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Review: Nine days after getting held up at the border, Burna Boy made his triumphant Toronto debut
BURNA BOY at Rebel, Sunday, August 18. Rating: NNNN We weren’t there for the Burna Boy show that never was on Friday, August 9, but... -
Review: Toronto R&B singer Amaal’s Black Dove EP is a multi-faceted introduction
Rating: NNNN Amaal shows herself to be a multi-faceted artist on Black Dove. In just under 20 minutes, the six-song EP takes listeners through many... -
Veld Festival 2019: Cardi B’s clipped set, Jaden Smith’s buzz cut and more
VELD FESTIVAL at Downsview Park, Saturday-Sunday, August 3-4. Rating: NNN Over two days, three stages and over 30 performances, there wasn’t a moment where all five... -
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2019: 13 can’t-miss parties and concerts
COZYCaribana COZY creator Rebekah Dawn is known on the local party scene for curating cross-genre DJ lineups and creating safe spaces for racialized and LGBTQ... -
Review: Higher Brothers raise questions of cultural appropriation at Rebel
HIGHER BROTHERS with RUSSELL at Rebel, Thursday, May 30. Rating: NNN Though their headlining set lasted nearly 90 minutes, it didn’t take long for Chengdu trap quartet... -
TV review: Nola Darling is still elusive in Shes Gotta Have It season 2
SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT: SEASON 2 (Spike Lee). All nine episodes streaming on Friday (May 24) on Netflix. Rating: NNNearly 30 years after Spike Lee... -
Five things we learned from Hxouses women-led entrepreneur panel
Since its star-studded launch last fall, XOs Hxouse immediately made a rep as Torontos coolest creative incubator. The ventures newest endeavour, a free panel series... -
Interview: Leikeli47 takes us behind the mask
LEIKELI47 at Velvet Underground (508 Queen West), Monday (March 25), doors 7:30 pm. $18. ticketweb.ca. Between her bars, baby hairs and balaclava, Leikeli47 is shaping... -
Review: Solange celebrates Black Americana on triumphant When I Get Home
Rating: NNNN It’s hard to overlook the fact that Solange chose to release her new album in the twilight of Black History Month. When I... -
Lil Berete warned to stop shooting music videos at Toronto Community Housing
This week on Instagram, Regent Park rapper Lil Berete shared photos of a cease and desist letter his mother received from the Toronto Community Housing... -
Lil Berete is breaking out internationally, but his heart is still in Regent Park
LIL BERETE at Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas East), Friday (December 14), 7 pm. $20-$50. eventbrite.ca. One year, one mixtape and over six million YouTube views... -
Pusha T’s Toronto concert shut down after onstage brawl
Update (November 21): One person was stabbed and at least five others were injured at the concert, Toronto police spokeswoman Katrina Arrogante said, CTV News reports. CP24...