Man Made Forest @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto March 18, 2016 I feel at home inside the warmth of the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. It’s (hopefully) one of the last cold winter nights we have to endure, and the bar is like a familiar old [...]
Swerve @ Harvard & Stone, East Hollywood March 16, 2016 Local alt-rock band Swerve performed at Harvard & Stone as the opening act for rock ‘n’ roll group The Hellflowers’ debut EP release party. Swerve landed on the Los Angeles scene [...]
Lemon Bucket Orkestra W/ The Shuffle Demons + Detroit Party Marching Band @ The Opera House, Toronto March 12, 2016 The Opera House is just another concert hall, but with a better layout than most. Same three bars aggressively surrounding the [...]
Monster Truck w/ The Temperance Movement @ The Phoenix, Toronto March 11, 2016 We all stood there by the end of a very long evening, ankle deep in sweat and spilled beer, wishing we didn’t have to go home. All hyperbole aside, however, [...]
Elephant Stone w/ Champion Lover & Bad Girls @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto March 10, 2016 The night begins with a long drag of a cig while I wait outside Sneaky Dee’s, people-watching and anticipating the evening. I chat about what to expect [...]
Julia Holter @ The Great Hall, Toronto March 4, 2016 “The first time I played in Canada was two-thousand and…early.” It was with a kind of coquettish sobriety that Julia Holter and co. strode onto The Great Hall’s stage, the building’s [...]
Tal Wilkenfeld w/ Jerry Leger @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto February 29th, 2016 It’s a fucking cold night, and my eyebrows still hurt from waiting in line outside. I eavesdrop on conversations about boutique sound systems, bass playing [...]
The Tea Party @ Massey Hall, Toronto September 26th, 2015 Promoting their latest album, The Ocean at the End (2014), and touring while celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Edges of Twilight during Canada’s Walk of Fame festival, The Tea [...]
BEACHES JAZZ FESTIVAL – 2014 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CONFERENCE @ Woodbine Park, Toronto July 18 – 27, 2014 When July approaches in Toronto, it is a sign that the Beaches International Jazz Festival is quickly approaching and on [...]
Hanni El Khatib w/ Bass Drum Of Death & Pet Sun @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto October 6, 2013 Abrasive…..assaulting…..in-your-face…..borderline-obnoxious – that’s what the evening of October 6th at the Horseshoe was [...]
Johnny Marr @ The Phoenix, Toronto April 27, 2013 I’ve always thought of Johnny Marr the way I think of Mick Jones, as a revered writer and collaborator who’s never been prolific, or confident enough, to tolerate the sustained spotlight of being [...]
TRENT SEVERN @ THE DAKOTA TAVERN, TORONTO NOVEMBER 27, 2012 I never thought I would see a band as superbly talented as Trent Severn in a small environment like the Dakota Tavern in downtown Toronto. The words “mesmerizing,” “phenomenal,” [...]
THE GLITCH MOB w/ PHANTOGRAM & COM TRUISE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO JULY 28, 2011 The Glitch Mob took over a small chunk of Toronto when taking the stage at College Street’s renowned Mod Club Theatre. Originally slated to perform at 69 [...]
