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Toronto in the 2010s: Why we can’t forget the lessons of the decade
"IT WAS ALL BETTER WHEN WE MOVED TOGETHER.” As a guiding philosophy, nostalgia is often quicksand, but this phrase, wheat-pasted onto the back wall of... -
Grime 2.0
Rating: NNNN Grime is central to British hip-hop, a brilliant evolution of - and fusing with - that country's electronic underworld. Though it experienced a... -
Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 5
NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO Vol. 5 at the Rivoli (332 Queen West), Friday and Saturday (May 17-18), 8 pm. $15, adv $10. RT, SS, TW.... -
DL Incognito – Someday Is Less Than A Second Away
Rating: NNN DL Incognito, the Ottawa-raised Juno-nominated rapper who plateaued nationally in the mid-2000s, is back with a fifth record of clear-eyed, clenched-fisted, classic rap.... -
Maylee Todd
MAYLEE TODD at the Blk Box Theatre (1087 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, April 25), 10 pm. $15, advance $8. SS, RT, EB, PDR. It's pouring... -
Bonobo
BONOBO with SHIGETO at Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), tonight (Thursday, April 18), 8 pm. $20. RT, SS, TM. See listings. On The North Borders,... -
Pursuit Grooves – Broadcasting A Sensory Sequence
Rating: NNNN Since 2008, Pursuit Grooves (Vanese Smith) has put out a range of releases that show the producer taking her cues from the more... -
Tyler, The Creator – Wolf
Rating: NN When the Odd Future storm hit almost three years ago, most of the attention centred on Tyler, the Creator and his debut record,... -
Alicia Keys with Miguel
ALICIA KEYS with MIGUEL at the Air Canada Centre. April 2, 2013. Rating: NNN It's hard to believe Alicia Keys has been a household name... -
Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II
Rating: NN It sucks to have to call Lil Wayne's post-prison output - made while sober (we assume) - disappointing and devoid of the searing,... -
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Rating: NN Since the release of 2006's FutureSex/LoveSounds - inarguably the best pop record of that decade - speculation about Justin Timberlake's inevitable return to... -
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky
RIHANNA and A$AP ROCKY, Air Canada Centre, March 18. Rating: NNNNN Five months after playing a secret, stripped down club gig in Toronto, Rihanna brought... -
Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
Rating: NNNN On the song Coast To Coast from Waxahatchee's second full-length album, Katie Crutchfield sings, "I'll try to embrace the lows." If there's a... -
Animal Collective
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE with DAN DEACON at the Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Saturday (March 9), doors 7 pm. $25-$27.50. HS, RT, SS, TF, TM. See... -
Erykah Badu
ERYKAH BADU at the Kool Haus, March 5. Rating: NNNN Sometimes it's easy to forget that Erykah Badu will do as Erykah Badu does. Last...
