Early 2000s singer/songwriter shows how he’s every bit the vital artist 25 years later My personal connection with David Gray’s music occurred during the explosion of White Ladder in 2001. Chockful of hits like Please Forgive Me, Babylon, Sail Away, This…
30 Years Young and Stronger Than Ever Almost twenty years after their inaugural performance at Massey Hall, Wilco returned with a seasoned vigour that belied the band’s and members’ age and demonstrated their musical journey. Never a band that…
A heavy and beautiful show graces the stage of Massey Hall Despite the vibe and appearance of the darkest man in show business, Nick Cave‘s stop on his solo(ish) tour at Massey Hall was surprisingly full of laughter. Long dark…
The King of Americana returns to The Ryman North Touring in support of his ninth studio album, Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit made a stop at Massey Hall. Jason Isbell was one of many artists ADDICTED…
The thing about Seal (born Seal Samuel) is this: they simply don’t make versatile singers like him anymore. It had been well over a decade since he last played Toronto, yet the iconic UK artist didn’t miss a beat at…
Toronto-based indie rock band July Talk, played back-to-back hometown shows on March 10 and 11, 2023. Despite the local snowstorm, the JUNO award-winning band filled the house at Massey Hall. Starting their Remember Never Before tour, they opened the night strong with…
The Andy Kim Christmas returned to Toronto’s Massey Hall on Wednesday, December 7th for its 18th annual concert. Every year Andy Kim gathers Canada’s greatest talents for an evening of music and celebration. This year’s lineup included classic acts such as Metric,…
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…
Latin-tinged prog rockers reform for their first tour in a decade. Birthed from the ashes of post-hardcore band At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta allowed vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López to move their music in a variety of…
Eighty-two-year-old Tom Jones has impeccable taste in choosing songs. Inside a packed house at Toronto’s Massey Hall – his booming voice still distinctly his – he played an array of covers including ones by Leonard Cohen, Prince, and Jerry Lee…