Attention NBA fans: Here’s the battle between bands from Toronto and Golden State (okay, Oakland)
May 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Frequent contributor Gilles LeBlanc has set up a battle between the two cities with teams in the NBA finals which
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#CMW2019 Is Almost Here
April 19th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
We are now less than three weeks out from Canadian Music Week, the 37th edition of our country’s largest festival
Hey! Ho! Go to Four Chords and a Gun!
April 15th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
When Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Marky Ramone started working with eccentric record producer Phil Spector in May of 1979
Early registration for Indie Week ends April 9
March 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The big day might not come until November, the deadline for early Indie Week registration is April 9 – just
The Rolling Stones By the Numbers: Toronto Edition
February 18th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
When I was a 16-year old Run-DMC and GN’F’nR-listening nascent ROCKthusiast, I remembered friends of my dad being so excited
UPDATE: Let’s start a totally unsubstantiated rumour about the Rolling Stones coming to Canada.
February 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The Rolling Stones’ No Filter tour has been set in, er, stone–but there seems to be something afoot. A number
Today is #InternationalClashDay in Toronto and everywhere else in the known universe
February 7th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
February 7 marks the eighth annual International Clash Day, celebrating the music and rebellious influence of The Only Band That
Start your engines: Registration now open for Indie Week 2019
February 1st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Hard to believe it, but bands can already register for Indie Week 2019, scheduled for November 13-17 in Toronto. Early
Toronto’s Field Trip music festival takes a year off
January 23rd, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Sad news out of Toronto festival-land as the city’s beloved Field Trip announced it is taking a hiatus in 2019,
Special Clash photographic exhibit coming to Toronto
January 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On February 20, 1979, a pre-London Calling Clash rolled into Toronto for their first-ever Canadian date. Bussing in from New
Radiohead is heading back to court in Toronto and they couldn’t be happier.
December 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
At around 4 in the afternoon on June 16, 2012, there was a rumble and a crack in the scaffolding
Can you believe it’s been three years since Scott Weiland died?
December 3rd, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Scott Weiland was found dead three years ago today, December 3rd 2015 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Looking back, his death marked
Everything in Canadian Rock Is Alright with The Glorious Sons (and The Beaches)
November 27th, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Before I start my quick recap of The Glorious Sons and The Beaches at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, have you seen
Pusha T brings his Drake dissing to Toronto. Violence ensues.
November 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A man was critically injured during last night’s Pusha T gig at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto Tuesday night
Poll: Who Should Play Toronto’s El Mocambo?
November 17th, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
It’s somehow appropriate that on the first snowy night in Toronto this year, the city’s most famous palm tree was
Looking back at headliners for Toronto music festivals since 2001
November 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
In another edition of Completely Ignored, Cameron Gordon has created a graphic featuring artists who have headlined Toronto music festivals
Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera Is Coming to Toronto
October 18th, 2018 | by Nerhys
This November, Toronto opera and rock fans alike can enjoy Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. Based on the
Music Matters: Music Technology (free) Event at the Phoenix in Toronto
October 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Attention all Music Geeks and Tech Freaks! We are excited to announce our next Music Tech MeetUp event, happening at
Artists trade music for murals to thank the Hip
October 16th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
For a band known for descriptive lyrics and beautiful melodies, there seem to be a lot of murals paying tribute
That Time When Toronto Was Hardcore
September 26th, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
When you think of cities associated with hardcore punk, Toronto probably isn’t the first one that comes to mind. Diehard
Guess who went record shopping? Elton John unexpectedly drops into a Toronto store
September 18th, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Sonic Boom is easily one of the coolest record stores in all of Toronto, featuring two floors of all the
Weekly Survey: What is your best CNE musical memory?
August 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Apologies to readers outside Southern Ontario, but this week’s question is focused on folks in the Greater Toronto Area and
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