Toronto Unplugged

(Editors)
 
There is a heaping handful of great gigs in Toronto (GTA) that will round out January…
 
JAN 19 – THE SPOONS @ ROSE THEATRE (BRAMPTON)
JAN 21 – MARS VOLTA @ PHOENIX
JAN 22 – PETER, BJORN & JOHN @ PHOENIX
JAN 22 – THE EDITORS / HOT HOT HEAT KOOL @ HAUS (our pick)
JAN 25 – ALEXISONFIRE @ DOCKS
JAN 26 – TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (free)
JAN 27 -  THE TEENAGERS @ THE SOCIAL
JAN 29 -  DJ SHADOW & CUT CHEMIST @ PHOENIX
JAN 31 – WINTERSLEEP @ PHOENIX
JAN 31 – XAVIER RUDD @ DANFORTH MUSIC HALL (our pick)
 
 
(Xavier Rudd)

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Radiohead’s upcoming North American tour is starting to take shape. While no dates have been announced yet, band members are revealing which cities they’ll hit when the group arrives on our shores.
 
The cross-country trek is expected to make stops in the Northeast, including New York, Philadelphia, and Boston; while Southeastern cities include Washington, DC, Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, and Tampa. The Midwest portion of the trek will include Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, and St. Louis. Two shows will be staged in Texas, in Dallas and Houston; with West Coast appearances anticipated in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Seattle.
 
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The Hives are coming back to Toronto.   The band will be joined by opening act The Donnas at the Kool Haus on March 3rd.
Tickets have just went on sale here at Ticket Master.
The Hives are a rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival. Their breakthrough came with the release of the “best-of” compilation Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most commercially successful song “Hate to Say I Told You So“. The band produces punk-influenced garage rock songs and wear matching black and white …read more

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(Xavier Rudd)
Australian Xavier Rudd is practically an adopted Canadian – factoring in his extended Canadian tours, further extended stays recording new music and albums and lastly, his unexplained success. Rudd seems to like Canada. And as of yesterday, Toronto has been rewarded with a third show at The Danforth Music Hall.
Rudd’s first scheduled performance on Thursday January 31st sold out instantly. His second show on Friday February 1st just sold out. Just announced on Rudd’s website is a third show on Sunday February 10th. Tickets go on sale on January 11th here.
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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

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