Young The Giant @ Rebel, Toronto November 8, 2018 “You will be the chosen master. You will leave with the girl this time!” were some of the first words from Sameer Gadhia tonight, as he and the rest of Young the Giant took to the stage at Rebel, [...]
Cadence Weapon w/ Hua Li (化力) & Fat Tony @ Velvet Underground, Toronto November 3, 2018 Hua Li (化力) opened for Cadence Weapon to a crowd of about 20 people. She rapped and sang about old boyfriends and their new girls and how she is feeling [...]
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: ONE DUMB GUY & TWO KIDS IN THE HALL (PAUL MYERS BOOK LAUNCH) @ THE TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL/CROW’S THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 29, 2018 On a brisk October night in Toronto, the Toronto Sketch Comedy [...]
Goran Bregović: Three Letters From Sarajevo @ The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto October 26, 2018 Famous composer Goran Bregović, one of the most beloved ex-Yugoslavian Composers of the modern era and his Wedding and Funeral [...]
YouTube Music Night Market @ King and Spadina, Toronto October 19, 2018 It was a cold night. Friday nights at King & Spadina see it all. It’s the beginning of our newest narrative — every weekend we write our thesis and let the city [...]
Strawbs @ Hugh’s Room, Toronto October 16, 2018 The Strawbs played two consecutive nights at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. The second also happened to be their 35th appearance at that venue. A remarkable feat for any band, but Strawbs are not [...]
Indie Week Media Launch Party 2018 @ The Hideout, Toronto October 16, 2018 Indie Week held their media launch party on Tuesday tonight to kick off the 16th annual festival. Industry professionals and avid indie fans packed The Hideout in Toronto [...]
Milo Greene @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto October 12, 2018 It’s been three years since Milo Greene coveted the stage at Horseshoe Tavern, promoting their sophomore album Control. Back then, they were a four-piece comprised of Graham Fink, Robbie [...]
Tom Morello @ The Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto October 5, 2018 In what was perhaps the most surprisingly low key events in Toronto this weekend, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets Of Rage, took the stage at [...]
Denzel Curry @ Adelaide Hall, Toronto October 5, 2018 Denzel Curry’s show Toronto tonight was probably one of the best ones of my life. This was the first show in his entire tour to sell out and was it ever a good one. It took place at Adelaide [...]
The Crooked @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto October 4, 2018 To mark the release of their brand new EP, First Place Silver, The Crooked put on a celebratory show tonight, almost a year and a half since playing their first gig together at [...]
Wu-Tang Clan @ Rebel, Toronto September 30, 2018 With a timer counting down on their website – currently just over thirty-nine days at the time of my writing – it is a great time to be a Wu-Tang Clan fan in the city of Toronto. To raise brand [...]
JPEGMAFIA w/ Joy Again @ Adelaide Hall, Toronto September 25, 2018 JPEGMAFIA has recently been making waves with his latest release Veteran, a political and abstract hip hop album that makes use of experimental samples and controversial lyrics. [...]
One In The Chamber w/ The Reed Effect @ The Hideout, Toronto September 22, 2018 The hottest ticket in town tonight had to be at Toronto’s The Hideout, where One In The Chamber officially held their album release party for their debut EP, [...]
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 [...]
Coheed And Cambria w/ Protest The Hero & Crown Lands @ Rebel, Toronto September 20, 2018 Having been together for over 20 years now, Coheed and Cambria know how to throw a banging show. On September 20, they played the Rebel with supporting [...]
The The w/ Agnes Obel @ Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto September 19, 2018 A friend texts me shortly before I leave home “Front door of Sony Centre: photography and video recording prohibited this evening”. Friends sure know [...]
Hozier w/ Hudson Taylor @ Rebel, Toronto September 19, 2018 Hozier hit the stage tonight at Rebel Night Club in Toronto, supported by Irish folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor. The opening band performed their hits, “Run With Me” and “Old Soul”, which [...]
Dinosaur Jr @ The Opera House, Toronto September 16, 2018 Despite being around since 1984, Dinosaur Jr still knows how to put on an amazing show. Tonight they took the stage at The Opera House in Toronto and put on a really solid show. The stage [...]
Tribulation @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto September 15, 2018 The second stop on Tribulation’s North American tour saw the band bringing serious intensity to Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Though their style has been described as gothic, heavy, or [...]
Rina Sawayama @ Velvet Underground, Toronto September 15, 2018 Rina Sawayama and her DJ, Clarence Clarity, touched down last night for their first show in Canada which happened to sell out. After the release of her debut 2017 EP, RINA, she [...]
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 [...]
Parkway Drive w/ August Burns Red @ Rebel, Toronto September 7, 2018 Though they’ve played large Canadian festivals like Montebello Rockfest, Parkway Drive’s vocalist, Winston McCall, was beside himself to be playing a sold-out show in Toronto [...]
THE WAVERLYS – “GOOD GIRL” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Guelph/Toronto duo The Waverlys are releasing the video for their single “Good Girl” from their upcoming EP of the same title due to be out in Fall of [...]