday to an eager Danforth crowd as they kicked off the first show of their three-night homecoming. A cold but hungry Wednesday crowd were treated [...]
Half Moon Run w/ Plants And Animals @ Winspear Centre, Edmonton December 14, 2016 It’s always a treat when Edmonton gets to see acts from across Canada. Tonight at the Winspear Centre two exceptionally talented Montreal-based bands graced the [...]
The Wooden Sky 7th Annual Toronto Holiday Show @ 918 Bathurst, Toronto December 14, 2016 Hundreds packed 918 Bathurst tonight for the first of two nights of The Wooden Sky’s 7th annual Holiday Revue. The show, which was held in benefit of [...]
Mac Miller – The Divine Feminine Tour @ Rebel, Toronto December 8, 2016 (Photography by Kishan Mistry) Photos [sk_grid id=”19066″ initial_load=”10″ gallery_gap=”5″ max_load_more=”10″ [...]
PACT “Thoughts” Music Video Premiere @ Small World Music Centre, Toronto December 8, 2016 The PACT – Urban Peace Program in Toronto is a charitable organization whose mandate is to provide free life skills and job skills [...]
2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards Showcases @ Hugh’s Room & Gala @ The Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto December 4, 2016 Canadian talent took centre stage this weekend as Toronto hosted the Canadian Folk Music Awards, now in its 12th year. [...]
Arc Iris w/ Qais And The Qosmonauts & Lone Kodiak @ The Satellite, Los Angeles December 1, 2016 Last night The Satellite hosted Arc Iris, a band whose new record Moon Saloon was released earlier this year on Bella Union (Europe) and ANTI- [...]
Peter Hook & The Light @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 29, 2016 Joy Division/New Order founding member and bassist Peter Hook left New Order in 2007 after a falling out and in 2010 he decided to start his own band – Peter Hook [...]
Lily & James @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York November 28, 2016 An intimate venue on the Lower East Side, Rockwood Music Hall was the perfect place to see wrock band Lily & James. Grace McLean and Jay Stolar are the duo behind the [...]
Andy Shauf w/ Chris Cohen @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto November 22 & 25, 2016 Last week Mod Club hosted two sold-out performances featuring two stand-out young songwriters in current indie rock. November 22nd and November 25th brought [...]
iHeartRadio Canada’s FIRST Jingle Ball @ The Air Canada Centre, Toronto November 25, 2016 An historical moment in Canadian Music performances! When the approval for the media accreditation came across my desk a few days ago, I nearly spat [...]
SATE w/ The Damn Truth & Les Deuxluxes @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto November 17, 2016 Down at The Horseshoe Tavern, the night was all about Canadian bands with powerful frontwomen who captured their audience. Well into the beginning of [...]
Holy White Hounds w/ The Pretty Reckless & Them Evils @ The Phoenix, Toronto November 13, 2016 Toronto’s Phoenix Theatre has seen a number of different talented acts, even when it was previously named The Diamond. On this night in November, [...]
Elephant Stone w/ The Velveteins + Thee Magic Circle @ The Fox Cabaret, Vancouver November 8, 2016 A dedicated crowd of Vancouverites filled the Fox Cabaret; the strange, quiet atmosphere of the concert goers could be explained by both rain and [...]
Låpsley @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 6, 2016 Holly Lapsley Fletcher, known as “Låpsley” to her fans, brought soulful to the next level on November 6 at The Danforth Music Hall. You would never be able to guess that this Brit [...]