MINISTRY w/ MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT & DIE KRUPPS @ PALACE THEATRE, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 20, 2025 In the late 70s and early 80s, synth pop was becoming an prominent music genre. In 1983, With Sympathy was released followed by Twitch [...]
THORNHILL w/ SPECIAL GUESTS AVOID, OCEAN GROVE & BANKS ARCADE @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 6, 2025 In support of their latest album, Bodies, Australian metalcore quartet Thornhill have embarked on their first headlining [...]
JOHN FINLEY 80th BIRTHDAY BASH @ LULA LOUNGE, TORONTO MAY 6, 2025 Canadian music icon John Finley turned 80 yesterday and wanted to share the news and his music with the people of Toronto. Finley’s career spans over 6 decades as a [...]
DEPARTURE FESTIVAL 2025 @ TORONTO, ONTARIO MAY 6-11, 2025 Departure Fest (formerly known as Canadian Music Week), was held in Toronto from May 6 to 11. This festival is a trademark for the Canadian music scene, blending music, art, and comedy [...]
FAME ON FIRE w/ HALOCENE & ARCHETYPES COLLIDE @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 5, 2025 Florida-based hard rock band Fame On Fire has trekked across the US since April, in support of their third album, The Death Card, and are [...]
MAGNOLIA PARK w/ HOT MILK, SAVAGE HANDS & SOUTH ARCADE @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MAY 4, 2025 Magnolia Park’s latest stop on tour turned into an unforgettable night of music, moshing, and pure emotion, thanks to a stellar lineup that [...]
KURT SWINGHAMMER & MAURY LAFOY (THE COCKTAIL TWINS) @ SOGROVE CONCERT SERIES, TORONTO APRIL 30, 2025 Multi-disciplinary artist Kurt Swinghammer, and collaborator Maury LaFoy, recently presented Swinghammer’s 2011 album Turpentine Wind in its [...]
METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR @ ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO APRIL 24, 2025 When it comes to stadium rock shows, NO ONE does it better than Metallica. After all, they’ve been headlining this circuit for 35-plus years. It’s clear the new generation of [...]
MANCHESTER PUNK FESTIVAL 2025 @ MANCHESTER (UK) APRIL 18-20, 2025 Manchester Punk Festival continues to thrive. Now in its 10th year, the Easter weekend institution remains atop most UK punks’ calendars, and with good reason. Recently voted the [...]
BETH GIBBONS @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO APRIL 6, 2025 Massey Hall was buzzing with electric vibes and contagious excitement last night as the concert-going crowd anticipated Beth Gibbons, on the only Canadian stop on her solo debut tour supporting [...]
BAYSIDE w/ SINCERE ENGINEER @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO APRIL 1, 2025 New York emo veterans Bayside came to Toronto celebrating their 25th anniversary and did it by playing consecutive nights at The Opera House. Each night with a unique set so [...]
REFUSED w/ QUICKSAND & SUNDOWNER @ HISTORY, TORONTO MARCH 23, 2025 Refused are fucking dead, and they really mean it this time. At least in the live sense. The influential Swedish rock band have just begun their farewell tour where they plan [...]
AYSANABEE w/ SEBASTIAN GASKIN & NATASHA FISHER @ AXIS CLUB, TORONTO MARCH 21, 2025 Some concerts leave you entertained, and others leave you transformed. Aysanabee’s performance, with openers Natasha Fisher and Sebastian Gaskin, was [...]
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH w/ CLEREL @ COMMONWEALTH BAR & STAGE, CALGARY (AB) MARCH 21, 2025 To celebrate 20 years of their monumental album, Sounding A Mosaic, Bedouin Soundclash is touring across Canada. For the second stop on the tour, they took [...]
SUZANNE VEGA @ LULA LOUNGE, TORONTO MARCH 12, 2025 Suzanne Vega does not get to Toronto often, or at least often enough, but thankfully she was able to come to the city for two sold out shows at Lula Lounge for a tour she calls, Old Songs, New [...]
ADRIAN YOUNGE @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 9, 2025 Producer, composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge brought his Something About April Tour to Toronto’s Lee’s Palace for a sold-out performance of cinematic, neo-jazz [...]
THE ‘80s CRUISE: FOR ‘80s LOVERS ONLY! A FUN & FRENZIED CELEBRATION OF FRIENDS, MUSIC AND BOOZE MARCH 2 – MARCH 9, 2025 I’m sitting with several shipmates when one mentions—almost in rapture–that she just saw Tiffany down the ship’s [...]
LORI CULLEN @ SOGROVE CONCERT SERIES, TORONTO MARCH 1, 2025 Certain live music experiences are simply ‘special’. Nowhere is this more evident than with Lori Cullen’s recent run of shows, featuring songs from her 2024 album The Thunder And The [...]
THE MUDFLOWERS EP RELEASE PARTY WITH RAINBOW SKULL PARTY AND BATTLER’S BLEND @ BANSHEES BAR & ARTSPACE, IPSWICH, QLD (AU) February 28, 2025 Banshees Bar and Artspace, a vibrant gem just 30 minutes from Brisbane, came alive on Friday night [...]
FATHER JOHN MISTY w/ DESTROYER @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 21, 2025 Eight shows into the North American leg of the Mahashmashana Tour, Josh Tillman, better known as Father John Misty, along with opener Destroyer, took to Massey Hall for an [...]
MOLCHAT DOMA w/ SEXTILE @ HISTORY, TORONTO February 19, 2025 Molchat Doma, one of the most interesting new wave, post-punk bands to emerge in the past decade brought their instantly recognizable style to Toronto. Fresh off the release of Live At [...]
JERRY CANTRELL w/ FILTER @ OLG STAGE AT FALLSVIEW CASINO, NIAGARA FALLS (ON) JANUARY 31, 2025 Following the October 18 release of his fifth solo album, I Want Blood, Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell is embarking on the I Want Blood North American [...]
MYLES KENNEDY w/ TIM MONTANA & SONS OF SILVER @ THE CONCERT HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 22, 2025 Four shows deep into the North American leg of The Art Of Letting Go Tour, Myles Kennedy, along with openers Tim Montana and Sons Of Silver, took to [...]
MARIANAS TRENCH w/ LØLØ @ HISTORY, TORONTO NOVEMBER 30, 2024 History was packed to the brim with eager fans, buzzing with anticipation to hear the vocal stylings of none other than the iconic Marianas Trench. For the Toronto crowd, this show was [...]
