Random music news for Monday, May 19, 2025
I love the May long weekend. It’s that time of year when the whole summer stretches before us, filled with opportunities and adventure. Let’s make the most of it, shall we? And we
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Music Venues
After 1,243 days of renovation and restoration, Massey Hall reopens. It’s awesome.
Massey Hall, Hart Massey’s gift to the city of Toronto back in 1894, reopens tonight after about three-and-a-half years of renovation and restoration, costing somewhere around $184 million. It’s brilliant. Here’s a list
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Toronto gets a new and much-needed music venue this weekend
A couple of years ago, Live Nation bought an old off-track betting site east of downtown Toronto with the goal of turning it into a music venue with a capacity of around 2,500.
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This band has released a song honouring Toronto music venues
Jo Ryder, the Toronto duo, knows that Toronto music venues have gone through some trying times. The video for their song, “Bliss and Nothing Less” features them traveling from venue to venue around
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How did a small coffee shop outside of Ottawa become an important concert stop?
[This is from Ross Macdonald who has been keeping an eye on a little venue outside Ottawa that keeps booking some fairly big acts. -AC] Forty-five minutes west of Ottawa is the small
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, July 14, 2021
If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news for July 14, 2021. Today is “Free Britney Radio Day” across the US.
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, June 9, 2021
That was some internet outage yesterday, huh? When Amazon goes down, you know it was bad. We’re okay now, so I can go ahead with music news for June 9, 2021. Got a
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This is perfect for anyone who needs to be thrown out of a bar
We’ve all see it. Some guy (or woman) becomes unruly at a bar/club and has to be removed by security. Naturally, they complain that they’re being treated unfairly. A bar in Colorado has
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, October 15, 2020
Skull cakes? Kinda cool, actually. As for music news on Thursday, October 15… Coronavirus update 1: Remember that no social distancing Chainsmokers show in NY State back in the summer? The promoters have
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, October 10, 2020
Hello, Newman. You do bring up some good points. More info in today’s round-up of music news for October 10, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: At least 11 music venues in Toronto have shut
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, July 23, 2020
Drunk pigs result in better bacon? Uh, okay. Off to look at music news for July 23, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Toronto venues are concerned about the government’s Stage 3 reopenings. Coronavirus update
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