Roughly 18 months ago, Peter Hook brought the Light to the Danforth Music Hall with both New Order’s and Joy Division’s Substance compilations in tow. I found the night a tad bit disappointing but ventured…
Rick Astley at the Opera House
April 23, 2018
Photos by Janine Van Oostrom. Never in a million years did I think I would be attending a Rick Astley gig but there I found myself queued up with hundreds of folk around my age for…
Ty Segall with the Bed Band at Danforth Music Hall
April 20, 2018
Photos by Matt Forsythe Prolific Californian Ty Segall brought the Freedom Band to the Danforth Music Hall last night for a very enthusiastic and fine looking crowd plugging their Freedom’s Goblin album released at the…
Tune-Yards with Xenia Rubinos at Danforth Music Hall
March 14, 2018
Photos by Matt Forsythe Now officially a duo, Merrill Garbus brought her partner Nate Brenner and a touring drummer to Toronto last night for a fun and interesting night at the Danforth Music Hall. Touring…
Bananarama at the Danforth Music Hall
March 8, 2018
Photos by Angelo Marchini I was 11 when I heard British trio Bananarama’s 1983 hit “Shy Boy”. For the previous couple of years I feasted on an endless diet of Joan Jett but this infectious…
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at Sony Centre
February 25, 2018
Photos by Lisa Mark In what I hope is the start of a beautiful friendship, Noel Gallagher released his third album, Who Built the Moon?, produced by David Homes. The album is the farthest from…
Enter Shikari at Lee's Palace
February 11, 2018
Photos by Katrina Lat. I have waited years to see England’s Enter Shikari but previous attempts have been hampered by sickness. Thankfully the British quartet returned to the city for their second visit promoting The…
Mike Gallagher’s 2017 Year in Review - Staff Picks
December 30, 2017
Every year we ask our talented contributors to send us their thoughts on the past twelve months. These surveys appear untouched, and the only instruction was to answer the question however they see fit. –Dakota…
Mogwai at the Danforth Music Hall
December 12, 2017
Photos by Cole Leuthel My first gig of 2017 was Mogwai at the Danforth Music Hall back in January as they presented their score for the film Atomic, performing with the film. Almost my last…