Having been scarred by reading scathing live reviews from one particular reviewer back in the early 90s, last night’s Mazzy Star gig at the Danforth Music Hall, afforded me the chance to finally judge for…
The word Hanson comes with certain connotations. Generally, it’s a band name that’s met with a smirk – like: “Oh, yeah. I remember the 90s,” – and is followed by a wormhole of nostalgic boy…
It was a little difficult to take Seattle’s The Head and the Heart seriously for their appearance at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. They can thank Josiah Johnson’s Halloween getup for that. Yes, The Head and…
San Francisco’s Thao & The Get Down Stay Down celebrated Halloween at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall, helping to warm the place up for tour mates The Head and the Heart. It’s been a busy year…
Hugh Laurie is a funny guy. If his role alongside Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry on Blackadder didn’t convince you of that, just see Laurie in concert. His stage banter is remarkable – a reminder…
Photographs by Sarah Rix Get ready to fall in love with St. Lucia. It’s almost inevitable that it’s going to happen; Jean-Philip Grobler’s take on tropical electro-pop is that good. Opening for Two Door Cinema…
Photographs by Sarah Rix By the time I arrived at the Danforth Music Hall, Peace were already in the midst of their Canadian debut. It was a long time coming – they had originally been…
Photographs by Sarah Rix It was two days of Two Door Cinema Club shows in Toronto, and they seemed to have one of the hottest tickets in town. With the trio making the kind of…
Mayer Hawthorne performs at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. Thanks to Embraces Presents for media access.
