Toronto Unplugged

I obviously like going to see bands play live.  I feel it is a fair trade for my money.  I’ll gladly shell out dollars to watch a band work.  I often take on to a band and then surf to see when they’ll be playing in Toronto.  More importantly – where they will be playing in Toronto.  My heart sinks a bit when I read the venue being The Kool Haus. I’ve seen some good shows at the Kool Haus and yes, there are worse venues in the city…but not many.  It is in between intimate/small and cavernous/big.  Not a …read more

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Concertaholics posts great concert reviews of shows in and around Toronto.   One recent concert that has been talked about a lot as of late was Eric Clapton at the Amphitheatre.  The recurring comment is, “this guy seems to be getting better and better.”
Clapton is certainly one of the all-time greats on guitar and he showed it off on May 27th in Toronto.  Read the full review and view video footage at Concertaholics.
Image Credit:  Concertaholics

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Eric Clapton is playing at the Molson Amphitheater as I type this. I wish I was there. I would say that I had another engagement, but since I’m at home writing this, I guess I have no excuse. I just came in from outside….it’s a chilly night…not the balmy end of May us Torontonians pray for. 
Rock and Roll has brought Eric Clapton extreme highs and extreme lows – all contributing to the grand journey.    Musically, Clapton is known the world over for his prowess on the electric guitar and has written some of …read more

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Episode 64 of the CBC R3-30 podcast was the Survival Guide to the NHL Playoffs, featuring Dave Hodge, a very special surprise guest and 10 songs from the top 30. Toronto’s The Coast cracked the R3-30 with their track No Secret Why.
The Coast released their much-anticipated debut full-length, Expatriate, on Aporia this April at the Horseshoe Tavern. The place was packed with anticipating fans and the band rewarded the crowd with a rockin set introducing the new tracks and leading frenzi’s on the familiar ones. It was a ‘good to be back’ set and offered a look …read more

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We got a few shots at The Verve concert at the Ricoh last week. While some are typical concert shots, this is from the ‘whoa trippy’ collection.
We will continue posting Verve Toronto pics as they come in.
The trippier the better…

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There was a plethora of great content in the Music Channel this month.  There were a ton of tips to new music, handfuls of concert reviews, album reviews, industry news, compilations and lists.
Here is a recap of some of the top content from this past month.  Enjoy!
Austin Sound Check already has the SXSW 2009 Dates.Big Apple Music Scene has a list of her favorite CD store in NYC.
Brit Music Scene begs for BoyZone to give up.
Christian Music Fan reviewed David Pettigrew “Every Minute Miracles”.
Concord Crazy delved onto New Zealand’s Coat of Arms.
Country Music Stop tells us about the Country Music’s …read more

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Decemberists front man Colin Meloy played a solo acoustic performance at the Phoenix last night. The stage consisted of Meloy, 4 acoustic guitars, a glass of wine and a bottle of wine. Simple and honest. Meloy is an extremely talented and intelligent singer songwriter and with the recent buzzing success of the Decemberists, he has been hitting the road touring with his own material as well as playing some songs from the band. A great musician entertaining a Toronto crowd at solid venue, how can one go wrong?
Colin Meloy is touring in support of his …read more

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Toronto Unplugged relies on many great people to provide us with our gig reviews. The founder of Martin’s Bike Shop has been rockin’ gigs for years and was lucky enough to catch the Foo Fighters Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre. Sunday night we rocked til the wee hours of the morning playing Rock Band and chatting about the show. Here is Mr. Martin’s feedback on the Foo’s show…
“I’ve been to a lot of events at the Air Canada Centre; concerts, Leafs and Raptors …read more

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Working away today listening to CBC Radio 3 and caught their live feed from SXSW.
Grant Lawrence was on site (or was he…) at the outdoor stage at Emo’s.
Radio 3 shot the feed through all the snow to us Canadians. The line-up was canuck heavy and featured….
The Most Serene Republic from Milton, ON – proud home of astronaut Chris Hadfield…you will be reminded of it everywhere in Milton
The Shout Out Louds from Stockholm Sweden (not sure how many astronauts have come from Sweden…feel free to weigh in)
One of …read more

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It’s always fun watching bands creep into stardom. Bell X1 have been making music for years. Their latest (and third) album Flock was just released in North America and is quickly getting passed around with praise.
The band’s name (the merit often debated) derives from the film and book The Right Stuff. The Bell X1 was a supersonic research project and designed to be the first aircraft to breal the speed of sound. The band was drawn to it for it’s “naive discovery”
Jet setting from Ireland, the band is currently playing the El Mocambo and I expect …read more

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