June 30th, 2008
In an overall slumping time for record sales, Coldplay has shown that it can still be done - you just need to be a global musical power.
Since this album’s launch it seems to be available for purchase everywhere - at the cash of the pharmacy, grocery store, coffee shop…etc. This is smart, but also […]
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June 25th, 2008
Pre-prepped journalism…sometimes will bite you in the ass. I was pretty pumped for the Peter Hook show, so I decided to throw two posts yesterday on the blog. I posted them late Monday night to run Tuesday, because I knew I would be away from my computer for most of the day. i was in […]
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June 24th, 2008
A great throw back/nostalgic show this week. Peter Hook will be playing The Sound Academy on June 27th at 9pm.
Hook was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with […]
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June 23rd, 2008
World Class Jazz Music is flooding the streets of Toronto
The main stage concert series within the Festival (Toronto Star Stage) at Nathan Phillips Square features top musicians this week including:
June 23rd:Â Oliver Jones Trio @ 8PM
June 24th:Â James Hunter | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ 8PM
June 25th:Â Cyrus Chestnut Trio | Blind Boys of […]
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June 22nd, 2008
The Toronto Jazz Festival is in full swing throughout the city.
The renowned jazz event in Toronto and takes place in June and July. Unlike the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival, most of the events are indoors and located throughout the downtown core. Formerly known as the DuMaurier Jazz Festival until the ban on tobacco […]
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June 14th, 2008
Said The Whale is as much a product of Vancouver’s tremendous natural beauty as it is of the city’s budding independent music scene. Electronic indie rock that captures the essence of what it means to be young, free and heartbroken.
Rivoli @ 11PM
Run With The Kittens - Ripping some musical styles from the past, some from […]
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June 7th, 2008
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 […]
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June 5th, 2008
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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 […]
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May 28th, 2008
Matthew Good is used to touring with his acoustic guitar. It is a little easier on the body…perhaps because it is more about the music and lyrics and less about the ‘rock’. This tour, to the delight of fans, Good has decided to crack out his electric again, but admits it’s taking a toll on […]
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May 27th, 2008
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 […]
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