July Talk at Massey Hall
December 26, 2017
Photos by Neil Van. Get yourself a band that can send you to the moon. Failing that, get yourself a band that can bring the moon to you. July Talk, in a stellar Massey Hall…
Future Islands with Jenny Besetzt at Massey Hall
October 11, 2017
Photos by Neil Van Toronto is an amazing city. Its crowds however, are notoriously tentative. Massey Hall is an amazing venue. The comfortable seating and tiered views however, are awfully enabling for Toronto’s already tentative…
JFL 42 Primer, 2017
September 24, 2017
JFL42 starts tonight and it’s basically my favourite time of year. Toronto’s Just For Laughs is still a burgeoning festival, but it’s got the potential to be one of the greats. Due almost entirely to…
Wilco with Joan Shelley at Massey Hall
March 18, 2017
Photographs by Dawn Hamilton I’m sure the audience left Wilco’s incredible Massey Hall set with very few questions. Screw that, I’ve got one. Just how many guitars does this band have? After every song- hell,…
Los Campesinos at the Velvet Underground
March 9, 2017
Photos by Neil Van. Los Campesinos had a lot of explaining to do. After aggressively touring and recording since 2006, they’d been absent for over three years. Judging by the throng of human sardines at…
M83 at Rebel
October 20, 2016
Photos by Neil Van If the recently renamed and renovated REBEL (née Sound Academy) wanted an effective litmus test, it’d be hard to find a better candidate than M83. The French electronic band isn’t known…
The Best Bits of JFL42 2016
October 7, 2016
For ten days in venues all across Toronto, JFL42 provided festival-goers with an all-you-can-eat array of comedy. In its fifth year, the festival expanded its roster of stand up, sketches, live podcast recordings and improv…
Anderson .Paak at Phoenix Concert Theatre
July 27, 2016
Photo by Daniel Boczarski at SXSW 2016 Tired (drowsee?) from too many late nights playing Pokémon Go, squashing into a packed Phoenix Concert Theatre to see Anderson .Paak was the last thing on my mind. It…
Jen Kirkman at the Royal Cinema
June 26, 2016
Have you ever wanted a guide to help you organise your life? To find peace, meaning and perhaps the love of your life? Then Jen Kirkman would be the first to tell you to stay…