Ezra Furman at Lee’s Palace
September 16, 2019
Photos by Katrina Lat I first saw Ezra Furman in 2011 at Live at Leeds festival. In the festival program he was compared to Sufjan Stevens; a description not only inaccurate, but doing a disservice…
P!nk at Scotiabank Arena
August 27, 2019
Photos by Neil Van Pink swooped and soared over an amazed crowd at the Scotiabank arena. As spectacles go, Pink has hosted more than her fair share. With 8 studio albums and more than half…
José González shares an orchestral reimagining of his back catalogue with an attentive Toronto audience. The stage is resplendent with the instruments of an experimental orchestra. Lights dropped so you can barely see the musicians…
Martha Wainwright at The Great Hall
January 29, 2019
The folksy Montrealler hosted a delightfully shambolic evening at the Great Hall. “This is really disorganised. I hope you like things loose” pretty much sums up Martha Wainwright’s show at the Great Hall. She set…
Amber Liu with Justin Park at the Opera House
January 1, 2019
The charming and disarming Amber Liu brings the power of a one woman boy band to The Opera House. My first trip to The Opera House is on a crisp Saturday evening – joining a…
Shad at The Great Hall
December 27, 2018
Shad knocked it out of the park and was received with a hometown hero welcome at The Great Hall. He may have grown up in London, ON but Shad’s a close neighbour of Toronto; and…
Boygenius with Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus at the Danforth Music Hall
November 22, 2018
Photos by Neil Van Phoebe Bridgers performed a short set showcasing last year’s Strangers in the Alps, charming the audience with the witty stage banter of her band. It was a warm, receptive crowd who…
Christine and the Queens with Dounia at The Danforth Music Hall
November 14, 2018
Photos by Neil Van Chris sizzled, strutted and swaggered right into our hearts. A singular artist who delivers self-penned and self-produced songs with disarming humour, empathy, sensuality, and a whole lot of spectacular choreography with…
Florence and the Machine at the Scotiabank Arena
October 26, 2018
Florence and the Machine bring their otherworldy new album to the Scotiabank Arena. The stage is set like a topographical map, with the stairs as undulations of the flat top where the band assemble. Florence…