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By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Friday night, one of Toronto’s most beautiful and infamous venues, Massey Hall, lent its stage to Patti Smith and her band for the first time since 1976. Though to everyone’s shock, her Massey Hall return only filled half of the seats, something that could easily be attributed to this being the … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – Day three of this year’s Ottawa Folk Festival was something to get excited about, with some great Canadian talent on display, including Toronto based indie rock quartet Born Ruffians, London, ON-based hip-hop artist Shad and New Brunswick-based blues guitarist Matt Andersen, and a young west coast hip-hop superstar in Kendrick Lamar, … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – After a solid double-bill evening on the first day of Ottawa’s Folk Festival, featuring City and Colour and the iconic Patti Smith, it was back out in the crisp fall air to catch the wonderful assortment of acts present on day two last night, including New York City-based indie rock quartet … Continue reading
By: Sasha Kalra (@sashakalra) – On Thursday night, the Opera House played host to a truly impressive spectacle that featured a diverse, inspiring lineup of performers. The combination of Australian electronic musicians and a funky LA native illumnated the Opera House for a show that was memorable. The first thing that struck you about show opener Touch Sensitive … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – The city of Ottawa’s annual Folk Festival kicked off its 2013 edition Wednesday night with a double bill lending many a nod to both folk and punk music. Canadian music icons and festival headliners Neil Young and Crazy Horse were scheduled to perform in the headlining slot to open the festival, … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – On Wednesday night, the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto did what it does best, played host to one hell of a punk show. Local flavour, Brutal Youth, started things off as they found their way into to the audiences’ hearts with their own style of punk hardcore. Lead singer, Patty paced … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Toronto-based synthpop trio Dragonette and Vancouver-based Indie-Electro-RNB trio Dirty Radio brought the dance party to the CNE last night in Toronto. Performing to a relatively smaller, family-filled crowd proved to be a challenge for each group because of their unique, sometimes eclectic sound, but they each managed to find their way with pockets of the audience, ending the day for many … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro (@Laura_Molinaro5) – Held in the packed dirt of the once lush field space at Fork York in Toronto, day 2 of Riot Fest Toronto ensured that the summer music festival season went out with a bang. As fans moshed to the likes of up-and-coming Toronto-based punk quartet Single Mothers, grunge legends Dinosaur Jr. and … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – This past Thursday, one of Toronto’s favourite dive bars played host to one hell of a line up. To start things off local garage-pop-punk band, Pink Wine played to a small crowd, but that didn’t stop them from pumping out a perfect mix of power pop and punk rock with a … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Gypsy folk punk rockers Gogol Bordello took over Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall last night for the first of two shows at the venue. The group is touring in support of their latest album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Opening the show was Toronto’s own Brendan Canning, one of the founding members of Broken Social … Continue reading
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