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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 Deane Cameron, Gordon Lightfoot, Massey Hall, Music Venues, Renovations, Reopening, Toronto

Massey Hall, Hart Massey’s gift to the city of Toronto back in 1894, reopens tonight after about three-and-a-half years of

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Random music new for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Arkells, Back to the Future, Eric Clapton, Gordon Light, Grease, Grey Cup, Led Zeppelin, Massey Hall, Political Correctness

Marty McFly’s hoverboard just sold for about US$500,000–and it doesn’t even hover. Reading music news for November 16, 2021, is

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Random music news for Monday, November 15, 2021

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Britney Spears, CDs, Death Metal, iPhones, KISS, Liam Gallagher, Massey Hall, Mexico, Neil Peart, Oasis, Police, raves, Ringo Starr, STP, Taylor Swift

Maybe Santa won’t be coming to town. Labour shortages. As for music news for November 15, 2021… ICYMI, Britney is

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Massey Hall is back! Well, almost. Soon.

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gordon Lightfoot, Massey Hall

Today (June 14) has been declared Massey Hall Day in Toronto. Why? Because after years of renovations and restoration, the

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Watch The Tragically Hip perform with Feist at the 2021 Juno Awards

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Alex Lifeson, Feist, Geddy Lee, Humanitarian Award, Juno Awards, Massey Hall, Reunion, Tragically Hip

They saved the performance for the last five minutes of the two hour broadcast. Set up on the stage of

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Want to be part of Massey Hall? Here’s your chance

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Allan Slaight, Allan Slaight Auditorium, Massey Hall, Massey Hall renovation

When Massey Hall reopens — after the renovation and on the other side of COVID lockdowns — there could be

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#FortheLoveofLive wants your concert stories and support

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Live Music Association, Concert Venues, Concerts, Covid, COVID-19, Live Music, Massey Hall, Miranda Mulholland, Pandemic, Roy Thomson Hall, shut down, stay home orders

We’re quickly approaching a full year since in-person concerts stopped abruptly, without warning — and for who knows how much

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Massey Hall now part of Allied Music Centre

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Amber Healy 1 Comment Allied Music Centre, Allied Properties, Massey Hall, Roy Thomson Hall

Massey Hall is still in the process of getting remodeled and renovated to kick off a new era in its

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cardi B, Carly Rae Jepson, Election, FM Radio, Larkin Poe, Massey Hall, Meag, Phil Collins, Slaight Foundation

Is there something happening today? I seem to recall hearing the news about some big thing that’s going on. A

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Japandroids Blaspheme on New Album Title

May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Blaspheme, Fucking Massey Hall, Japandroids, Live Album, Massey Hall, Rockers East Vancouver, Toronto

blas·pheme/blasˈfēm,ˈblasˌfēm/ verbspeak irreverently about God or sacred things.“Japandroids’ new live album is called Massey Fucking Hall“ Before COVID-19 shut down

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Random music news for Thursday, April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bluesfest, Concerts, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Massey Hall, Podcasts, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Ticketmaster, Tupac Shakur, Virtual Concerts, YouTube

Yep. That’s about right. And now, music news for April 30, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A poll reveals that 40%

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Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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