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By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Wednesday night at the Phoenix Concert Theatre saw hip hop super-group Deltron 3030 (which features producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala) making their Toronto stop on their current tour to support their new album, Event 2. Deltron 3030’s own master turntablist Kid Koala opened the show. Rocking three turntables, his beat juggling … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Toronto-based indie rockers The Darcys played an intimate show at Adelaide Hall last night to celebrate the release of their new album, Warring. Performing for just about an hour, The Darcys demonstrated how carefully they constructed this record so that it sounded good while listening to it at home, but it sounded even better in a live … Continue reading
By: Steve Danyleyko – Massey Hall once again welcomed iconic guitarist Joe Satriani for his “Unstoppable Momentum” world tour last night, in support of his fourteenth studio album of the same name that was released in May. This time round, Satriani surrounded himself with some fine talent, including Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai) shifting between … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Anyone who has seen “Searching for Sugar Man” knows of the diversity that is spread in the arts and pop culture. Much like Sixto Rodriguez’s popularity in South America, Biffy Clyro is one of the biggest acts in Britain right now. Their latest album,Opposites, went number one on the UK charts and they’ve played … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof (@lukeottenhof) – Lederhosen, alpine hats, and just about every kind of beer imaginable crammed the sleepy town of Vankleek Hill on Friday night, and factor in more than four straight hours of Canadian rock and roll, and it’s one for the books. Home to Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill plays … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – “This isn’t a Celine Dion concert. This is a 30 Second to Mars concert!” yelled frontman Jared Leto at last night’s show at Sound Academy in Toronto. The band’s first Toronto show since 2011 began with the ominous-sounding horn intro of “Birth”, from their new album Love, Lust, Faith + Dreams, with … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – The Burgerama Caravan pulled into Lee’s Palace in Toronto on Tuesday night to host an evening of some of underground rock’s best bands. The caravan Burger Records organized is currently on tour across North America featuring bands, The Growlers, Pangea, Cosmonauts and Gap Dream, all of which are on the Burger Records label. Local pop-folk-punk band, … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – As September wraps up, The Opera House in Toronto hosted Wavves, King Tuff, and Jacuzzi Boys last night for a chaotically fun show. The last weekend of September ended with a band for those in Toronto who made it to the Opera House for California’s Wavves. Miami, Florida-based band Jacuzzi Boys, who released … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Toronto’s Lee’s Palace in Toronto hosted Brooklyn based indie heroes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah last night, who have since pared down from a quartet to a duo last year. The night began with the Providence, Rhode Island-based band Arc Iris, a five-piece keyboards, trumpet and drum ensemble. All members were … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Fans united Wednesday night at the Danforth Music Hall for one of Britain’s finest exports, Welsh post-britpop quartet Stereophonics, who are tremendously popular in the UK but have largely flown under the radar in North America, made a rare appearance in Toronto (five years since a festival appearance and nine years since their … Continue reading
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