Random music news for Saturday, September 19, 2025
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Read MoreEl Mocambo
Toronto’s famed El Mocambo has been sold as owner defaults on debt.
The renovated El Mocambo is a wonderful place. And it took $30 million to make it that way–and therein lies the problem, Owner Michael Wekerle, the Dragon’s Den guy, bought it, fixed it
Read MoreThis is concerning: Toronto’s El Mocambo is up for sale
The El Mocambo (est. 1948 on Spadina in Toronto) has gone through numerous incarnations, the most momentous being is purchase and massive renovation (~$30 million) by businessman Michael Wekerle. Since its reopening, I’ve
Read MoreIs Toronto’s El Mocambo in financial trouble? Maybe.
If you’ve been to the El Mocambo since its reopening, you have to agree that it’s a marvel both in terms of its visual impact and the venue’s technical capabilities. Owner Michael Wekerle sunk
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Time travel with the Rolling Stones and the El Mo
It’s one of those shows thousands of people claim they witnessed in person but few were actually there: The night in 1977 when the Rolling stones played a secret show at the legendary
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The Rolling Stones release more audio from their legendary 1977 shows at the El Mocambo in Toronto
Come next week (May 13), tapes of a couple of 1977 performances at the El Mocambo in Toronto that have been lost (okay, in long-term storage) will finally be officially released through Universal
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The Road to Recovery starts at the ElMo
The Canadian Music Therapy Fund is kicking off a new initiative to help those struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic: The Road to Recovery. “The last two years have been a challenge for charities.
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For the first time EVER, the complete Rolling Stones set at the El Mocambo is being officially released
On March 4 and 5, 1977, a band called The Cockroaches was booked to play the El Mocambo at Spadina and King in Toronto. Also booked was April Wine, who was riding high
Read MoreToronto’s legendary El Mocambo reopens for public gigs
It was long overdue–bloody COVID–but the El Mocambo, the legendary club on at Spadina and College in Toronto, is back to holding in-person concerts for the general public. Yes, there have been many
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Looks like Brits measure things a lot like Canadians do. What can we take from music news for September 21, 2021? Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest record labels, goes public today on
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, June 28, 2021
Will we get more truth about UFOs/UAPs this week? Maybe. Bookmark that time after you check out music news for June 28, 2021. Courtney Love isn’t happy about something pop star Olivia Rodrigo
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