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Five standout performances from Hillside 2018
If you failed to recognize some of the names on this year’s Hillside poster, you’re not alone. The Guelph music festival, now in its 35th... -
The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt staged his musical memoir at Luminato
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS 50 SONG MEMOIR at Elgin Theatre, Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23. Rating: NNNN Over the course of two nights as part... -
Wolfe Island Records celebrates a year of music, collaborations and cats
WOLFE ISLAND RECORDS SHOWCASE with STEPHEN STANLEY BAND, JOEY WRIGHT, ONE RIVER, SUZANNE JARVIE, HADLEY McCALL THACKSTON, KATE FENNER and HUGH CHRISTOPHER BROWN at the... -
Undisclosed Location is the first album made inside a Canadian federal womens prison
It looks like a community centre or a campus inmates live in shared housing, wear their own clothes, order groceries once a week but Kitcheners... -
Jim Cuddy’s Constellation aims for intimacy but doesn’t quite get there
Rating: NNN Jim Cuddy’s solo albums are supposed to be where the Blue Rodeo singer gets to cut loose and do what he wants. With... -
Bahamas’ Afie Jurvanen on his “over the top” hometown record release shows
BAHAMAS at Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Thursday (January 18), 8 pm. Sold out. masseyhall.com. And at Harbourfront Centre’s Natrel Rink (235 Queens Quay West), Saturday (January... -
Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: singer/songwriter edition
Evan James Redsky After five years of playing bass with London punk rockers Single Mothers, Evan James Redsky has turned – or returned – to... -
Alvvays aren’t flashy, but they put on a solid show at the Mod Club
ALVVAYS with NAPSTER VERTIGO at Mod Club, Tuesday, December 12. Rating: NNNN As popular as they are effortlessly poppy, Alvvays could have played one or... -
The Stephen Stanley Band head to Wolfe Island to reflect on Toronto
THE STEPHEN STANLEY BAND with HUGH CHRISTOPHER BROWN, HADLEY MCCALL THACKSTON, KATE FENNER and SARAH MCDERMOTT at the Rivoli (334 Queen West), Friday (November 24),... -
Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards
The 13th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards were held at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa this weekend. The two-night ceremony felt intimate and casual –... -
Dream Serenade brought an all-star CanRock lineup to Massey Hall
HAYDEN, THE BIG SOUND, HANNAH GEORGAS, KEVIN DREW, PATRICK DOWNIE, JIM CUDDY, SKYDIGGERS, SAM ROBERTS, MATT MAYS, TANYA TAGAQ and SLOAN as part of DREAM SERENADE... -
Legendary Toronto punks the B Girls are back
THE B GIRLS with PALE LIPS, CHRIS HOUSTON AU GOGO, CHRIS HATES ADD-VENTURES and the TRASH BAGS at the Rivoli (334 Queen West), Saturday (November... -
The Barr Brothers sound both rambling and unified on Queens Of The Breakers
You might get the sense that the songs on the third album by Montreal’s Barr Brothers didn’t come easily or quickly. In fact, the expansive,... -
Billy Bragg connected the past to the present at the Horseshoe
BILLY BRAGG at The Horseshoe Tavern, Tuesday, September 26. Rating: NNNN Billy Bragg played the first show of his sold-out three-night residency at the Horseshoe... -
Mount Eerie’s Great Hall concert was painfully intimate
MOUNT EERIE at the Great Hall, Wednesday, September 20. Rating: NNNN Walking into the Great Hall on Wednesday night, it was startling to see Phil...
