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  • Peter Gatien on nightlife’s survival and the dangers of political overreach

    Peter Gatien’s new memoir The Club King: My Rise, Reign, And Fall In New York Nightlife (Little A, $24.95, 249 pages) arrives at a time...
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  • What’s with all the concert ticket scams on Facebook?

    Open up practically any concert’s Facebook event page discussion tab and you’ll see a variation on this: “I bought four tickets before I realized we...
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  • Review: Motley Crue biopic The Dirt is worse than Bohemian Rhapsody

    THE DIRT (Jeff Tremaine). 108 minutes. Available on Netflix. Rating: NI didnt watch The Dirt expecting a nuanced portrayal of the self-described worlds most notorious...
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  • Junos 2019: what this year’s awards got right about Canadian music

    If music is a universal language, is the actual language in music important? In Canada, the answer has always been yes. And oui. And eya’....
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  • Review: Alexisonfire dropped a surprise single then played a surprise Toronto show

    ALEXISONFIRE with CHASTITY at the Rec Room, Friday, February 15. Rating: NNN When does a surprise Alexisonfire reunion stop being a surprise? The St. Catharines...
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  • Was Roy Orbison’s hologram concert a vision of live music’s uncanny future?

    IN DREAMS: ROY ORBISON IN CONCERT – THE HOLOGRAM TOUR at Sony Centre, Sunday, November 4. Rating: NN Let’s be honest: Roy Orbison did not...
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  • Review: Ex-Love and Rockets/Bauhaus members subvert the reunion tour

    POPTONE at Opera House, Saturday, June 23. Rating: NNNN Toronto fans of Bauhaus have had it pretty lucky over the years. I’m not old enough to have...
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  • Alice Glass is finally telling her story

    ALICE GLASS with PICTUREPLANE at the Mod Club (722 College), Friday (May 11), doors 7 pm. $20-$30 or CMW wristband. ticketmaster.ca, cmw.net. This is not...
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  • John Cooper Clarke: a poet with a fondness for the f-word

    JOHN COOPER CLARKE at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Thursday (April 12), 9 pm. $22. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketweb.ca. In his most famous poem, John Cooper...
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  • Diamanda Galas plays Toronto for the first time since 1996

    DIAMANDA GALAS at the Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Sunday (November 26), doors 7 pm. $33.50-$49.50. ticketmaster.ca.Things you can expect when Diamanda Galas performs in...
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  • Odonis Odonis ditch their guitars and go No Pop

    ODONIS ODONIS and BELIEFS at the Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Friday (November 3), doors 9 pm. $12.50. rotate.com, ticketfly.com. More about Beliefs here. Odonis Odonis are...
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  • Rainbow doesn’t quite “free Kesha” but it is “Kesha, free”

    Whatever happens with Rainbow, it’s already a victory for Kesha. (No longer Ke$ha, a notable change.) The mere existence of this third album, her first in...
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  • Blondie and Garbage sounded as vital as ever at Sony Centre

    BLONDIE with GARBAGE at Sony Centre, Wednesday, July 26. Rating: NNNN A few days ago, NPR released a list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made...
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  • A concertgoer’s lament: should I stand or should I go?

    How can you sit down while Joan Jett plays I Love Rock ’n’ Roll? Didn’t you notice that this Chic song is called Everybody Dance?...
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  • Jean-Michel Jarres first-ever Canadian show was the stuff of digital dreams

    Laser harp in Toronto #electronicatour #canada #toronto A post shared by Jean-Michel Jarre (@jeanmicheljarre) on May 10, 2017 at 1:05am PDT JEAN-MICHEL JARRE at the...
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