PROPAGANDHI w/ NO MORE MOMENTS @ THE PALACE THEATRE, CALGARY SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 Coming off a set of prairie dates with legendary Canadian politico-punks Propagandhi, this last show in Calgary at the downtown Palace Theatre is a bit of a [...]
HEALTH w/ PERTURBATOR & STREET SECTS @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 After passing through the lobby and entering the main floor, the sea of black clothing and dinginess couldn’t have paired better with the bass and [...]
PEARL JAM @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 We’ve come a long way since March 2020 when Pearl Jam hoped to kick off their Gigaton tour in Toronto. Now, fully rescheduled, Pearl Jam made a triumphant return to Toronto on their current [...]
FISHBONE w/ ACTION/ADVENTURE & TOO NICE @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Los Angeles alternative rock icons Fishbone have made their long-awaited return to Toronto. Performing at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, with [...]
SHAME w/ THEY HATE CHANGE @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 After a slight delay, South London’s Shame returned to Toronto and every attendee at Lee’s Palace on Sunday can now confidently say that frontman Charlie Steen has stared [...]
WU-TANG CLAN & NAS w/ DJ SCRATCH @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 Toronto was treated to a night of classic ‘90s hip-hop nostalgia with two of the decade’s finest: Wu-Tang Clan and Nas. Along with supporting act, DJ Scratch, the [...]
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS w/ THE STROKES & THUNDERCAT @ THE ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO AUGUST 21, 2022 Between the very successful release of their latest album, Unlimited Love, the anticipation of their upcoming double album due for release on [...]
THE WILD HEARTS TOUR FEATURING SHARON VAN ETTEN, ANGEL OLSEN & JULIEN BAKER @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO AUGUST 12, 2022 Struggled to get a ticket to one of the summer’s most fire shows that featured three of the most powerful women voices [...]
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE w/ RUN THE JEWELS @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO JULY 21, 2022 When news broke of a full Rage Against The Machine reunion tour broke in early 2020, it looked like we were headed for a truly incredible year. Now, after a [...]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC @ THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER JULY 2, 2022 Concert goers crammed Vancouver’s The Centre for Performing Arts to see California’s legendary musical humourist “Weird Al” Yankovic and his four-piece band [...]
THE TEA PARTY @ HISTORY, TORONTO JULY 2, 2022 The quintessential way to celebrate Canada Day as a fan of rock music has to be seeing Windsor natives The Tea Party return to the stage after a long and arduous lockdown. They did just this during [...]
SHINEDOWN PLANET ZERO RECORD RELEASE DAY SHOW (VIRTUAL EVENT) @ DADDY KOOL RECORDS, ST. PETERSBURG (FL) JULY 1, 2022 Shinedown celebrated their Planet Zero album release in St. Petersburg, FL on Friday July 1 with a free livestream event. They [...]
SMOKEY ROBINSON @ MERIDIAN HALL, TORONTO JUNE 28, 2022 Smokey Robinson needs no introduction, but allow me to give it a try. He is an iconic singer, songwriter, producer, record executive, “the world’s greatest poet” according [...]
KRAFTWERK @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO JUNE 6, 2022 On this evening there would be no attempts to jump the stage to steal a hug from a member of one of the most influential electronic synth-pop bands of all time as there was during Kraftwerk’s [...]
BOY HARSHER @ WIDE AWAKE FESTIVAL, BROCKWELL PARK (SOUTH LONDON) MAY 28, 2022 Boy Harsher has played another great show as the band has become more popular. Their shows are still as DIY as ever. The duo of Jae Mathews and Gus Muller form a [...]
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS @ LARIMER LOUNGE, DENVER (CO) MAY 26, 2022 At their sold-out performance at Denver’s outstanding Larimer Lounge, A Place to Bury Strangers (APTBS) sounded even more primal than their studio recordings. The X factor in [...]
TURNSTILE w/ CITIZEN, CEREMONY, TRUTH CULT & EKULU @ THE PHOENIX THEATRE, TORONTO MAY 19, 2022 Something about tonight’s show at the Phoenix was magical. Turnstile has been gaining traction since the release of their third album, Glow On. [...]
ACTION BRONSON & EARL SWEATSHIRT w/ BOLDY JAMES & THE ALCHEMIST @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 9, 2022 This collaboration tour I must admit, I never saw coming. While both artists had their come up around the same time, they both have wildly [...]
NIGHTWISH w/ BEAST IN BLACK @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 4, 2022 Live music has returned to Toronto after a lengthy series of lockdowns and fans couldn’t be more ecstatic. Musicians are also eager to return to touring and what better way for Finnish [...]
DOROTHY w/ JOYOUS WOLF & CLASSLESS ACT @ VARSITY THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MAY 2, 2022 Classless Act, A five-piece from LA kicked off the night with their flavour of high energy rock that is similar to the likes of The Hives, Audiovent and [...]
STRANGE ADVANCE @ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, VANCOUVER APRIL 26, 2022 Strange Advance returned triumphantly to the stage for the first time in over 30 years, at Vancouver’s classic art deco 1930s Hollywood Theatre. The event was absolutely packed, with [...]
ACTORS w/ AUS!FUNKT @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO APRIL 21, 2022 “I haven’t played in this club since 1998. I was four years old,” joked Actors’ frontman Jason Corbett. The crowd collectively smiled and didn’t stop for the next hour as [...]
ALT-J w/ PORTUGAL. THE MAN & CHERRY GLAZERR @ COCA COLA COLISEUM, TORONTO APRIL 17, 2022 The amalgamation of Alt-J’s and Portugal. The Man’s psychedelic rock sound became a highly anticipated show when the tour was announced last September. [...]
SARAH HARMER @ VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER (BC) APRIL 14, 2022 For the first time since the 2018 Juno Awards, Sarah Harmer performed live in Vancouver, this time at the historic Vogue Theatre. Harmer tore through her six-studio album catalogue with [...]
