WELCOMING AND WARM DIVERSIONS A CONVERSATION WITH DAN MANGAN Way back in the days of Myspace an emerging young musician named Dan Mangan commented on a song embedded on my profile as being one of the most beautiful things he’d ever heard. [...]
FOREVER THE INDIVIDUALIST A CONVERSATION WITH ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEE TODD RUNDGREN Todd Rundgren is really one of rock’s elites. He has transformed music through his writing, performing and production. He started in 1967 with the [...]
Noname w/ Elton @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto January 3, 2019 Noname’s latest album Room 25 was among the year’s most talked about hip-hop albums. I showed up around the time the doors were opening and wasn’t surprised to see that the line [...]
Born Ruffians w/ Luna Li & POESY @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 20, 2018 It was Thursday Night Fever at the Danforth Music Hall tonight as the artists of the Shondi Festoon (a night best celebrated with hot beer, dressing as [...]
VNV Nation w/ The Rain Within & Holygram @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 28, 2018 Following the release of their highly anticipated new album Noire, Hamburg, Germany-based industrial project VNV Nation fronted by Ronan Harris, [...]
MC50 w/ UIC & Public Animal @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto September 20, 2018 The history of the MC5 has been nothing short of tumultuous; however, this has not stopped the band from earning a much deserved sense of respect in the rock [...]
Car Seat Headrest w/ Naked Giants @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto September 11, 2018 For their 2018 tour in support of this year’s album release, Twin Fantasy, Car Seat Headrest are being supported by “the best band in the world” according to [...]
Gary Clark Jr. w/ Fiona Silver @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto August 7, 2018 Hot off his recent stint opening for Lenny Kravitz across Europe, blues legend well beyond the making Gary Clark Jr. has returned to Toronto for a pair of sold out [...]
AURORA ILLUMINATION CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS – PHANTOGRAM @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto July 21, 2018 First it was Death from Above 1979, now Phantogram, next is Post Malone. Over the summer, Aurora has been putting on some of [...]
Protest The Hero w/ Destrange & Good Tiger @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto May 4, 2018 Coming to a close on their 10-year anniversary tour for their album Fortress, Protest the Hero played The Danforth Music Hall May 4th, 2018. To hype [...]
COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS It’s a few hours before Brian Fallon’s sold out show at Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall. As he sits in the green room of the 1500 capacity hall, Fallon [...]
Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto April 24, 2018 Torontonians have had a rough week. Without getting into the details, the violence of Monday, April 23 rd has left the entire city shaken. Grieving and [...]
Nils Frahm – All Melody World Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 23, 2018 It’s amazing to think that eight years ago only one audience member showed up – late and out of breath – to Nils Frahm’s concert at The Drake. “When he [...]
Dashboard Confessional @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 10, 2018 You can never truly go home. Anyone who thinks that obviously hasn’t seen Dashboard Confessional live yet. Chris Carrabba and company took their Crooked Shadows tour north [...]
Lights w/ DCF & Chase Atlantic @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 1, 2018 Lights has continued to make waves in the Canadian music scene as a household name for many years. Since the release of her debut album, The Listening in 2009, [...]
Bananarama @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto February 23, 2018 Bananarama comes to Toronto for the first time ever and greets a sold out crowd at the Danforth Music Hall during a February thaw. Immediately you notice that the crowd is made of [...]
Yung Lean w/ Thaiboy Digital @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto February 2, 2018 Yung Lean is a Swedish rapper and singer-songwriter who has steadily grown his cult following since releasing his viral music video for “Ginseng Strip 2002” back in [...]
August Burns Red w/ Born Of Osiris & ERRA @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto January 6, 2018 August Burns Red kicks off their tour supporting their new album Phantom Anthem with two Canadian dates, their second being Toronto at The Danforth [...]
Alexisonfire @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 15, 2017 While an illness in the band forced them to be reschedule the shows from their original dates in late June, Alexisonfire always brings insurmountable energy forth when they do hit [...]
Diamanda Galás @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 26, 2017 It took me a decade to see Diamanda Galás a second time, and for many of those who were with me at the Danforth Music Hall on Sunday, November 26th, 2017, the wait was even [...]
Kamasi Washington @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 16, 2017 If you feel like you need a boost of life, Kamasi Washington’s emotional jazz and bebop infused melodies are certainly the remedy. Proving his talents with the release of his [...]
Elbow w/ C Duncan @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 6, 2017 The nearly 100-year-old Danforth Music Hall’s iconic red, neon sign glowed with “Tonight: Elbow” on a clear, early November day. Elbow’s crowd was an average [...]
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ Vintage Trouble @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto October 24, 2017 2017 has proved to be quite the year for Trombone Shorty and his backing band, Orleans Avenue. Throughout the first half of the year, the [...]
Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto October 9, 2017 Little Steven and the latest incarnation of his Disciples of Soul hit Toronto on a warm Thanksgiving evening. Little Steven even joked about scheduling [...]
