May 22, 2013

Archive of: Music

Concert Review: The Killers at the Air Canada Centre

Concert Review: The Killers at the Air Canada Centre

Nearly a decade after first cementing their place in the rock landscape, The Killers have not only found their voice, they have carved...

Q&A: Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle on breaking strings, going solo and his upcoming Toronto show

Q&A: Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle on breaking strings, going solo and his upcoming Toronto show

After nearly 20 years with Great Big Sea, founding member Alan Doyle recently released his first solo album. He checks into

Celebrating 10 years of Arts & Crafts

Celebrating 10 years of Arts & Crafts

It’s no secret that Toronto’s mainstay indie record label, Arts & Crafts, has backed some of the biggest and best bands this country has...

Concert Review: Fleetwood Mac at the ACC

Concert Review: Fleetwood Mac at the ACC

For the bulk of their 40-plus years in the music industry, Fleetwood Mac’s lofty status as rock gods stemmed directly from their lead...

Concert Review: Green Day at the Air Canada Centre

Concert Review: Green Day at the Air Canada Centre

This reviewer was left feeling awfully old at the end of Green Day’s two hour-plus show last night at the ACC. Part of it may have been my...

Concert Review: Muse at the Air Canada Centre

Concert Review: Muse at the Air Canada Centre

Who says arena rock is dead? English pop rock trio Muse has spent their current North American tour staking their claim as the next band to take the...

Edgefest reveals its 2013 lineup

Edgefest reveals its 2013 lineup

Toronto has been battling it out with Mother Nature these days, but if wacky weather isn’t an indication that summer is (fingers crossed) just around the corner, then the reveal of the Edgefest...

This Week in Sound: City and Colour, Snowblink, Said the Whale, The Bicycles, Rob Moir

This Week in Sound: City and Colour, Snowblink, Said the Whale, The Bicycles, Rob Moir

Every Monday, we round up the most exciting music news happening in Toronto. In this edition: an upcoming album from City and Colour, Snowblink’s new video, The Bicycles return to music and more.

Esperanza Spalding plays Massey Hall

Esperanza Spalding plays Massey Hall

To many on the hockey-and-Tim-Hortons side of the border, jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding is best known as the performer...

Concert Review: Alicia Keys at the Air Canada Centre

Concert Review: Alicia Keys at the Air Canada Centre

When it comes to live performances from the women of hip-hop, Alicia Keys is perfectly content to let her talent serve as the main attraction....