Dark and minimal while noisy and earnest…Handsome Furs will be at Lee’s Palace tonight (Thursday December 20th). This should be a good venue to catch the Montreal alterna-rock band as the sightlines are good, the acoustics will fit their sound and you’ll be mesmerized with only about 300-400 others.
‘HANDSOME FURS’ @ 10:15 and ‘Guests’ @ 9:00. $12.00 adv @ Tm-Rt-Ss
Comments Off
I’ve been a big fan of Rob Szabo for quite some time now. I’ve seen him live a good number of times and I always leave his shows inspired by the passion and visible love that Rob has for performing songs and just playing music in general. He is a genuine musician.
Steve Strongman and Rob Szabo will be playing their 3rd Annual Holiday Show this Saturday (Dec 22) at the in Waterloo. They will be performing material from each of their solo albums as well as some Plasticine songs. Special guests will be Revival Dear!
Doors …read more
Comments Off
I am all for promoting other cool resources in and regarding our city. This is one I check out daily – to get another perspective, viewpoint and solid recommendation(s) on happenings within this great city.
blogTO is a web site about Toronto written by a group of obsessed artists, musicians, photographers, politicos, advertising and media types, dancers, tech geeks, food lovers, aspiring film directors, fashionistas and people for the ethical treatment of animals.
Click here to check out and submit to the Toronto blogTO Flickr page
Enjoy.
Comments Off
(The Brown Hornets)
Still in 60th birthday celebration mode, the Shoe is sure to be rockin’ tonight for Nu Music Nite. Here’s the line-up…
The Reason hits the stage @ roughly 9:30pm
The Brown Hornets follow @10:30 with some Bluesy/Soul/Rock
and Toronto’s OLIVER BLACK rounds out the night @ 11:30
The Horseshoe is located at 370 Queen Street West and tonight there is NO COVER.
Comments Off
Office holiday parties can be pretty lame, but throw the following into the mix and you’re sure to create a killer shaker: a variety of alcoholic beverages, some incredibly talented musicians/bands, politically charged artists, half a dozen strong and weird personalities, a band no one likes, a few legends and a chainsaw. This is our recipe for the best holiday party ever. How to make it happen?
Here are the Top 10 Musicians/Bands to bring to your office holiday party
Greg Keelor: Get a few drinks into him, hand him a guitar and he’ll take care of …read more
Looking for a good ‘ice breaker’ at your lame office holiday party? Throw a shirtless Iggy Pop into the room and see what happens.
Having the same ol’ boring chit chat with your boss? Bring Ozzy Osborne to the party to add some f#%*n’ colour to the dialogue.
Looking to get a romance vibe going? Tell Jack Black and Tenacious D to strum the strings and start into their dirty love song which starts out, “This is a song for the ladies, but fellas, listen closely.”
Any holiday party could be much, much better with the addition of a …read more
Comments Off
There is a storm, if not full-on blizzard, wailing on the city, which means it’s a great night for a killer concert and a great night to contribute to those in need.
As part of the Edge Electric Christmas, Alexisonfire will be playing Arrow Hall tonight. – This entire concert series is in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank – dedicated to eliminating hunger in and around Toronto.
Special guests tonight include… Anti-Flag, Saosin, The Bled.
Doors open @ 5:30PM / Show 7:00PM. All ages, general admission. $32.50
The Daily Bread Food Bank, Toronto’s largest network of food relief programs, is dedicated …read more
Comments Off
These are some of my favorite nights. Got this text message at 10:21 pm on Thursday night,
Apostle of Hustle, Lee’s. Anytime now (10-15min). Come.
Already at the Press Club and not far from Lee’s, me and some mates jumped in a cab and darted to Lee’s Palace for the gig.
We walked in just as second opening act, Skin Tight, Outta Sight, was taking the stage. The Burlesque Revival show, led by dancers Gigi, Pussy and an apprehensive man of religion who eventually stripped down to an ass-less pair of stockings made me realize that the last-minute decision …read more
Comments Off
Image credit: Margaret Mulligan
A good ol’ fashioned saloon with solid live music, a friendly atmosphere, a warm vibe, a few plaid shirts and loads of Bourbon and good beer can be hard to find in a big city.
Ladies and gentlemen…Toronto presents…The Dakota Tavern.
Where: 249 Ossington Ave. just north of Dundas Street.
Tunes? Some country, some more country, bluegrass, folk rock, and random nights featuring some of the cities best local musicians – look for Jason Collett’s gigs this month.
Here’s my favorite review of the Dakota…
“If you’ve misplaced your used Wrangler shirt, have no fear — you don’t need to look …read more
Comments Off
Denim and whiskey are impenetrable forces of cool. As a band, if you have these, you can get away with a lot. That’s why alt-country, psychedelic-rock band The Sadies still kick ass despite their girly name.The Sadies will be kicking ass on December 31st for one of the cities coolest New Year’s gigs.
The Sadies at the Horseshoe Tavern. Very cool.
Tickets are $20 @ Ticketmaster or 416-870-8000
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Comments Off
5 Comments