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Glee Live! In Concert! delivers on and off screen

June 13th, 2011

Rachel! Finn! Kurt! Mercedes! Tina! Artie! Quinn! Sam! Puck! Santana! Britney! Mike! Lauren! Blaine! The whole cast of Glee in Toronto under one roof! I know, it seems too good to be true, but I experienced it first hand this weekend and yes, it happened. Glee Live! In Concert! made a pit stop in Toronto, [...]

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Posted in Blog, Concert Reviews, Concerts & Events | Posted by Sydney - Correspondent |

Adele conquers Toronto

May 24th, 2011

Adele is the powerhouse success story of 2011. Her sophomore effort 21 has received an overwhelming, but well deserved, amount of praise and commercial attention. Her soulful sound is a welcomed change in a market saturated by auto tune. Her presence is certainly having an impact, including inspiring mega-star Beyonce on her new album, announcing [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent |

30 Seconds to Mars @ Sound Academy

April 20th, 2010

On Sunday night, I shared a moment with Jared Leto. A real moment. He looked me straight in the eyes, smiled in that deranged, hyper-ass way that only knee-bucklingly hot rockstars can, and scruffed up my sweaty blonde hair with his right hand before turning away to belt out the rest of “Kings and Queens”. [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Lauren ONizzle |

Florence + The Machine @ Kool Haus

April 13th, 2010

I don’t mean to brag, but Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine fame is EXCEPTIONAL. And not to toot my own horn or anything, but I have been in the same room with her on two occasions. I HAVE BEEN GRACED BY HER MAJESTY. Ok, I’ll stop now. But for serious – FATM was [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews, pics | Posted by Wendy |

The Show Must Go… To Toronto?

April 8th, 2010

Unlike most teenagers, I woke up with a smile on my face Tuesday morning. Why, you may ask? Because the night before, I had witnessed what most of you know as a little Canadian band called Hedley. And by little, I mean huge. The boys played an almost sold-out show at the ACC last night, [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Sydney - Correspondent |

The xx @ Phoenix

April 5th, 2010

There aren’t too many bands that sound as polished live as they do on their records. Vocals can be off, strumming patterns are messed around with…it can just be a messy situation. The xx? They’re an exception to the rule. Being one of the most buzzed bands of 2009 and jumping into 2010 with a [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent |

Miike Snow @ Phoenix: Man? Machine? Robot?

April 5th, 2010

Electro-pop-indie trio from Stockholm, Sweden made waves in Toronto with an absolutely mind-blowing show. The chemistry and presence Miike Snow bought to the Phoenix this past Saturday was phenomenal, from the light show synced with the music, to the incredible theatrics of the performance to the animated audience. It’s a show people will be talking [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Megan C |

ALICIA KEYS TAKES TORONTO

March 12th, 2010

I remember being incredibly impressed when Alicia Keys first broke out on the scene. I was in my tweens, bored of the bubble-pop music and needed something fresh and original in my Sony discman – and in comes this New Yorker with braids and a swagga of her own, singing about self-worth and love with [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent |

Raised by Swans @ The Garrison

March 9th, 2010

This Raised by Swans review story really starts two years ago, during Canadian Music Week (wooo CMW!). My buddy and I, after getting so psyched by listening to the band’s MySpace before the show, spent an entire evening hanging out at Rancho Relaxo waiting to hear a band whose car ended up breaking down in [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Jessica M |

Laura Marling Speaks Because She Can

February 10th, 2010

The marvelous Laura Marling played an absolutely jaw-dropping concert last night at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. The 90′s born folk singer-songwriter shocked an audience that may have passed her in age, but certainly not in wisdom – a young Joni Mitchell in the making. It was a perfect start to a perfect evening as Laura’s [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Megan C |