Tag: history

LIVE IN PHOTOS: MR. BUNGLE AND BATTLES

From high school hijinx band to avant-thrash supergroup. Mr. Bungle’s start began almost 40 years ago. While lead singer, Mike Patton went on to famously front Faith No More, he never remained anchored to one single music project. Describing his…

Live in Photos: Sylvan Esso and DEHD in Toronto

North Carolina’s electronic pop duo arrive at History in Toronto. In support of their latest album, No Rules Sandy, vocalist Amelia Meath and instrumentalist Nick Sanborn have hit the road for a North American tour. The couple has been recording…

The Heavy Heavy and The Revivalists in Toronto

A night of moderned-up throwback music thrills a pumped-up crowd. Launched in New Orleans in 2007 when singer/guitarist David Shaw had a chance meeting with guitarist Zack Feinberg. Jams with drummer Andrew Campanelli and the eventual additions of Ed Williams…

Le Tigre’s Feminist Pop Reunion Delivered Ferocity and Fun

Le Tigre is the kind of band that inspires fervor. Not everyone knows them, but those who do love them. On tour for the first time in almost 20 years, the feminist electro-punk sounds of core bandmates Kathleen Hanna, JD…

Feist at History

Leslie Feist’s performance transformed History into something new. As an internationally respected artist, Feist will find an adoring, attentive audience in most parts of the globe, but her most understanding and mellow (yet no less devoted) fans could be here…

AOTY Candidates ALVVAYS Bring The Show Back Home

Hometown heroes close another strange year at History. Not long after Alvvays‘ sophomore album, Blue Rev, was released last fall, the question wasn’t whether it was good or not, it was where exactly the album would average out on all…

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…

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…