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By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Last night, the Toronto-based marketing and promotions boutique Audio Blood Media hosted their fifth anniversary party at Sneaky Dee’s. The Audio Blood team celebrated another growth-spurt year and welcomed indie music industry friends and guests, beaming about their newly established Toronto office, chirping anticipation for the Balconies’s new LP and the upcoming Canadian Music … Continue reading
Polaris Music Prize and East Coast Music Award winners Two Hours Traffic will call it quits at the end of their current tour, which ends on December 22nd after a pair of shows in their hometown of Charlottetown, PEI. And after seven albums and three EPs, we will say goodbye to one of Canada’s most … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – The screaming eagle of soul Charles Bradley, who released his second album, Victim of Love, on April 2nd via Daptone/Dunham Records, and who is both Otis Redding and James Brown incarnate, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night with The Jay Vons, who recently released their new single “Maybe I Loved … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Acclaimed Toronto-based pop-rock quartet Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Grinning Streak, on June 4 via Vanguard Records, performed the first of three sold-out shows at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, where they performed a variety of hits including “One Week”, “If I Had a Million Dollars”, “Brian … Continue reading
Photos by: Kayla Baker – Toronto was introduced to its newest music festival last night with the inaugural Wired City Music Festival. Organized by students from Ryerson’s Radio and Television Arts program, the festival featured five bands – Long Range Hustle, ColinResponse, KC Roberts and the Live Revolution, Union Duke and Bruce Peninsula, which was also all live-streamed. … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – On Wednesday night, The Kills destroyed the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, while giving all aspiring rock stars a whole new level of awesome to try to achieve. Toronto based U.S. Girls began the evening. Vocalist, Meghan Remy’s high-pitched voice and distortion made the lyrics almost impossible to understand. Though the band … Continue reading
With rapidly changing technologies, there are more music fans than ever before who capture what are always fleeting moments at concerts to post on Instagram. Just look up at any concert to see not the performers on stage but a sea of artificial light. Beyond that, we believe in the power of a great concert photo … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – Canadian music icon Andy Kim held his annual Christmas show at the MOD Club last night in Toronto to not only celebrate the holidays but to also raise money (over $40,000) for CAMH – an organization to raise awareness for mental and depression disorders. Throughout the night, Kim a variety of some of … Continue reading
Of the hundreds of concerts (both good and bad) that we covered this year, we made some tough choices on what we think were the best live music this year had to offer. From R. Kelly’s smooth lyrical flow at Bonnaroo, Fucked Up’s wild as usual party at NXNE, Bjork’s on-stage eccentricity at both Bonnaroo and … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – The JUNO Concert Series Presents: Songs From Winnipeg took over The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on Saturday night with an engaging music showcase that featured Randy Bachman (The Guess Who), Cuff the Duke, Harlan Pepper, Jeremy Fisher, Del Barber, Ridley Bent, Daniel Greaves, Nikki Yanofsky, original members of Harlequin, who played … Continue reading
