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By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – On Wednesday night, Portugal. The Man took their fans in Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre to a mountain in a cloud. Whether through their sweet sounds of retro psychedelic rock fused with modern indie influence, or the big, white, mountain backdrop on the stage, or simply by the aroma of certain … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Nostalgia ran high throughout the Air Canada Centre last night as newly reunited indie electronic pop duo The Postal Service brought their decade-old album, Give Up, to Toronto. The ACC’s “theatre” configuration was barely half full when the duo of Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Jimmy “Dntel” Tamborello (joined on tour … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – California-based funk/thrash/jam trio Primus brought their “3D-enhanced live musical performance” to The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of a two-night stand. Under the watchful eye of two giant inflatable astronauts, guitarist Larry Lalonde, drummer Jay Lane and bassist and lead singer Les Claypool performed two lengthy sets that spanned … Continue reading
By: Shannon Reid (@allisplural) – Mount Kimbie activated sonic waves inside The Hoxton in Toronto last night. The English electronic duo, who are touring with like-minded artists Vinyl Williams and Holy Other in support of their new album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, lit up the room as they burst into their set with guitar chip bending reverie, lights became brighter and … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Toronto’s 99 Sudbury found itself the host of 23-year-old English folk singer Laura Marling last night as part of her ongoing tour promoting her new album, Once I Was An Eagle, out May 27. Opening the show was Toronto’s own Devin Cuddy of the Devin Cuddy Band, son of Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo fame. … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – “I feel like this is a dream”, said Marina and the Diamonds front woman Marina Diamandis during her performance last night at Toronto’s Echo Beach, and the 3,500 fans felt the same way as they screamed through the Diamonds’ 18 song set-list in the rain that fell throughout the night, … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The first of punk legends Anti-Flag’s two consecutive Toronto dates at the Hard Luck bar was, to say the least, a fantastic, and for many, a nostalgic time. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Anti-Flag has an extensive catalog, which allows them to play just about anything they want and on each show … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – With Toronto fully embracing Spring, The Royal Ontario Museum launched the third season of their popular ROM Friday Night Live series earlier this month and the third edition of the event, which took place last night, featured a performance by Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife. After several spins of Daft … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The undisputed kings of punk rock cover bands took the stage Friday night at the Phoenix to perform their spirited renditions of musical classics. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a pop punk super-group consisting of Fat Mike from NOFX, Spike Slawson of Swingin’ Utters, Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, and Joey Cape and Dave Raun of Lagwagon. High Top … Continue reading
By: Alex Curley (@CurleyAlex) – A large crowd gathered at Toronto’s Kool Haus as lights spun in a dizzying display, whirling like stars in a galactic waltz. As overhead monitors displayed a live feed from Montreal and Vancouver, where people gathered for the same event, the country was abuzz. Samsung’s social media team worked overtime … Continue reading
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