T.O. Music Notes
Luminato brings back Unsound for Halloween
The electronic music event moves to Sony Centre and will feature the Stranger Things soundtrack composers, Jlin, Ksieyzc and a live performance of Mica Levi's Under The Skin score more
Sep 13, 2017 2:46 PM Music
Kevin Ritchie
WayHome Music and Arts Fest is going on hiatus in 2018
Promoter Republic Live will instead produce a series of concerts and events next summer more
Sep 5, 2017 5:17 PM Music
R. Jeanette Martin
DIANA's Carmen Elle is opening a live music venue on Bloor
Less Bar will put specific emphasis on space for people of colour, female-identified, trans and queer people more
Sep 1, 2017 11:30 AM Music
Peter Broster
TTC launches playlists for commuters on Apple Music
Tracks On Tracks features selections suitable for peak hours and late night and will be updated weekly with new music more
Aug 30, 2017 10:43 AM Music
MIKE FORD
The Air Canada Centre is being renamed Scotiabank Arena
The second biggest concert venue in the city and home of the Raptors has a new name more
Aug 29, 2017 3:50 PM Music
Toronto is getting a giant mural dedicated to the Yonge Street music scene
The second part of the 22-storey mural includes the likenesses of Carole Pope, Rush, Jay Douglas, Gasworks and more more
Aug 16, 2017 1:08 PM Features
Courtesy of Antikka - The Vinyl Cafe/Facebook
Record store Antikka - The Vinyl Cafe to open on Queen West
Meanwhile, Stained Class Records is on pause and the Toronto Public Library has renewed its vinyl collection more
Aug 11, 2017 11:34 AM Music
Sarah Rix
Metz, Caribou and other Canadian artists are donating Bandcamp proceeds for trans rights
Anamai, The Weather Station and soul singer Jackie Shane are among the Toronto acts backing the music platform's one-day fundraiser for the Transgender Law Center more
Aug 4, 2017 3:45 PM Music
Legendary Toronto soul singer Jackie Shane re-emerges
The transgender 60s musician gets a career-spanning anthology this October more
Aug 3, 2017 3:38 PM Music
Dwayne Vatcher
October's Very Own opens a flagship Toronto store in time for OVO Fest
Yorkdale Shopping Centre is where you'll wanna be on Saturday more
Aug 2, 2017 4:51 PM Music 1 Comments
Tobias Wang
Veld Music Festival will allow attendees to bring naloxone
The decision comes after WayHome Music and Arts Festival reversed a policy banning festival-goers from carrying anti-overdose kits more
Jul 28, 2017 1:40 PM Music
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 2 Comments
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 1 Comments
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
