Review: The Beaches rock a surprise homecoming show at the El Mocambo
The Toronto band kicked off the Spadina venue’s new weekly emerging artist showcase, Lemmon Stage
Richard Trapunski
November 10, 2021
The Toronto band kicked off the Spadina venue’s new weekly emerging artist showcase, Lemmon Stage
The hometown heroes finished the two-day outdoor music series with a bang and reminded us what we’ve been missing
Kamilah Apong and Jamie Kidd’s dance outfit became the first live act to hit the Toronto club’s stage during the pandemic
Jessie Reyez was there at Coca-Cola Coliseum, but Lanez didn’t have the same A-list set of guests as his other Chixtape Live concerts. Still, he owned his first hometown arena show.
The English guitarist unveiled his new solo project EOB at an intimate show at the Great Hall, delivering a set full of earnest, open-hearted rock music and a few long jams
The chart-topping Compton rapper’s Phoenix concert proved his viral success is not a mirage – but what will it take to maintain his momentum?
Tavares has left the band, but he’s got a collaborative album with saxophonist Whitty on its way – and they played a fully improvised jazz set at Piano Fest to tease it
The Calgary hip-hop duo showed off serious energy and charisma in their gut-punch early show – likely one of the last times to see them at such an intimate venue
The Toronto Blues Society welcomed a diverse lineup of blues and soul singers including Tanika Charles, Miss Emily, Taborah Johnson, Melissa McClelland and more
Playing as an acoustic duo for 200 fans, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw hearkened back to their origins and reminded us of the rock-solid bones beneath their stadium-sized songs
From her gut-wrenching emotion to her gravity-defying pole dancing, the British artist showed why she’s a true performer, willing to leave everything onstage
The British pop queen played a concert at Rebel in Toronto and we turned it into a comic