Photographs by Katrina Wong Shue. There were rumors outside of the Danforth Music Hall that Anton Newcombe and his Brian Jonestown Massacre would play a three hour set. I think most didn’t believe it, sure…
Parquet Courts at The Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 25, 2016
Photos by Dawn Hamilton The passing of Prince weighed heavy in the atmosphere Friday night at the Phoenix as it did with this reviewer and probably this review. The late icon’s hits played loud before…
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals at Massey Hall
April 16, 2016
Photographs by Daniela Tantalo. Following over two and a half hours of Ben Harper at Massey Hall last night, I can’t think of a better place to see the man and it appeared that Mr….
Junior Boys and Jessy Lanza at Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 12, 2016
Photographs by Janine Van Oostrom. A homecoming of sorts, Hamilton’s Junior Boys closed a two month North American tour supporting their excellent new album, their fifth, Big Black Coat at the Phoenix on a chilly…
St. Germain at the Danforth Music Hall
April 10, 2016
It took French musician/producer Ludovic Navarre, aka St. Germain, 15 years to follow up his global smash album, Tourist, the album that soundtracked most chillout lounges through the naughts. In those 15 years Navarre obviously…
Savages at The Danforth Music Hall
April 6, 2016
Photographs by Randall Vasquez. I never really connected with Savages’ debut, Silence Yourself or they hype surrounding the four London post-punks. Even seeing them at the Opera House almost three years ago didn’t floor me…
The Lumineers at The Mod Club
April 1, 2016
Photographs by Daniela Tantalo. Hoping to avoid the curse of the sophomore slump, Denver’s The Lumineers previewed tracks from their forthcoming Cleopatra album in the intimate confines of the Mod Club packed with Edge 102.1…
Heart with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and The Mandevilles at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
March 23, 2016
Photographs by Dawn Hamilton. The Queens of Sheba tour has been travelling through Canada from the west coast made its second last stop in Toronto last night at a sold out Sony Centre. Featuring a…
Glassjaw and Silver Snakes at The Opera House
February 26, 2016
Photograph courtesy of Amy Buck. Making the most of a day off from a tour across America supporting Coheed & Cambria, New York’s Glassjaw crossed the border giving a chance for Toronto fans to catch…