Hooray For Earth at The Garrison
August 22, 2014
In today’s media landscape and typical music cycle, three years seems like a heck of a long time to go without playing a show in a major music market. The Boston-formed, New York-based band Hooray…
Rixton and T. Mills at The Mod Club
August 11, 2014
UK wonder brothers Rixton performed to a packed Mod Club in Toronto. Opening for them was California based hip-hop artist T. Mills.
Panic! at the Disco, Walk the Moon at Echo Beach
August 8, 2014
I laid out a lot of my nostalgic feelings and memories for Panic! at the Disco when I saw them earlier this year, then playing at Toronto’s Sound Academy. While the weather’s gotten warmer and…
Run River North at The Drake Hotel
July 27, 2014
It’s nice to see a band make a warm debut. Run River North’s visit to Toronto wasn’t particularly buzzed about in the lead-up, but fans of their California folk rock were clearly paying attention to…
Camera Obscura and Laura Cantrell at The Opera House
July 23, 2014
Photographs by Neil Van. It’s pretty easy to imagine a Camera Obscura show going either way. The Scottish band is every bit proficient and talented at their twee-branded pop, but their live show isn’t what’d…
Ought with Dub Thompson at the Drake Underground
July 16, 2014
Photo courtesy of Tiana Feng / Ride The Tempo Usually when I go to shows, I walk in with at least some idea of how a band is going to sound. Most of the time, I’ve…
Barcelona and Oh Honey at Echo Beach
July 14, 2014
Seattle based indie rock band Barcelona and Oh Honey opened for The Fray at TD Echo Beach on a beautiful night in Toronto.
The Fray at Echo Beach
July 13, 2014
The problem with writing inherently catchy tunes is that somewhere along the way, it becomes wholly un-hip to like you. For The Fray, the Denver pop rockers find themselves in this category of bands that…
It was one of those unique shows too good to pass up: a bevy of talented men, sharing one stage and a handful of Broadway numbers. Described as a “world premiere”, it’s hard to imagine…