AWOLNATION, now there is a band I haven’t heard of in a long time so when I saw it on the request list I knew I had to jump at the chance to go check…
Shania Twain and Wes Mack at the Air Canada Centre
June 26, 2015
Photographs by Sean Chin. Before there was Carrie, Miranda, and yes, even Taylor, there was Shania. After eleven years off the road Timmins, Ontario’s own Shania Twain is back in the spotlight as a reigning…
Rae Sremmurd at the Danforth Music Hall, NXNE 2015
June 25, 2015
I don’t know if it was because of the nature of NXNE and people don’t know that they could pre-purchase tickets for the Danforth Music Hall or if the fact that after appearing on the…
Photographs by Lee-Ann Richer. It’s a shame the Sound Academy wasn’t jammed to the rafters when seven-piece Mariachi El Bronx took to the stage, costumed in the traditional Mariachi strip and boasting a horn section….
Jazz Cartier at the Danforth Music Hall, NXNE 2015
June 23, 2015
Before this past week I hadn’t heard of Jazz Cartier, but the past two years I have done a Polaris Prize feature and this year Jazz Cartier is a long list nominee. For those who…
Bad Religion rolled through Toronto on Saturday night and proved that even though they may be older, they are still intelligently pissed off at the world and on top of their game. The band dove…
System Of A Down at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 21, 2015
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto. Have you ever seen children so excited that they don’t know what to do with themselves? They jump up and down, chant and scream, almost unable to fathom what’s in front…
Heems at The Drake Hotel, NXNE 2015
June 20, 2015
As I arrived at The Drake Hotel after picking up my NXNE media wristband I immediately noticed Himanshu Suri aka Heems standing out front talking with a small group of people. As the conversation was…
Photographs by Sean Chin. My 2015 tradition of doing something new and different continued last night with my first New-Country gig. Right off the bat, country music is not really my thing although I have…