By: Staff – Pop stars sync steps with students in the world premiere of Contemporary Color, a live performance event conceived by David Byrne and commissioned by Luminato Festival and BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). Taking over the Air Canada Centre as part of Luminato Festival, this unprecedented project is an epic staging of sport, … 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
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – For over thirty years, Ziggy Marley has carried the musical legacy of Jamaica on his shoulders. In the grand tradition set by his father, Marley has made a career out of not just bringing Jamaican culture and music to the rest of the world, but bringing the world cultures he’s experienced full-circle … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – On a perfect Saturday night (June 7th) in Toronto, the main discussion among the dense Luminato crowd at David Pecaut Square was about how just how many times they’d seen The Roots live. For some, the annual, outdoor set was now a well-lived tradition while others were experiencing it for the first time. While … Continue reading