The BEST music festivals not only feature great lineups but supergroup them together for one-of-a-kind performances. Sacred Rose Festival, happening on August 26-28 in Chicago has one planned that music lovers are swooning over. Former Grateful Dead bassist, Phil Lesh…
While firming up summer plans, many of us are factoring in which music festivals we want to hit. An out-of-town festival combines two of my favourite things – travel and music. One resource I check out every year is here….
Nineties indie star continues to define herself and her music. Tori Amos rose to indie stardom through the one-two punch of albums, Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink released in 1992 and 1994 respectively. Her blend of piano-driven, groove-laced jazz-pop-fusion,…
Parisian nouveau-disco group finally play their long-delayed sold-out show in Toronto. On April 10th, after a 2-year delay, L’Imperatrice finally played their Toronto show at the Opera House. An early casualty of COVID-19, in the time that lapsed, the band…
The 1970s were a very interesting time for wristwatches. Not only were the post-60s styles making an impact on dial, case and strap design, movement technology was about to create a crisis. The ‘Quartz Crisis’ of the 70s and 80s…
Arguably one of the best songwriters of the 21st Century looks back to the 20th for his new album Almost four years since Josh Tillman released his last studio album, God’s Favorite Customer, today his latest endeavour, Chloë and The…
The original tool watch was designed for one thing – survival. The very first watches purpose-built for divers date back to the 1800s when they would place pocket watches inside their diving helmets. Divers depended on watches to know the…
A Supernova Drummer Who Never Took His Place For Granted. Many Canadians got their first glimpse of this stereotypically Southern Californian drummer behind the kit with Sass Jordan. At the age of 22, his kilowatt smile and blonde hair graced…
A green dial watch packed with green motivations. In my short time learning about watches and microbrands, one thing I’m seeing in many younger companies is their commitment to green practices and sustainability. Many take their packaging into consideration by…
Just shy of the 2nd anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown, live music has returned to Toronto. Again. We have a brief respite last fall but shy of another variant, we may have some clear sailing for the foreseeable future….