CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – JIM BEAM INDIE AWARDS @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JUNE 6, 2024 The 23rd annual Jim Beam INDIE Awards took place on June 6th, at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall, as part of this year’s Canadian [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – SONIA DELEO @ THE PADDOCK TAVERN, TORONTO JUNE 5, 2024 Sonia Deleo graced centre stage for the last show of Wednesday at The Paddock Tavern. The bar was dimly lit and sparsely populated, yet Deleo took advantage [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – NEON COWBOY @ THE PADDOCK TAVERN, TORONTO JUNE 5, 2024 Neon Cowboy played their second show of Wednesday at The Paddock Tavern on Bathurst Street. The five-man band from St. Catharine’s, ON, quenched the crowd’s [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – KATIE TUPPER w/ FRANCES WHITNEY @ THE DRAKE UNDERGROUND, TORONTO JUNE 5, 2024 The Drake Underground in Toronto was graced with an unforgettable performance last night as Frances Whitney and Katie Tupper took the [...]
KNOCKED LOOSE w/ SHOW ME THE BODY, LOATHE & SPEED @ HISTORY, TORONTO JUNE 5, 2024 Fresh off the release of You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose just wrapping up their North American tour with support from Speed, Loathe, and [...]
LOVERS @ THE BOVINE SEX CLUB, TORONTO JUNE 4, 2024 LOVERS were the second act of the night at The Bovine on Tuesday. With no warning the ‘Peace Punks Of London’ started blasting metal into the hearts and ears of the audience. It was clear the [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – DALLAS SMITH w/ NATE HALLER & DILLON JAMES @ HISTORY, TORONTO JUNE 4, 2024 Canadian Music Week is off to an exhilarating start, kicked off by a night of exceptional Canadian country music. The renowned venue, [...]
SPILL FESTIVAL REVIEW: CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – SMOKING IN BED @ THE BOVINE SEX CLUB, TORONTO JUNE 4, 2024 Tuesday at the Bovine Sex Club kicked off with Toronto pop rock band, Smoking In Bed. The iconic venue was perfect for an intimate [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – EASY MO BEE + MORE @ EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO JUNE 3, 2024 Canadian Music Week officially kicked off Monday at the El Mocambo, hosted by 98.7’s CELEBRITY DRU. The night started with live DJ sets to warm the room. [...]
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – THE ANTI-QUEENS @ THE AXIS CLUB, TORONTO JUNE 1, 2024 Toronto is alive with the sound of Canadian Music Week, the annual festival which marks the beginning of the superior concert season: summer. Among an array [...]
PREPARE THE GROUND – KONTRAVOID & KEN MODE @ THE GARRISON, TORONTO MAY 31 & JUNE 2, 2024 Prepare the Ground took Place in Toronto over the weekend with an absolutely stellar and varied line up of bands taking place at numerous [...]
GREGG STAFFORD @ GROSSMAN’S TAVERN, TORONTO MAY 31, 2024 New Orleans Jazz musician Gregg Stafford was recently back in Toronto performing at Grossman’s Tavern on Spadina Avenue. Gregg has been coming up to Toronto to perform for NOLA [...]
MACHINEDRUM w/ BRUX @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO MAY 29, 2024 The Velvet Underground on Queen Street was the site of many out-of-body experiences on Wednesday. The venue hosted Machinedrum, the American electronic music prodigy from North [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT DJ MINX MONDAY MAY 27, 2024 It is the last day of Detroit’s Movement Festival. Over at the Pyramid Stage it was all DJ Minx as she presented House Your Life, a day that included Dee Diggs, Horse [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT HIROKO YAMAMURA MONDAY MAY 27, 2024 It is the last day of Detroit’s Movement Festival. After yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm wash out and truncated schedule, the legions are out in full [...]
GARY CLARK JR. w/ ABRAHAM ALEXANDER @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 26, 2024 Within the last two months, Gary Clark Jr. has dropped his latest album, JPEG RAW, has opened for The Rolling Stones, and was a featured artist on Slash’s Orgy Of The Damned. [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT TEKNONO: YES, YES SUNDAY MAY 26, 2024 Since 2006, Detroit’s Movement Festival has become an annual pilgrimage for all things techno and house. Although sometimes lost in the shuffle, at its [...]
CHEAP-SKATE w/ OKAY DANE, TERRA ROUGE & WASTED YEARS @ STAY GOLD, MELBOURNE (AU) MAY 24, 2024 Nothing is more significant than watching a band on the cusp of a breakout. Since 2022, Cheap-Skate has embarked on a remarkable journey. There is [...]
GOOD KID @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO MAY 10, 2024 Last night at The Danforth Music Hall, Good Kid delivered a performance that transcended the boundaries of traditional live shows. From audience participation to electrifying trumpet [...]
JESUS PIECE w/ SANGUISUGABOGG, PEELING FLESH & GAG @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO APRIL 8, 2024 Jesus Piece made their return to Toronto on Wednesday evening playing in the largest venue they’ve played in the city so far, proving their reach has [...]
KAMASI WASHINGTON w/ SHEBAD @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 7, 2024 Last week, Kamasi Washington released Fearless Movement, a monumental collection of music that has proven to be absolutely vital for the progression of jazz for the modern jazz age. The [...]
EXTC – TERRY CHAMBERS AND FRIENDS @ HEINEKEN STAGE, CLASSIC BOWL, MISSISSAUGA MAY 5, 2024 Fact: the English new wave pop band XTC famously stopped making live concert appearances in 1982, and became a studio-based entity. For fans, this [...]
DEAD POET SOCIETY @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO MAY 2, 2024 In a collision of poetic lyricism and raging rock, the Dead Poet Society mesmerized a sold-out crowd at The Velvet Underground in Toronto last night. This was the band’s first [...]
TALK @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO APRIL 22, 2024 The Canadian sensation TALK delivered a mesmerizing performance that will linger in the memories of all who attended. The Danforth Music Hall, brimming with eager fans, provided an intimate [...]
