The Smashing Pumpkins at Budweiser Stage
September 5, 2023
Photo by Angelo Marchini, 2019 You would think a band that’s been around for 35 years, sold over 30 million albums at the height of the alternative music era and are responsible for one of…
Lionel Richie at Scotiabank Arena
August 12, 2023
Sometimes you just need a good palette cleanse. I was at Queens of the Stone Age on Friday August 4th, and it was intense. Heavy, and not just in the sense of the music they…
"Baby J", John Mulaney's new Netflix special
April 25, 2023
If you don’t know who John Mulaney is by now, you may have been in rehab with him. In the ten-plus years since his first streaming special, the charming former Saturday Night Live writer has…
Muse with Evanescene and One OK Rock at Scotiabank Arena
March 16, 2023
photo by Nick Fincher Muse’s “Will of the People” tour stop in Toronto proved to be the perfect cure for any music fan experiencing winter blahs. I was personally warmer than a chestnut roasting on…
Muse with Softcult at History
October 19, 2022
Photos by Randall Vasquez There is a lot of doom and gloom talk as it pertains to concerts these days. Depending on who you listen to, the industry is in dire straits due to the…
The Black Keys with Band of Horses at Budweiser Stage
September 10, 2022
Photos by Neil Van On what was the first day of school for many Torontonians, The Black Keys pulled up a busful of bluesy garage rock to the learning annex known as Budweiser Stage for…
Photos by Neil Van I remember when I was a much younger ROCKthusiast how in 1989 some friends of my father were so excited about The Rolling Stones’ upcoming Steel Wheels tour. I was still…
Jack White with July Talk at Budweiser Stage
August 22, 2022
Jack White, photo by David James Swanson Toronto was abuzz on Friday, August the 19th, and not just because of the Doug Ford bee-swallowing incident. The Canadian National Exhibition is back in swing after a…
Photos by Randall Vasquez With apologies in advance, this isn’t your typical concert review. Then again, Rage Against the Machine playing shows for the first time in 11 years (and 22 and a half years…