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Music News 

…Trail of Dead hosting shows to save Horseshoe Tavern, other venues

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Concerts, Coronavirus, Covid, COVID-19, Horseshoe Tavern, livestream, livestreaming, spectrasonic, streamed concerts

We all know how crappy 2020 has been for musicians and venues, as hundreds if not thousands of shows have

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Drive-In Concerts, Durham Radio, G97, Horseshoe Tavern, K-Pop, Peter Gabriel, Podcasts, Qatar Airways, raves, Spotify, TikTok, UFC

How would this piece of memorabilia look on your shelf? Now let’s consider music news for July 21, 2020. Coronavirus

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Music News 

Early registration for Indie Week ends April 9

March 17, 2019March 16, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Billy Talent, conferences, El Mocambo, Horseshoe Tavern, independent artists, Indie Week, Toronto

The big day might not come until November, the deadline for early Indie Week registration is April 9 – just

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Music News 

Something’s On: Strictly Hip takes on Phantom Power at the Horseshoe

July 8, 2018July 7, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Concerts, FamilyBand Concerts, Horseshoe Tavern, Kee to Bala, Strictly Hip, Tragically Hip

A year after the first-of-its-kind collaboration with an orchestra, and just months after their first appearance there in their more

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Geeks&Beats Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 141: Breaking Beatties

August 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatties, Beer, Coldplay, Geeks and Beats, Horseshoe Tavern, Vodka, VR

The podcast keeps plugging along. This week: The Horseshoe Tavern: an institution for those who are into music (or booze).

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Music History Music Industry 

Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern Celebrates 70 Years

August 7, 2017August 6, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Horseshoe, Horseshoe Tavern, Live Music, Music Venue, Toronto Music

To celebrate their 70th anniversary, Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern will hold a concert series that kicks off on September 26 and

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Cool! 

See If You Can Make It Big In This Choose Your Own NXNE Adventure Game

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Choose Your Own Adventure, Danforth Music Hall, Fame, Festival, Game, HackerYou, Horseshoe Tavern, NXNE, Star, Toronto, TTC

Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Plenty of real-life stars will be descending on Toronto for NXNE

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Music History 

A Visual Representation of Some of the Artists Who Have Performed at Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Horseshoe Tavern

With a new book on the Horseshoe Tavern coming out soon, Cameron at Completely Ignored tried to make a list

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Music News 

A History of Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

March 12, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Calgary, Horseshoe Tavern, National Music Centre

Juliette Jagger, a frequent contributor to these pages, wrote this history of Toronto’s Horseshow for the National Music Centre, which

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Music History 

A Brief History of the Horseshoe Tavern

March 24, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Horseshoe Tavern, Queen Street West, Toronto

There’s a reason why they call Torotono’s Horseshoe “legendary.”  BlogTO explains. There is no live music club in Toronto with

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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