Courage: The Tragically Hip
August 18, 2016
When rock stars die, often it’s unexpected. People reel from the shock and there’s only one room full of people who can say, “I saw him at his last show.” This is different. In the…
The fortunes of the cosmos are favouring Iceland right now. For travellers, it’s a desirable bucket-list vacation spot; for Game of Thrones fans, it is home base for the Wildlings beyond the wall; for soccer…
Photos by Dawn Hamilton Mumford and Sons brought their Wilder Mind Tour to the shores of Lake Ontario. What unfolded Monday night at the Molson Amphitheatre was a celebration of American music delivered by a…
Jamie Lawson with Amy Vachal at Adelaide Hall
May 12, 2016
Pre-show, there was a relaxed feel in the intimate, subterranean room; Adelaide Hall was impressively full, bubbling with barroom chatter and hum. Evidently, Torontonians are happy to venture out on a Monday night to hear…
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Mod Club
April 2, 2016
Photographs by Amy Buck. It felt like a hillbilly revival hoedown, complete with disciples, apostles and captivating preacher. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros came to Toronto’s Mod Club and brought their unique show style…
Lowest of the Low with Willie Nile at Lee’s Palace
March 28, 2016
The Lowest of the Low (LOTL) is an iconic Toronto band dearly loved by a city that they dearly love. When they play a show on home turf, it’s always an event. The fans came…
Chilly Gonzales & Kaiser Quartett at Massey Hall
February 9, 2016
Photo courtesy of Massey Hall/Malcolm Cook. Audacious, talented, campy, insightful and entertaining. Chilly Gonzales owns it all proudly. Gonzales (born Jason Beck) joined forces with Germany’s Kaiser Quartett to delight a packed house at Toronto’s Massey…
The Watchmen with East of Avenue at the Danforth Music Hall
February 3, 2016
Photographs by Dawn Hamilton. The Watchmen played a spirited show to a packed Danforth Music Hall last week. The respected Canadian rockers staged a rare concert in Toronto, one of five shows announced for 2016. …
Vance Joy with Reuben and the Dark at Massey Hall
January 29, 2016
Photographs by Hannah Jor. Australia’s Vance Joy happens to look like a Tiger Beat pin-up so you could be forgiven for questioning his songwriting chops. In spite of his easy charm and relative youth, or…