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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Every year around in June, Queen Street W. shuts down to traffic, transit and even pedestrians. It’s a necessary evil to accommodate the perpetually expanding spectacle of the MuchMusic Video Awards. From a fan’s point of view, the awards are a rare opportunity to expose all five senses to their heroes. Access to the event (with … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson – DigiFest Toronto 2014, which seeks to take the small screen Youtube experience into a live concert setting, took over Echo Beach in Toronto over the weekend with popular Youtube artists like Miami-based girl group Fifth Harmony, who formed on the second season of The X Factor, and who released their debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – California-based ska-punk band Reel Big Fish, who released their seventh album, Candy Coated Fury, on July 31st, 2012 via Rock Ridge, which was produced by the band’s frontman, guitarist, and songwriter, Aaron Barrett, performed at The Opera House in Toronto with New Jersey-based pop-punk-ska sextet Survay Says, who released their new … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Acclaimed Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter Ziggy Marley, who is the oldest son of Bob Marley, and who released his newest album, Fly Rasta, on April 15th, 2014 via Tuff Gong Worldwide, performed at David Pecaut Square as part of Luminato 2014 with Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, which consists of refugees who were displaced … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Georgia-based hard rock/heavy metal band Jackyl, who released their seventh album, Best in Show, on July 31st, 2012 via Mighty Loud, which features a pair of cover tracks of “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C. and “Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – On an unusually chilly June night, Brooklyn art-rockers TV on the Radio hit Toronto’s Luminato stage. Featuring a back catalogue that spans over 13 years, the band took the crowd through a short, but career spanning set that also included a few new cuts. The band’s signature, key-heavy, harmonized sound was on … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto (formerly Wicklow, Ireland)-based dance-punk band Nightbox, who released their second EP, The Panic Sequence, on April 22nd via Rare Beef Records, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto in support of the album with Brooklyn-based dance artist Rush Midnight, who released his debut LP on May 27th via Last Gang Records, and London, ON-based indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based violinist Lindsey Stirling, who was a quarter-finalist on America’s Got Talent season five, and who released her second album, Shatter Me, on April 29th, 2014 via Lindseystomp-Decca-Universal Music, performed at Kool Haus last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston (@MorganHotston) – Toronto-based alt country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, who released his sixth album, Daredevils, on April 22nd, 2014 via Outside Music, which consists entirely of Tragically Hip covers performed by Rutledge and an array of guest musicians including Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize, and Mary Margaret O’Hara.
Photos by: Neil Van – Vancouver-based indie alternative rock/folk-synthpop band and JUNO Award nominees Hey Ocean, who released their third album, IS, in 2012, which peaked at number 70 on the Canadian album chart, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night.
