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Random music news for Friday, February 17, 2023

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Dating App, Guns N'Roses, Lawsuits, MSG Sphere, Napster, Nightmares, Rihanna, Steel Panther, TikTok, Touring, U2, Ukrainians, Yorkville

You know all those balloons we’ve been shooting down? Ever hear of Project Blue Beam? Once you’re done freaking out

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Want to help out with a documentary on Toronto’s Yorkville scene? Take a look at this.

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Documentary, Toronto, Yorkville

For about two years, the Yorkville neighbourhood in Toronto had some of the most fertile musical grounds in the world.

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A new documentary on Yorkville’s amazing 60s scene is coming

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Documentary, Toronto, Yorkville

Back in the 1960s, Yorkville was a Toronto enclave that became a cultural centre for the burgeoning Canadian music scene.

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Looking Back on Toronto’s Yorkville Scene of the 1960s

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1960s, Toronto, Yorkville

[Coming up Tuesday the 14th, I’ll be offering a presentation on the history of Toronto music at The Great Hall

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Music History 

A Documentary About the Awesome, Crazy and Highly Influential Yorkville Music Scene in Torono

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bernie Finkelstein, Gordon Lightfoot, John Kay, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick James, Ronnie Hawkins, Toronto, Yorkville

It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops.

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Toronto Music Venue History: The Riverboat

August 13, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Riverboat, Toronto, Yorkville

[Frequent contributor Juliette Jagger wrote this for Noisey/Vice. – AC] In the mid 1960’s, Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood was a renowned

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