TRUE NORTH RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE MUSIC GALLERY OF FINE ART THE WORLD’S FIRST FINE ART GALLERY DEDICATED TO VISUAL ART BY MUSICIANS BOB DYLAN, LEONARD COHEN, JONI MITCHELL, JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, MILES DAVIS, JERRY GARCIA – [...]
BEACHES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 28TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL INTRODUCES NEW EVENTS AND EXPANDS TO THREE WEEKS Toronto’s beloved summer mainstay the Beaches International Jazz Festival will be taking place from July 2 – 24, 2016. In [...]
GUNS N’ ROSES TO PERFORM IN AT LEAST 21 NORTH AMERICAN CITIES THIS SUMMER, INCLUDING TORONTO MORE CITIES ARE YET TO BE INCLUDED THOUGH NO DATES ANNOUCED Amidst rumours this morning that the one and only Axl Rose may be stepping in as lead [...]
PRINCE BRINGS PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR TO TORONTO THIS FRIDAY TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW 10AM This Friday, March 25th at 7:00 & 10:00 p.m. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto ON SALE TOMORROW (THURSDAY, MARCH 24th) AT 10 A.M. [...]
Man Made Forest @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto March 18, 2016 I feel at home inside the warmth of the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. It’s (hopefully) one of the last cold winter nights we have to endure, and the bar is like a familiar old [...]
CONTEST CLOSED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS (ALONG WITH 2 CDs) TO SEE RA RA RIOT AT LEE’S PALACE ON APRIL 14th! [contestfriend contest=”9999″] *CONTEST CLOSES: MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 @ MIDNIGHT SPILL WANTS TO SEE YOU WIN [...]
Lemon Bucket Orkestra W/ The Shuffle Demons + Detroit Party Marching Band @ The Opera House, Toronto March 12, 2016 The Opera House is just another concert hall, but with a better layout than most. Same three bars aggressively surrounding the [...]
Monster Truck w/ The Temperance Movement @ The Phoenix, Toronto March 11, 2016 We all stood there by the end of a very long evening, ankle deep in sweat and spilled beer, wishing we didn’t have to go home. All hyperbole aside, however, [...]
Elephant Stone w/ Champion Lover & Bad Girls @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto March 10, 2016 The night begins with a long drag of a cig while I wait outside Sneaky Dee’s, people-watching and anticipating the evening. I chat about what to expect [...]
SIGN TO CADENCE MUSIC RELEASE KARAOKE INFUSED VIDEO FOR DEBUT SINGLE COMING ON STRONG Cadence Music Toronto-based pop-rock quartet, Jane’s Party, are coming on strong with their third full-length album, Tunnel Visions, set to be released [...]
Wintersleep @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto March 5, 2016 As I file into Lee’s Palace among a sea of people I can hear the droning sound of openers “Walrus” filling the room. It’s 10PM and the place is rammed tight with fans, a cute and interesting [...]
Julia Holter @ The Great Hall, Toronto March 4, 2016 “The first time I played in Canada was two-thousand and…early.” It was with a kind of coquettish sobriety that Julia Holter and co. strode onto The Great Hall’s stage, the building’s [...]
I MOTHER EARTH – “ONE MORE ASTRONAUT” SCENERY AND FISH (1996) EMI Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Just in case you haven’t heard the news by now, I Mother Earth announced plans today for a twenty year reunion gig celebrating the [...]
I MOTHER EARTH WELCOME EDWIN TO THE STAGE FOR 20 YEARS OF SCENERY AND FISH FRIDAY JUNE 3 THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE – TORONTO (Toronto, ON – March 1, 2016) – When I Mother Earth ended their 8 Year Hiatus in March of 2012 they did so by putting [...]
Riverfest Elora’s Ice Jam @ Bissell Park, Elora Saturday, March 5, 2016 There may still be a winter chill in the air, but this Saturday, Riverfest Elora’s Ice Jam will be the hottest place to be! With headliners 54-40, this Jam will [...]
Tal Wilkenfeld w/ Jerry Leger @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto February 29th, 2016 It’s a fucking cold night, and my eyebrows still hurt from waiting in line outside. I eavesdrop on conversations about boutique sound systems, bass playing [...]
Young Empires w/ Banners @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto February 27th, 2016 “Lots of sexy people here!” proclaimed Matthew Vlahovich, lead singer of Young Empires during the group’s set at the intimate Mod Club on Toronto, Ontario. There were [...]
Wolfmother @ Danforth Music Hall, Toronto February 27th, 2016 Wolfmother are back? Truth is they never went anywhere, but amidst the turmoil of many lineup changes they may have lost some of their steam in the public eye. Not that that seemed to [...]
LONG BRANCH – “LUCKY ME” Lucky Me/Just In Case (2016) Independent Saturday, February 27,2016 Well, it’s finally here. Long Branch has released their long awaited debut record “Lucky Me/Just in [...]
FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCES 2016 LINEUP & ON SALE FEATURING HEADLINERS THE NATIONAL & ROBYN AS WELL AS JULY TALK, CHARLES BRADLEY, SANTIGOLD, of MONTREAL, BOY & BEAR, DIIV, JAZZ CARTIER & MANY MORE TORONTO’S DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY [...]
AYRIA’S ‘PAPER DOLLS’ TO BE AVAILABLE IN 4 AUDIO FORMATS VINYL, CD, 2CD & HQ AUDIO DOWNLOADS WILL BE SOLD VIA ALFA MATRIX Almost three years after 2013’s Plastic Makes Perfect, AYRIA strikes hard again with release number [...]
PKEW PKEW PKEW – “MID 20’s SKATEBOARDER” PKEW PKEW PKEW ALBUM (2016) Royal Mountain Records PKEW PKEW PKEW are excited to share their shout-a-long single “Mid 20’s Skateboarder”. Taken from the [...]
CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO TORONTO THIS MAY SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2016 @ TD ECHO BEACH, TORONTO | DOORS AT 3:00PM Acts will include Hey Rosetta!, Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse, The Franklin Electric, Maestro, Zaki Ibrahim, Charlotte Cardin, Rich Terfry [...]