Photos by Neil Van. The job of any good fitness instructor is to energize their class, get them moving, limber and working up a sweat. Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath embodied that spirit Tuesday night at…
Photographs by Katrina Lat. Opening acts are tricky business, often a mismatch, sometimes a pleasant fit, occasionally it’s an artist/band on the rise, and once in a while it’s a local gem. Enter Jane’s Party,…
Photos by Daniela Tantalo There was a time when corporate sponsorships, events and the like were seen as tacky, unbecoming of true artists and musicians. You’d be labeled a sellout and the purists among your…
“Love You To Death” by Tegan and Sara
June 9, 2016
Final Rating: 8/10 Tegan and Sara are playing among the elite purveyors in pop music. T&S scored their biggest success with 2013’s seductive pop gem Heartthrob abandoning the indie folk-rock that had defined them. Love…
“The Ride” by Catfish and the Bottlemen
June 3, 2016
Catfish and the Bottlemen have little name recognition west of the Atlantic, a British blue-collar rock band yearning for global fame. We’ve all heard this tale before, a young band rising from the obscurity of…
Photographs by Katrina Wong Shue. May is a far cry from the summer festival circuit, thanks to typically unpredictable Canadian weather but you’d never have guessed it Friday night at Echo Beach in Toronto. A…
Chairlift at Lee’s Palace
April 9, 2016
Photographs by Randall Vasquez. Chairlift have always been unapologetically pop since 2008’s debut Does You Inspire You. Moth, the duo’s third album released earlier this year stands in stark contrast to their previous records. Sonically…
Lucinda Williams with Buick 6 at The Opera House
March 27, 2016
Photographs by Daniela Tantalo. Lucinda Williams’ candor and sincerity have been the hallmarks of her career as a singer-songwriter, both were on full displace Thursday night at The Opera House. Kicking off the night with…
Young Galaxy at the Mod Club
February 21, 2016
Photographs by Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Nothing stops the fierce Catherine McCandless from putting on a great performance, not even acute bronchitis. Stopping into Toronto’s Mod Club Wednesday night, Young Galaxy quipped her ailment offered an authentic experience…