Why The Knick is the Best Show on TV
January 16, 2015
So we just had the Golden Globes, and all the stars came out and celebrated each other and themselves, and prizes were handed out and speeches were made and all the rest of it. Personally,…
Black Label Society at Kool Haus
January 10, 2015
Photographs by Randall Vasquez. I brought a girl to this show. A girl, yeah. To a metal show. I know. What sort of a person am I, right? Who takes a girl to a metal…
Alvvays with Moon King at The Opera House
December 23, 2014
Photographs by Fernando Paiz. Alvvays kept it short and sweet in front of a full house at The Opera House on Saturday night. The show marked the end of a two-month long tour, where the…
White Cowbell Oklahoma, Paceshifters, Mountaindust at Lee’s Palace
December 21, 2014
Photographs by Angelo Marchini. The truth is going to sound a lot stranger than fiction here, folks. White Cowbell Oklahoma emerged onto the stage at Lee’s Palace on Friday night after a speech from Colonel…
The Glorious Sons at Lee’s Palace
December 20, 2014
Brett Emmons glowered at the audience from behind the mic stand at Lee’s Palace Saturday night before roaring like a lion at pride rock, “Toronto! Does rock and roll mean something to you?” The place…
Public Animal at The Garrison
December 15, 2014
Public Animal is the thunder-bastard of the Toronto music scene. At The Garrison on a frosty Friday night, Public Animal headlined a bill that also featured Jetsex, TV’d, I Smell Blood, and USA Out Of…
The Hold Steady at The Horseshoe Tavern
December 12, 2014
Photographs by Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Imagine Jarvis Cocker and Jim Morrison had a baby that grew up to front The Tragically Hip in Gord Downie’s place. That is Craig Finn, and they are The Hold Steady….
Jamie T at The Mod Club
December 9, 2014
Photographs by Sarah Rix. “It’s my birthday!” Screamed an audience member we’d later come to know as Alison. Jamie threw her a look from the stage; a gobby, arrogant smirk. And then as brash as…
Sloan at The Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 30, 2014
It all began so simply. The chilly autumn breeze was a welcome companion as I walked to the Phoenix from Wellesley station with Sloan on my mind. Passed Church, and Jarvis, and couples holding hands…