El Mocambo Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

When Dave Grohl voted, he wore an El Mocambo t-shirt

That’s one of the new Elmo designs. I wonder where he got it? (For those readers who don’t know, the

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

After six years, $30 million, and a pandemic that threatened to derail everything, Toronto’s El Mocambo reopened with its first

It’s finally happening: A beloved Toronto music venue, the El Mocambo, is coming back to life, palm tree lights and all.

The last time Toronto’s El Mocambo hosted a live gig, Barack Obama was still president and Donald Trump hadn’t even

After over five years of construction and tens of millions of dollars in renovations, the El Mocambo, one of Canada’s

Every day is Ground Hog Day, but I can confirm that this is music news for Thursday, April 16, 2020.

You know that things are weird when my visit to Costoco revealed that my local store totally out of antiseptic

A few weeks back, I had a private tour of the new-look El Mocambo, which has been under renovation forever.

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

For decades (c. 1948), The El Mocambo at 462 Spadina was one of Toronto great music bars, hosting everyone from

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver