So it's been a while since Sigur Rós passed through Toronto on the band's latest visit, but can’t we just chalk up the tardiness of this article to the timelessness of the music itself?
"Geddy Lee!" shouted Matt Bellamy, the front man of Muse, name-checking our beloved Canadian trio midway through the Devonshire trio’s first of two sold-out sets at the Air Canada on Tuesday night.
When I first set out to photograph and review the alt-J show, I thought I would have to start this review explaining who this band is, but a sold-out crowd at the Sound Academy clearly indicated that they have already made a name for themselves in Toronto.
Lee's Palace hosted some great talent at The Buzz Factor Series Showcase on CMF Saturday.
The Drake Underground proved a perfectly suited venue for CMW’s Music From Ireland Showcase.
The blend of soft pop melodies from The Zolas, country charm from Dustin Bentall, and simple guitar rock from Young Rival had us swaying, foot stomping and rocking through the first few sets at The Horseshoe on Friday.
The Strumbellas and Poor Young Things delivered high-energy performances to their local crowd, for a night packed with plenty of other well-known Toronto bands including Great Bloomers and Teenage Kicks.
Pleasant was the word of the night as Chvrches and DIANA took the Mod Club’s CMW stage on Wednesday.
This is an article for everyone who joined us in making our first official showcase a success.
A long way from their desert home of Las Vegas, Imagine Dragons stepped into the Sound Academy spotlights for a packed Wednesday show that also featured the likes of Atlas Genius and Nico Vega.
Hollerado celebrated the release of White Paint with friends, family, fans, and special guest Fred Penner.
The 25th Annual Folk Alliance Conference took over a downtown hotel for four days and nights with all variations of folk music.
Photo highlights from the 13th annual Wavelength Music Festival.
At the beginning of this year, I made a commitment to myself — a determination about my course of action, but with a firmness of purpose, a sort of formal expression of my intentions, made on the eve of the new year (there should be a word for this) — to get out and see more young talent than I did in 2012. Anyone who has made a decision to do this will invariaby find themselves at the Horseshoe Tavern on a Tuesday night for Dave Bookman's Nu Music Night.
The Mod Club was nearly sold out for The Maccabees' Canadian debut and the crowd’s pent-up anticipation could have filled the room.
After experiencing the performance The Dirty Nil dispensed on Feb. 1st at the Horseshoe, I'm expecting a growing population to be pulled into fandom by their rock 'n' roll gravitational field.
As part of the first leg of her Canadian tour, Lindi Ortega paid her hometown a visit with a sold out show at the Rivoli.
Big crowds greeted the New York five-piece on their recent Toronto visit.
Standing on the vacant stage with only a microphone and his one guitar, Passenger shared stories of love, loss and passion to the sold out Phoenix crowd.
The Joel Plaskett Emergency took up residency at the Horseshoe Tavern for an epic five night house party in celebration of the venue's 65th anniversary.
Xavier Rudd filled The Phoenix with a haze of good vibes and messages of peace and respect for the earth.
The Sheepdogs and Yukon Blonde transported the packed Horseshoe Tavern crowd back into the 70's with their groovy rock-and-roll sets.
Celebrating the release of their new CD and music video for “I Wanna Die Young”, Great Bloomers helped to end the work week with a charming mellow set.
Sloan
Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario
November 22, 2012
Review by: Melissa Adamson
Photos by: Allison Janzen
Sloan is celebrating over two decades of music with the second release of Twice Removed.
The all-Canadian line-up fills one of Canada's largest venues.
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