SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE TEAR GARDEN AT LEE’S PALACE ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 4! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO THE TEAR GARDEN SHOW AT TORONTO’S LEE’S PALACE! SPILL CONTEST: [...]
2026 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE GALA @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 Angine de Poitrine, the enigmatic, ingenious math rock duo from Saguenay, Quebec, walked away with both of the top prizes at this year’s Polaris Music Prize Gala, for both [...]
SEX PISTOLS FEATURING FRANK CARTER w/ PANIC SHACK @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 While an actual Sex Pistols reunion continues to remain impossible, the band, consisting of guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen [...]
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY Mike Reno and Paul Dean of the legendary Canadian rock band Loverboy, known for the rock anthems “Hot Girls In Love,” “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” and “Working For [...]
TO SCRIBBLE OUTSIDE THE LINES SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON Ian Blurton has been part of the music scene since the 1980s. Over time he has been in several bands, including the original drummer for Cowboy Junkies, and [...]
LOATHE w/ FLESHWATER & PROSTITUTE @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 Liverpool band Loathe is one of the most genre-bending acts in metal, and 2026’s A Stranger To You, the group’s first album in about five years, is no different. It is a [...]
SOCIAL DISTORTION w/ DESCENDENTS & THE CHATS @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 Hot off the release of their eighth studio album, and first in 15 years, Social Distortion is currently in the midst of the North American leg of their Born [...]
MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 – JUNE 6, 2027 In the early 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur was pursuing a career in photography while working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts at [...]
TURNSTILE @ WOODBINE PARK, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 Last year, Turnstile released Never Enough, the incredible follow-up to their 2021 breakthrough release, Glow On. Since then, the band has gone on to release Never Enough: Versions, a [...]
TURNING UP THE VOLUME ON SILENCE: LIVE LOUD @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Building on its inaugural success, Live Loud didn’t just fill Massey Hall on September 10, 2026; the sheer weight and volume of the performances shook [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 24 TO 26! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 PASSES TO THE 2026 SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL [...]
LIVE LOUD A CONVERSATION WITH CONE McCASLIN OF SUM 41 Live Loud is returning for its second year on September 10 at Massey Hall in Toronto! Presented by the non-profit organizations the Matthew Perry House and Make Music Matter, the Live Loud [...]
WU-TANG CLAN @ RBC AMPHITHEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 Wu-Tang Clan are currently in the midst of their second North American leg of The Final Chamber Tour which comes ahead of their upcoming Netflix documentary, The Disciple: A Wu-Tang [...]
THE KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 11th YEAR, SEPTEMBER 18 TO 20 WITH FIRST ARTISTS CONFIRMED ALEX BIRD, HILARIO DURAN, ROBI BOTOS, RICH BROWN, JANE BUNNETT, MARC JORDAN & ROBERT PRIEST The Kensington Market Jazz Festival [...]
THE STORIES BEHIND THE IMAGES A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER BOB GRUEN If you are a record collector, I guarantee that you have several albums with the name Bob Gruen on it. Bob Gruen has been taking iconic photos of rock and music stars since [...]
IRON MAIDEN w/ MEGADETH @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO AUGUST 30, 2026 Iron Maiden has kicked off the North American leg of their Run For Your Lives World Tour in Toronto along with opener Megadeth, on the first of two nights. Megadeth’s Dave [...]
CITY AND COLOUR, FINNEAS, OUR LADY PEACE, AMANDA MARSHALL AND JEFF TWEEDY AMONG PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS AND MARIE-MAI TO HOST SEPTEMBER 26 CELEBRATION AT MASSEY [...]
IT IS A ROCK SHOW, IT IS NOT LIKE A FILM MUSIC SHOW A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY ELFMAN When Oingo Boingo was making waves in 1980 with their debut album, no one would have suspected that Danny Elfman, the frontman and founder, would leave the band [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO A PREVIEW OF THE AC/DC PWR/UP POPUP AT STEAM WHISTLE BREWERY ON SEPTEMBER 14! ENTER NOW AND OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 1 OF 5 PAIRS OF PASSES TO THE AC/DC PWR/UP POPUP PREVIEW AT STEAM WHISTLE [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE MINYO CRUSADERS AT LEE’S PALACE ON SEPTEMBER 29! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO SEE MINYO CRUSADERS PERFORM LIVE AT TORONTO’S LEE’S PALACE! SPILL [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE CHIODOS IN TORONTO AT THE CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 19! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE CHIODOS SHOW AT THE CONCERT HALL IN TORONTO! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS [...]
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS @ PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE, TORONTO AUGUST 1, 2026 ONES:The Beatles # 1 Hits is not a tribute show to The Beatles. There are not four musicians who try to look like The Beatles on stage. There is no one person playing [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE BENEFIT CONCERT LIVE LOUD IN SUPPORT OF MENTAL & SUBSTANCE USE HEALTH AT MASSEY HALL ON SEPTEMBER 10! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO THE LIVE LOUD PERFORMANCE AT MASSEY [...]
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, for many reasons. One reason was that they could not replicate their new songs on the stage. In fact, during [...]
