Finally some good news on the Toronto FC/Needing a Striker/Brian McBride Sweepstakes front…
No we did not get McBride…we were never really in the running - even though we had first dibs on his rights. McBride made it clear from day one that if he were to return the MLS, it would be to his hometown […]
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It’s a random week in gigs next week in Toronto. There is hard alternative rock, followed by a nostalgic punk legend, next is a little Southern (by way of Detroit) rock, rounding it out with California acoustic pop.
Plan your week…it’s random, but there are some good shows to check out right after the long […]
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Among the many emerging acts at Hillside in Guelph this weekend, The Burning Hell brings their indie folk rock to the stage on Sunday.
Taking its name from a religious tract, The Burning Hell has been slithering around in the muck in one form or another since the dawn of the millennium. Fronted by the moderately […]
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The Beaches International Jazz Festival wraps up tonight. One of Toronto’s most popular festivals, the Jazz Fest offers variety and diversity of music within (and outside) the realm of jazz.
StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival original event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul […]
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Saturday nights at the Shoe…I’ve had many a perfect Saturday nights taking in a show at the Horseshoe Tavern.
The Mahones - a pre-show street meat, 10 pints of Guinness, and a post-show street meat…brutal Sunday.
The Coast album launch party - great homecoming shoe…plenty of pints
The Droops - the best live Jimi cover of Fire I’ve […]
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Toronto’s Crystal Castles have already proven they can sell albums. Now they’re proving that they can sell albums…on vinyl.
In addition to this week’s CIMS album chart, there was a TOP 50 Vinyl chart - week ending July 20, 2008
Crystal Castles self titled album came in at a very impressive 34 - trailing the likes […]
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A band forms.
They play in a basement.
They play a few bars.
Word spreads that they’re pretty good.
They play some bigger bars.
They go on tour hitting a few cities in the province.
Word spreads that they’re better than good.
They play a few bigger shows.
They play the States.
They try their hand at a tour overseas.
“There’s a reason why Toronto’s […]
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Drawing on diverse backgrounds, Vampire Weekend experiments and explores the intersections of the things they love: African guitar music, the Western classical canon, hazy memories of summers in Cape Cod, winters in Upper Manhattan, reggaeton and everything else that would become part of Vampire Weekend.
Vampire Weekend returns to Toronto - their last visit being […]
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Newmarket Ontario’s Tokyo Police Club will hit the stage tomorrow at Rogers Picnic right before Cat Power and right after Vampire Weekend. It’s a solid line up.
About Tokyo Police Club…
Tokyo Police Club have taken all the good bits from Indie Rock in the past decade and put their own unique spin on […]
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Everyone has a handful of websites that they check out on a regular basis.
Within the Toronto scene, I have three clear cut favorites, but when a solid act rolls through town I always stop by Concertaholics to see if there is a review. Concertaholics reviews are always in depth, more often than not the […]
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