Ghostface Killah at Rockpile East
December 1, 2014
Friday evening marked the end of an era at The Rockpile East. They were hosting their final hip hop show, before a relocation downtown. What better way to finish things off than by bringing in…
Sloan at The Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 30, 2014
It all began so simply. The chilly autumn breeze was a welcome companion as I walked to the Phoenix from Wellesley station with Sloan on my mind. Passed Church, and Jarvis, and couples holding hands…
Arkells, X-Ambassadors, Adam Baldwin at Danforth Music Hall
November 30, 2014
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Just like when a loved one makes their return home, Toronto embraced the Arkells with the same adulation, selling out The Music Hall three nights in a row. This is the…
Skinny Puppy at Sound Academy
November 29, 2014
The first time ever heard of Skinny Puppy was in 2005, when my friend in high school showed me the music video for Pro-Test on his computer. This track was from their album The Greater…
The Tea Party at Hamilton Place
November 28, 2014
Photographs by Lee-Ann Richer. Windsor’s Tea Party was back to support their new album, “The Ocean at the End” at Hamilton Place, on Tuesday November 25th, 2014. This is their first album in a decade….
Run The Jewels at The Danforth Music Hall
November 28, 2014
Photographs by Dakota Arsenault. I purposely have held off on compiling my gigs of the year until I got the chance to see Run the Jewels. The super-duo of Atlanta’s Killer Mike and NYC’s El-P…
Amanda Palmer at Lee's Palace
November 27, 2014
Photographs by Katrina Wong Shue. Is it possible to call the show messy without negative connotations? At Lee’s Palace on the final stop of her Art of Asking book tour, Amanda Palmer may have justified…
Theory of a Deadman’s “Savages” rock Hamilton Place
November 26, 2014
Photographs by Lee-Ann Richer. Monday (November 24th) night, one of Canada’s own, Theory of a Deadman, was in town to rock Hamilton. For those of you who may not be familiar with TOAD beyond the,…
Thee Oh Sees at The Danforth Music Hall
November 25, 2014
Thee Oh Sees are a blast on album. I’ve been late to the party as I am only a recent fan, and any fans of psychedelic garage rock shouldn’t make the same mistake as I…