Category: Music

A Brit-Pop Gen X Dream Tour Comes To Life: Suede and Manic Street Preachers in Toronto

Two iconic Brit-rock bands relive a shared show on the road While neither band is a stranger to the touring road, way back in 1994, Manic Street Preachers and Suede zigzagged throughout Europe together on a 20-show run that cemented…

Australian Psych-Rockers Pond Mesmerize a Sold-Out Lee’s Palace

Perth, Australia psych-rockers Pond proved to be a perfect fit for Toronto’s iconic Lee’s Palace. Small it certainly was, the venerable venue nevertheless housed the band’s booming synths amid a sold-out crowd all while lead singer Nicholas Allbrook pouted his…

MusicQuake: The Most Disruptive Moments In Music

If you’re new to reading ADDICTED or you simply hadn’t noticed before, music is woven into the fabric of what we do. We live and breathe it. So when I received a copy of MusicQuake by Robert Dimery, I just…

Jessie Reyez Brings Warmth and Heat to Toronto’s History

One of Canada’s biggest stars brings charm and warmth to Toronto’s History In support of her 2022 album, Yessie, Jessie Reyez performed her first of two sold-out hometown shows at History on Nov. 28 & 30. Between collecting a few…

Ali Gatie Live at History

Iraqi-Canadian singer-songwriter Ali Gatie brought the Who Hurt You? Tour at HISTORY on November 25, 2022. This is the first of two back-to-back sold-out shows set for Toronto, Ali’s hometown. 19-year-old Johnny Orlando, a Canadian singer-songwriter, influencer, and actor, kicked…

Yung Gravy and bbno$ Live at History

Fresh off the release of their albums, Marvelous and bag or die in late October, North American Hip-hop artists, Yung Gravy and bbno$ (pronounced as “baby no money”) teamed up to co-headline Baby Gravy, The Tour. The duo marked the…

Dora Jar Busts into Toronto with a Buzzworthy Performance

American singer-songwriter Dora Jar had a rollicking good time with fans at Toronto’s Drake Underground. Having opened up for Billie Eilish on tour, this occasion marked her first headlining slot in Canada – crossing the border to alert audiences as to what…

Bright Eyes live at Toronto’s History

Bright Eyes came to Toronto’s History on November 9th to play from their latest wave of their Companions project. The Companions project has the band rereleasing their entire catalog, but new recordings now accompany each album. The opening band, Hurray for the Riff…

Nickelback Get Rollin’ Back Live at History

Canada’s cock rock ambassadors celebrate a new album and a birthday boy. Following a crashing finish to San Quentin, the opening track of Nickelback’s new album, Get Rollin’, Chad Kroeger told a hyped crowd that this was the band’s first…

RealestK Live at The Axis Club

RealestK, a Lebanon-born, Scarborough-bred R&B singer and Toronto’s secret, headlined Dreams 2 Reality, his first-ever live show, in front of a sold-out crowd at the Axis Club on November 10, 2022. Capitalizing on the virality gained from TikTok, the 18-year-old…