Phish frontman brings a sharp crew to get Toronto dancing. Best known for his work with perennial Vermont jam band, Phish, guitarist and vocalist Trey Anastasio began leading his namesake band back in 1998, which featured drummer Russ Lawton…
The 30th season of Budweiser Stage opened this past weekend. My first show at one of my favourite venues was in the sophomore season of 1996. Back when it was named Molson Amphitheatre, I caught the Allman Brothers and had…
Luther: Never Too Much The Hot Docs Festival wrapped up on May 5 and featured 168 documentaries from 64 countries with 83 world and international premieres. The topics of these documentaries were sorted under the umbrellas of Culture and Creativity,…
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story The Hot Docs Festival is taking place in Toronto from April 25 to May 5 and features 168 documentaries from 64 countries with 83 world and international premieres. The topics of these documentaries…
While Canada is rarely excluded from the big tours, only Toronto, Vancouver and/or Montreal tend to get a stop. Being a hop from a variety of large eastern cities, Toronto seems to benefit the most. But smaller cities in the…
The Long Goodbye Tour made Toronto its penultimate North American stop. Of the 45 million households that owned a copy of Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), I grew up in one. This was the only album of its time that I…
We all have our every day carry items. My quick run out to the store requires an even quicker check for the modern essentials – phone, wallet, keys, earbuds, and sunglasses, at the least. But when it’s time to commute…
Formed in 1992 from the ashes of Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros featured former members, singer Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins. Joined by guitarist Peter DiStefano, and bassist Martyn LeNoble, the LA quartet rose up the charts via the…
The Long Beach, California indie band made a stop on February 27 at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. Halfway through their 30-stop tour promoting their late 2023 self-titled album, they brought along Joe P and band to open the show before…
For fans of the greatest reggae artist in history, this book tells the story in words and images. Even before Legend was the ubiquitous ‘best-of’ album that EVERY Gen Xer owned and spun, reggae was introduced to me at a…