Photos by: Krystle Merrow – To cap off 10-days of World Pride and dozens of LGBTQ-related events across the city, over 12,000 marchers took part in what was Toronto’s largest ever pride parade on June 29th.
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – Buffalo, NY-based pop-rock band Goo Goo Dolls, who are best known for their 1998 smash hit “Iris”, and who released their tenth album, Magnetic, on June 11th, 2013 via Warner Bros., which spawned the singles “Rebel Beat”, and “Come to Me”, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Staff – Austin, Texas-based blues-funk-soul band Black Joe Lewis, who released their new album, Electric Slave, on August 27th, 2013 via Vagrant Records, who is also performing at this weekend’s Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF), played at warm-up show at The Horseshoe Tavern last night with folk-rock singer-songwriter Willie Nile, who released his ninth album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Long Beach, California-based blues rock band Rival Sons, who released their fouth album Great Western Valkyrie, on June 6th, 2014 via Earache, which is their first album to feature new bass player Dave Beste (in place of founding member Robin Everhart, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night in support … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Harbourfront Centre in Toronto has celebrated hip hop’s rich history and given top billing to hip hop acts on lineups of free community-centric events in the evenings,, including past performances by Rakim, British act Herbalizer, and more. Last Friday night, they hosted Canadian MC Maestro Fresh Wes and the Rapper’s Delight Experience, formerly the Sugarhill Gang. … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – Toronto-based jazz trio BadBadNotGood, who released their third album, III, on May 6th, 2014 via Innovative Leisure/Pirates Blend, which is a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night as part of Red Bull Sound Select with Toronto-based dark electronic band River Tiber, and Montreal-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Acclaimed country singer-songwriter Brad Paisley, who will release his seventh album, Moonshine in the Trunk, on August 26th via Artista Nashville, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night with country artist Randy Houser, who released his third album, How Country Feels, on January 22nd, 2013 via Stoney Creek, which spawned … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – The first of three shows for the Edgefest Summer Concert Series took over Echo Beach on Canada Day (July 1st), and featured performances from Saskatoon-based rockers The Sheepdogs, who recently parted ways with founding guitarist Leot Hanson, Hamilton-based rock band Monster Truck, who released their third album, Furiosity, in 2013, Nova Scotia-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – World Pride 2014 Toronto hosted a free concert on June 27 at Yonge-Dundas square, which followed their Trans Pride March, which featured Florida-based punk band Against Me, who released their sixth album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, on January 21st, 2014 via Total Treble Music/Xtra Mile Recordings, and Toronto-based pop-rock band The Cliks, … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald and Brandon Lorenzetti – The Electric Island 2014 concert series, which kicked off their four-part series on May 19th with a show at Centre Island in Toronto with German DJ/producer Sven Väth, who has been playing for over 32 years, Berlin-based Irish expat DJ Mano Le Tough, UK DJ Daniel Avery, and more, held their second … Continue reading