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
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreIt’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
Read More[A full disclosure: I’m an investor in this company. Just wanna be up front about that. -AC] There’s a new cannabis player in Canada, but with a difference. LOOP/POOL is
Read MoreIt’s somehow appropriate that on the first snowy night in Toronto this year, the city’s most famous palm tree was restored to all its illuminated neon glory, giving hope to
Read More[I originally wrote this for Global News Toronto. – AC] Back in November 2014, it looked like the El Mocambo, one of the world’s great rock’n’roll dive bars, was finished.
Read MoreAbout five years ago, it looked like the El Mocambo, Toronto’s legendary dive bar that has featured gigs by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Queens of the Stone Age,
Read MoreI’m back home now, but the last two weeks’ worth of podcasts were done from hotel rooms, one in London near Lancaster Gate and Notting Hill and the other in
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