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Matthew Good @ Massey Hall

December 22nd, 2009

I don’t think I even need to tell you that Massey Hall was all but packed to capacity this last weekend when Canadian new-rock hero Matthew Good rolled into town. If you even wondered how full the place was, you should do the following: 1) Close this window right now! 2) Get yourself down to [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Jessica M

Phoenix @ Sound Academy

December 8th, 2009

It’s caa-rayyy-zeh to see how far Phoenix has come in a matter of months. Leave it to major “best of 2009″ buzz for their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, a Cadillac commercial, bazillions of remixes floating around teh interslice and BAM! Suddenly they’re selling out Sound Academy in Toronto; quite the leap from the Phoenix (which [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Wendy

Mew @ Mod Club

December 8th, 2009

This one time, at the Virgin Festival… (there are so many places this story could go)… I was in the front row to watch this band perform. I think us savvy music people all know that a good song can really move you. (Just watch those iPod shadow guys dance!) But it’s also true that [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Jessica M

Devendra Banhart @ The Queen Elizabeth Theater

November 30th, 2009

Many of you may know Devendra Banhart as that tall hairy guy with a beard who dated Natalie Portman for a while. You might even recognize him from Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. I know him as the psychedelic folkster who put on a lovely, stunning, and fun show Friday night at Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth [...]

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Posted in Blog, Concerts & Events | Posted by Kate M.

Lady Gaga: Welcome to the Monster Ball

November 30th, 2009

Eccentric, outrageous, scandalous, entertainer. Unoriginal? Definitely not. Lady Gaga hit up a few Canadian cities this past weekend, welcoming fans to her first arena-wide tour in support of her new album, The Fame: Monster. Saturday night she was in Toronto at the Air Canada Center for the second date of the tour, along with guests [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent

Lights @ Commodore Ballroom

November 11th, 2009

LIGHTS was welcomed back into Canada with open arms at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Saturday night. Now, I don’t know much, but there are two things about Lights in which afterwards, I became certain: 1) Boys want her, and 2) Girls want to be her. I know, that sounds cliche, but I am [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent

Florence + The Machine @ Mod Club

November 3rd, 2009

Musically, there are few things that bring me as much pure joy as the last 30 seconds of Florence + the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over”. But 70 minutes of Florence live in a small venue?! Pure bliss. Fronted by the completely enchanting Florence Welch, London’s FATM has quickly risen from obscurity thanks to a [...]

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Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy

Jay-Z @ ACC on Hovaween!

November 2nd, 2009

Peep some pics from Jay-Z’s concert in Toronto!

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Posted in Concert Reviews, Featured | Posted by Wendy

Jay-Z Takes London (Ontario)

October 30th, 2009

Midterm time is a busy period for students. There are a lot of sleepless nights, a great deal of stress and headaches, and a nice pile of dishes in the sink that you know you’ll get to tomorrow. Professors place due dates one after the other, and as much as you keep telling yourself that [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent

La Roux Shine @ Guvernment

October 26th, 2009

It was a dark and dismal night this past Friday – the kind where once you’re home you’re done. I only had eyes for my bed and bad TV but despite the comfort looming in front of me, I donned my wellies, busted out my brelly and made the trek down to Toronto’s dismal waterfront. [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Stacey