. Who: Barcelona DJ John Talabot What: Deep genius dark house music Where: The Hoxton, 69 Bathurst Street Price: $20 Bonus: Two new concert friends! On Friday night, I headed to The Hoxton to catch the set of a DJ I have only recently started listening to (best part of my job: listening to music like this, […]
Read more "Solo Concert-Going: John Talabot Shakes My Brain Stem at The Hoxton". Who: The Bloody Beetroots What: Italian electro-DJ madness Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. Price: $31.50 Bonus: Venom masks with eyes that light up! Here’s the official music video for The Bloody Beetroots’ “Spank,” which was just released a couple of weeks ago: . That sums up their sound pretty accurately. (I may be […]
Read more "The Bloody Beetroots Will Melt Your Face Off"Finally, finally – after years of listening to this random guy who started fiddling around on some DJ stuff one day and has continuously reinvented himself and his sound ever since – I get to see him in the flesh, spinning gold seemingly from thin air.
Read more "The Best Concert Ever: Flying Lotus, Thundercat, & Teebs"Who: Gold Panda, Pick a Piper What: Sleek beats at bargain prices Where: The Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen Street West Price: $15.00 Bonus: A girl blowing bubbles, which made the whole room whimsical. A 7-foot security guard pushing dramatically through the crowd to catch someone in the act of smoking. Some girls plucking up the […]
Read more "Solo Concert-Going: Gold Panda at The Horseshoe Tavern"Here is Gabrielle Papillon’s video for “Turn Left,” which was shot by Southern Souls (an amazing music/video project worth checking out!): . Who: Catriona Sturton, Gabrielle Papillon & Ria Mae Where: Cameron House, 408 Queen Street West Price: $10 Bonus: Adorable buttons featuring polar bears and deer with harmonicas; catching up with old friends The […]
Read more "Raw Talent at Cameron House: Catriona Sturton, Gabrielle Papillon & Ria Mae"Here’s Metric’s “Artificial Nocturne” for you: . What: Indie Awards for CMF, Part II Who: Metric, Matt Mays, Diamond Rings & Yukon Blonde (See my previous post for a review of the first half of the SiriusXM Indie Awards) Moving right along: . Yukon Blonde Hannah and I saw Yukon Blonde open for Stars for […]
Read more "Canadian Music Festival: Metric, Matt Mays, Diamond Rings & Yukon Blonde (Indie Awards, Part II)"
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