Sarah Greene, Author at NOW Toronto

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The Toronto haunts that have inspired Lowest of the Low

September 6, 2017

LOWEST OF THE LOW with SAM CASH at the Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Saturday (September 9), doors 7 pm. $25-$35. ticketmaster.ca. Fans of Lowest...

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Aron DAlesio’s debut album offers a unique twist on early rock ‘n’ roll

August 17, 2017

Aron D'Alesio - Aron D'AlesioPaper BagPop/RockAron DAlesios dreamy, cinematic debut sounds lovingly, idiosyncratically crafted. It clearly riffs on early rock n roll yet has a...

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Taylor Knox has Love on his mind

June 21, 2017

You don’t have to dig very deep to find the theme of Taylor Knox’s debut album – it’s right in the title. The local singer/songwriter...

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Local hero: Simone Schmidt brings Fiver’s Audible Songs From Rockwood to three Toronto venues

May 24, 2017

FIVER at Likely General (389 Roncesvalles) on Thursday (May 25), doors 7:30 pm, at St. Matthew’s United Church (729 St. Clair West) on Friday (May...

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Ron Sexsmith is sad about leaving Toronto

April 25, 2017

RON SEXSMITH at the Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Friday (April 28), doors 7 pm, all ages. $36. ticketmaster.ca. The cover art for Ron Sexsmith’s 13th...

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Six degrees of Crash Vegas’s Michelle McAdorey

April 7, 2017

CRASH VEGAS with DOUG PAISLEY at Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Thursday (13), doors 7 pm, all ages. $29.50-$39.50. ticketmaster.ca. Toronto folk-rock heroes Crash Vegas...

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Myriam Gendron was mesmerizing at Feast In the East 61

April 3, 2017

FEAST IN THE EAST 61 with MYRIAM GENDRON, SANDRO PERRI, L CON and MERIVAL at Matt Durant Studio, Saturday, April 1. Rating: NNNN Everything about...

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Mount Eerie’s A Crow Looked At Me is unsettlingly personal

March 27, 2017

MOUNT EERIE A Crow Looked At Me (P.W. Elverum & Sun). Rating: NNNN Phil Elverum’s eighth album as Mount Eerie opens with the lyric “Death...

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Cineplex details plans for massive entertainment complex

March 10, 2017

A mid-size concert venue will be part of a massive entertainment complex opening this summer. Movie theatre operator Cineplex is building the Rec Room,...

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Bill and Joel Plaskett get it right more than wrong on Solidarity

February 16, 2017

Anyone who’s seen them sharing the stage in recent years may have anticipated songwriter, producer and guitarist Joel Plaskett would cut an entire album with...

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Hughs Room will reopen as a not-for-profit

January 31, 2017

Hughs Room has announced it will reopen on March 15, The Ides Of March, with a fundraising event before resuming regular programming March 16 with...

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Toronto musicians to watch in 2017: folk and country edition

January 23, 2017

Abigail Lapell It’s one of the longest up-and-comer stories ever, but Abigail Lapell’s career is finally taking off like a rocket. [Full disclosure: I’ve been...

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Local hero: The Silver Dollars Dan Burke

January 18, 2017

CLASS OF 2017 with KIRTY, STACEY, MACCIE and HELENA DELAND at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Friday (January 20) with CHASTITY, CELLPHONE, SAHARA, YI and...

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The Strumbellas’ afternoon rock show for kids at the Danforth was goofy and meta

December 24, 2016

THE STRUMBELLAS at the Danforth Music Hall, Friday, December 23. Rating: NNNN When I reviewed the Strumbellas’ third album Hope back in April, I accused the group’s...