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! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! 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 [...]
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! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 PASSES TO THE 2026 SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER [...]
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 [...]
