VINCE STAPLES w/ PRIVATE SCHOOL @ QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 4, 2026 Vince Staples has been one of the most distinctive voices in the hip-hop scene since he blew up with his 2014 EP Hell Can Wait. Known for his deep lyrics and [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE PRETTY SICK AT TORONTO’S MOD CLUB ON NOVEMBER 8! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 1 OF 2 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE PRETTY SICK w/ COMPUTERWIFE PERFORM LIVE AT THE MOD CLUB IN [...]
JENNIFER FOSTER – “DON’T WALK ON THE DEAD PEOPLE” INDEPENDENT Just in time for Halloween, Toronto singer-songwriter Jennifer Foster spotlights “Don’t Walk On The Dead People,” a standout track from her [...]
THE SECRET PATH 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT @ THE CONCERT HALL, TORONTO OCTOBER 23, 2026 The Concert Hall in Toronto was the perfect venue for an evening of celebration and remembrance. The fundraiser to honour the 10th anniversary of The Secret [...]
CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS @ 918 BATHURST STREET, TORONTO OCTOBER 22, 2026 On a warm autumn night in Toronto, Caroline Marie Brooks took to the stage to launch her second album, Light And Matter. Within minutes of hitting the stage, she had engaged [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE SURPRISE CHEF AT TORONTO’S MOD CLUB ON NOVEMBER 18! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: ONE PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE SURPRISE CHEF AND BEN HACKET PERFORM AT THE MOD CLUB IN TORONTO! [...]
THE ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS RETURNS TO TORONTO’S MASSEY HALL ON DECEMBER 2 This year, luminary musician and Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee, Andy Kim returns to Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall on Wednesday, December 2, for [...]
SUE FOLEY: AN INTIMATE EVENING – GUITAR WOMEN BOOK SIGNING & SOLO SHOW @ EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO OCTOBER 14, 2026 Toronto’s iconic El Mocambo was the perfect venue for an intimate evening with Canadian Blues icon Sue Foley. The multiple [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE HARLEY OLIVIA RECORD RELEASE AT THE BOVINE SEX CLUB ON OCTOBER 23 PLUS AN OFFICIAL HARLEY OLIVIA BONUS PRIZE! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: GRAND PRIZE: 2 TICKETS TO THE CONCERT PLUS AN [...]
GUNSLINGERS & PEARL JAMMING TO PLAY EL MOCAMBO ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 Two legendary bands. One epic night. Toronto rock fans are in for a night of legendary anthems as Gunslingers – The Music of Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jamming bring [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE SPOONS, ROUGH TRADE & IMAGES IN VOGUE AT THE CONCERT HALL ON DECEMBER 5! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO SEE SPOONS, ROUGH TRADE & IMAGES IN VOGUE LIVE AT THE [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE CHEST FEVER AT THE HORSESHOE TAVERN AS PART OF THEIR 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST WALTZ TOUR! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 1 OF 2 PAIRS OF PASSES TO THE OCTOBER 10 CHEST FEVER [...]
THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE RISES IN TORONTO’S WEST END After more than three decades as one of Toronto’s best-known live music venues, The Phoenix Concert Theatre is planning its next chapter in the city’s west end. In [...]
MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC SUTHERLAND HOUSE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I was eager to read this book, as this is an era and place that has not had deep dives written about it. From 1954 [...]
MASTODON w/ DEAFHEAVEN & ALCEST @ REBEL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 The 2026 album Marrow Deep is Mastodon’s first album without guitarist and founding member Brent Hinds, and although his absence is felt, the record still steps it up a [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 3 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (THE MOD CLUB, LEE’S PALACE) SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The city was going hard for the final day of Second Summer Festival and Multi-faceted Winnipeg musician JayWood had the Mod Club [...]
CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2026 INDUCTION CEREMONY @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame has been celebrating excellence in songwriting since 2003. For the 23rd year in a row, Canadian songwriting [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 2 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, LEE’S PALACE) SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 Day two of Second Summer Festival picked up right where it left off, with Concrete Vehicles playing their second and [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 1 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (ST. ANNE’S, THE MOD CLUB, LEE’S PALACE, THE DANCE CAVE) SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 Second Summer is back and Day 1 came out swinging. Spread across tons of Toronto music venues, this [...]
THE GARDEN w/ GHOST MOUNTAIN @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 On Wednesday evening, garden gnomes, Vada Heads, Showerless devotees, and pissants wrapped around the block, united in anticipation of seeing the brother duo, [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE TEAR GARDEN AT LEE’S PALACE ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 4! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO THE TEAR GARDEN SHOW AT TORONTO’S LEE’S PALACE! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A [...]
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 [...]
