T.O. Music Notes
Dundas West music venue Studio Bar shuts down
The club's owners already have another space lined up in the west end more
Jul 22, 2017 1:17 PM Music
Vice shuts down electronic music news site Thump amid global layoffs
The media company is cutting 60 jobs – including 10 in Canada – as part of a shift to video content and scripted programming more
Jul 21, 2017 3:42 PM Music
Polyphonic Ground initiative aims to make Toronto a global music city
Twelve live music presenters collaborate on a series of concerts and professional development opportunities more
Jul 20, 2017 4:54 PM Features
Tanja-Tiziana
Metallica opens pop-up shop in Toronto
The metal heavyweights are selling merch items at Artscape Sandbox ahead of their sold-out show at Rogers Centre more
Jul 14, 2017 4:04 PM Music
Camp Wavelength gets kicked off Toronto Islands
Well, more like it's been forced to move due to continued flooding at Gibraltar Point more
Jul 11, 2017 1:44 PM Features
Kendrick Lamar pop-up shop to open in Toronto
The Compton rapper's DAMN. pop-up store will take over Livestock on July 25 more
Jul 10, 2017 3:22 PM Music
Zach Slootsky
The Toronto Music Advisory Council is the legislative equivalent of a funnel
Their latest meeting found the group in existential crisis – but they approved every motion anyway more
Jun 9, 2017 5:51 PM Features
The Tragically Hip enter the weed business
Beloved rockers pair up with Brantford cannabis company Newstrike more
May 31, 2017 4:41 PM Music
Electric Island to relocate as city closes Toronto Islands through June 30
All event permits for Toronto Island Park up to the end of June have been cancelled due to rising water levels in Lake Ontario more
May 16, 2017 4:20 PM Music
Michael Rancic
Two more Toronto music venues close this month
Seven44 has been locked out by its landlord, while Ratio has chosen to cease operations more
May 16, 2017 11:41 AM Features 1 Comments
Tanja-Tiziana
Future concert moved due to flooding at Budweiser Stage
The Atlanta rapper's May 16 concert, which was to be the inaugural show at the newly rebranded waterfront venue, will now take place at Air Canada Centre more
May 12, 2017 12:04 PM Music
A book about the Horseshoe Tavern is on the way
“The Horseshoe is a beacon for music lovers, a pilgrimage place for those who love and understand its significance as part of Toronto’s rich musical landscape,” says author David McPherson more
May 11, 2017 4:13 PM Features
Tanja-Tiziana
Bestival isn't returning to Toronto this year
The loss of its North American partner is the reason more
May 4, 2017 2:00 PM Music
Legendary music venue the Concert Hall is reopening in June
The 100-year-old live music venue, housed in the old Masonic Temple building, will relaunch during the Toronto Jazz Festival and continue to operate year-round more
May 2, 2017 12:12 PM Music 4 Comments
Courtesy of Discogs
Discogs' Crate Diggers record fair is coming to Toronto and Montreal
The online music database is teaming up with Dine Alone Records to organize day-long events and after parties in both cities more
May 1, 2017 9:00 AM Music
Listen to an exclusive stream of Rheostatics playing Christopher on Brave New Waves
The Toronto indie rockers recorded an early version of the song during a 1988 appearance on the cult CBC Radio show more
Apr 28, 2017 9:00 AM Music
El Mocambo launches record label with 54-40
The Spadina club is branching out into artist and label services with the Vancouver alt-rockers as the first signing more
Apr 27, 2017 1:54 PM Music 2 Comments
Carrie Musgrave
The Music Gallery is being displaced
The construction of a nearby condo development means the non-profit centre for creative music has to find a temporary new home for its programming more
Apr 24, 2017 12:56 PM Music
Hopsin dropped from Canadian Music Week lineup over "violently sexist" lyrics
The Los Angeles rapper's April 23 show at the Phoenix will go on, but not under the CMW banner more
Apr 10, 2017 5:52 PM Music 1 Comments
Toronto's new Venus Fest offers an alternative to male-dominated music festivals
The inaugural DIY event features a lineup and staff made up entirely of women, genderqueer and trans people more
Apr 6, 2017 11:49 AM Music 1 Comments
