Nicole Dollanganger at Smiling Buddha
July 14, 2016
Photograph by Neil Van (2015). Walking down a mostly empty College St., a gang of people hanging outside of The Smiling Buddha let me know I was in the right place. When I got inside…
Photographs by Neil Van. The forecast did not lie, it poured rain for the duration of the third of day Bluesfest; every colour and pattern of poncho was in attendance. I had my sights set…
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at TD Echo Beach
July 14, 2016
Photographs by Randall Vasquez. On Sunday evening, Toronto music fans were blessed with a heavy dose of nostalgia at TD Echo Beach. It had only been just over a year since Manchester, England’s Noel Gallagher…
Senseless at Evergreen Brickworks
July 13, 2016
You could hear the thumping bass echoing across the DVP heading closer to Evergreen Brickworks. The industrial east end venue provides the perfect backdrop for such a creative atmosphere. Unlike the more widely recognized electronic…
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,…
Coeur de Pirate at Ottawa Bluesfest
July 12, 2016
Photographs by Neil Van. The rain stopped for a lovely overcast evening at the second day of Bluesfest 2016. With 22 years under their belt, Bluesfest does the festival experience right; five stages, multiple food…
There was a lot of singing about beer, cheating wives, and pickup trucks, but, no one was singing about the lightning and torrential rain that was coming to the CMT Music Fest held at Bingemans…
On a very warm summers evening thousands of people jam packed the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto to see Dave Mason, The Doobie Brothers and Journey. By the time the Doobie Brothers hit the stage everyone’s…
Day 1: It seems as if all of Toronto was in celebration this Canada Day weekend with all of the events happening around the city, but for every electronic music fan, the 6th annual Digital…