Live Music: The Used at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
Remember 2005? A packed crowd at the Danforth Music Hall on Sunday night certainly did. Despite many of their contemporaries packing it in, screamo group The ... More...
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Live Music: Converse Rubber Track’s presents Viet Cong at The Opera House, Toronto
Another excellent show in the Converse Rubber Tracks series brought current buzz band Viet Cong to the Opera House on Friday night. With a celebrated album un... More...
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Live Music: MewithoutYou at Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Philadelphia alternative folk rock band MewithoutYou brought their strange and spiritual show to Toronto's Lee's Palace on Monday night. Despite having played in town several times on their most recent album they still managed to draw a decent crow... More...
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Live Music: Will Butler at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
Will Butler of the Arcade Fire brought his new solo album 'Policy' to a packed out Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night. Best known as that guy in the background ... More...
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Live Music: The Real Mckenzies at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
Vancouver’s The Real McKenzies brought the drunken chaos of their show to Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday night. The celtic punk band launched into the... More...
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Live Music: Andrew Jackson Jihad at Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Arizona folk punk group Andrew Jackson Jihad returned to Toronto on Tuesday night and played to a packed Lee's Palace. Still touring 2014's Christmas Island, the band ran through a set of crowd favourites from throughout their career. Despite the qu... More...
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Live Music: Cold War Kids at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
LA indie rock band Cold War Kids, on tour with their fifth record "Hold My Home", swept through Toronto on Wednesday night. Occasionally lit starkly from the s... More...
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Live Music: July Talk at The Hoxton, Toronto
If you’d put your bets on anyone to throw one hell of a St Patricks Day Rager, you’d be wise to bet on the whiskey soaked songs of July Talk, and the whiskey t... More...
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Live Music: The Pop Group at Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Recently reformed British Post Punk pioneers The Pop Group rolled into Toronto on Saturday night as part of their recent reunion tour. Reunited in 2010 the hugely influential post punk band has been touring since, with 3 of 5 original members they ... More...
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Live Music: Kindness & Prince Innocence at The Rivoli, Toronto
British Electronica singer Adam Bainbridge brought his Kindness project to Toronto’s Rivoli on Friday night. Backed by a stellar live ensemble the Bainbridge ... More...
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Live Music: Cancer Bats at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto.
Toronto hardcore stalwarts the Cancer Bats played to a packed house at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Thursday for the release show for their new album 'Sea... More...
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Live Music: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
English folk rock sensation Frank Turner and his band the Sleeping Souls gave Toronto a very special treat with a packed out show at The Horseshoe Tavern. Having played rooms more than triple the size on his past few visits, the small venue choice ... More...
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Live Music: The Lone Bellow & Odessa at Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Brooklyn Americana group The Lone Bellow brought the tour for their recently released album 'Then Came The Morning'. With the show sold out well in advance th... More...
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Live Music: FRNKIERO AND THE CELLABRATION, The Homeless Gospel Choir at The Hard Luck, Toronto.
Former My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero brought his new musical project to the Hard Luck in Toronto for their first headline tour, off the back of the... More...
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Live Music: Ghostface Killah + BADBADNOTGOOD at The Opera House
As part of the excellent Converse Rubber Tracks series, the collaboration between Toronto Jazz instrumentalists BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG from here on) and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah was brought to life at Toronto's Opera House. The free conc... More...
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Live Music: Bush at the Sound Academy, Toronto
Some say the dream of the 90's is alive in Portland, however it's pretty clear that Bush's Gavin Rossdale keeps it alive in his every day life. Taking the sta... More...
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Live Music: Stars & Hey Rosetta! at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto.
Montreal indie band Stars swept through Toronto on the tour for their new record 'No One Is Lost' backed by significant radio play at this point in their care... More...
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Wayhome Music Festival 2015 Announcement Event
If you live in Toronto, you've seen the signs.Do Not Come To The Great Hall.
But what could it all have meant? It was tipped pretty quickly that the clues on the poster were related to the proposed festival happening north of the city in Oro... More...
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Live Music: The New Pornographers & Operators at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto.
Beloved Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers returned to The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, continuing the touring for their 2014 release 'Brill B... More...
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Live Music: Elliott Brood at The Phoenix, Toronto
Toronto folk rock staples Elliott Brood celebrated the release of their new album 'Work and Love' with a packed show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre. The core ... More...
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Stephen McGill
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