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After 1,243 days of renovation and restoration, Massey Hall reopens. It’s awesome.

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments

Massey Hall, Hart Massey’s gift to the city of Toronto back in 1894, reopens tonight after about three-and-a-half years of renovation and restoration, costing somewhere around $184 million. It’s brilliant. Here’s a list

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We lost a great friend to Canadian music. RIP Deane Cameron. His funeral is today. Here’s how you can help young musicians in his memory.

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Anyone involved in the Canadian music industry for any length of time inevitably ran into Deane Cameron. Few people championed homegrown music as much as he did. Once a drummer with a band