T.O. Music Notes
Jenna Hum
Toronto's rock and roll photo gallery Analogue Gallery turns 10
The Queen West gallery will celebrate with its annual Sound Image competition for emerging music photographers. Check out some of those photos here. Read more
Sarah Rix
Toronto explores creating grants for music venues
The money would be targeted toward bars and clubs feeling the pressure of increasing property taxes – but the provincial government could stand in the way Read more
Dave Bookman's record collection to go on sale at Rotate This
On Thursday, November 21, over 600 of the late radio DJ and independent music supporter's vinyl records will go on sale to support MusiCounts. Here are some of the highlights. Read more
Anders to play free concert for high school students displaced by fire
The Toronto R&B singer will play for the students and teachers of Etobicoke's York Memorial Collegiate Institute, who have been moved to Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy Read more
Mr. Koa
The Sorority are breaking up, but there's one more chance to see them
The Toronto hip-hop trio will play their final show as a group on November 24 at the Opera House alongside Snotty Nose Rez Kids Read more
NDK Images
Toronto's new noise bylaw: what music fans need to know
A sigh of relief for venue owners and promoters used to noise complaints: clearer definitions of noise, consistent measurements and a less adversarial mediation process Read more
Setti Kidane
Vivek Shraya awards the inaugural VS. Arts Grant to Toronto band cutsleeve
The queer East Asian rock band will use the money and mentorship from the grant for young, marginalized musicians to record their debut EP Read more
Taylor Swift's Lover features students from Toronto's Regent Park School of Music
Swift's new song, It's Nice To Have A Friend, will directly fund the local music education program. Here's how. Read more
Colin Medley
J Mascis played a surprise set with Matthew "Doc" Dunn at Grasshopper Records
The Dinosaur Jr. guitar hero joined the local singer/songwriter for a full set of psych jams for a crowd of 40 crammed into the Dundas West record store Read more
Not Dead Yet festival is not happening this year, but this is
The annual DIY punk and hardcore fest is off this year, but they'll be throwing a one-day mini-fest in August at Velvet Underground Read more
New Vaughan bylaw butts out cannabis music festival
Journey Cannabis & Music Festival, which was set to take place this August, has been abruptly cancelled Read more
SAMUEL ENGELKING
The Remix Project’s next chapter
The local community arts organization is celebrating its 20th birthday with a massive new headquarters on the waterfront, but it’s focused straight ahead Read more
June Records is closing
The College Street record shop's building has been sold, prompting another real-estate related music closure in Toronto Read more
Frank Dukes collaborates with the students of Regent Park School of Music
Frank Dukes' Parkscapes is available for sampling and licensing, with all the proceeds going back to the funding-slashed program Read more
Josiah Vandien
Here are the 40 albums on the 2019 Polaris Prize long list
Toronto artists who made the cut include Jessie Reyez, PUP, Dilly Dally, Charlotte Cornfield, LAL, Orville Peck, TOBi, Fucked Up and Shawn Mendes Read more
Toronto's music community is throwing a picnic in honour of these Gardiner pillars
They're not an obvious choice for civic celebration, but to the artists playing the Pillars Picnic the concrete monoliths' disappearance represents how we treat our concrete heritage. Read more
Nic Pouliot / rockphoto.ca
Toronto's first Alternative Pride Festival to launch in June
Taking place over four days concurrent to mainstream Pride, the indie fest promises underground vibes and zero corporate funding Read more
Journey Festival will be Canada's first legal cannabis music festival
Taking place at Boyd Conservation Park in Vaughan this August, the event will combine bands and cannabis culture, within the limits of the law Read more
Marie Wynants
Electronic music venue 500 Keele Warehouse forced to temporarily close
Toronto's 500 Keele Warehouse venue has shut its doors. May concerts including Ben UFO and Charlotte de Witte have all been relocated from the Junction warehouse space. Read more
June Records is opening a venue
Toronto record shop June Records is opening June Space – a response to the city’s venue crisis. Read more