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Metric @ Massey Hall

October 22nd, 2009

The last two days were ripe with firsts: I enjoyed my first pumpkin beverage of the season, Kanye suffered his first death hoax, Metric played two sold-out shows at Massey Hall in Toronto for the first time, and I went to both of ‘em – marking the first time I’ve seen back-to-back concerts. Hooray! The [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Wendy

Dan Mangan @ Criminal Records

October 19th, 2009

With the c-c-c-crazy amount of music floating around in the world/on the internet today (and the amount of it I listen to), you’d expect there would be a lot of good stuff out there. And there is. But rarely do I find a song so darn good that I don’t even need to put it [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Jessica M

The Gaslight Anthem @ Kool Haus

October 15th, 2009

The last time The Gaslight Anthem played Toronto, they had a decent size fan base but seeing how crowded the Kool Haus was on Tuesday night it’s safe to say these guys are getting bigger as the months pass. As the lights dimmed and oddly enough Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun playing [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Alberto

Said The Whale: Fancy-Free Show

October 14th, 2009

Sometimes concerts are kinda like mystery comic books! No, seriously. I’ll show you. Let me set the scene for you. The date: Friday night. The city is dark, and it was probably gloomy, too. The scene: Yonge Street. The bucket-drummer dude is camping at his usual spot on the corner, probably up to some un-nameable [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Jessica M

Mika @ The Sound Academy

October 13th, 2009

Beginning a tour can be nerve-racking. Beginning a tour with a brand new album can cause even more anxious jitters. Last night Mika kicked off his North American tour in Toronto having just recently released his new album The Boy Who Knew Too Much and he didn’t seem to have even one butterfly in his [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Kate M.

We Were Promised Jetpacks @ El Mocambo

October 13th, 2009

I’ve got this friend, see. Her name is TheSixtyOne.com, and she fills my world with new music on the daily. It’s true, she’s a website, but in these times what’s the difference, really? (PLEASE NOTE: I AM KIDDING). One time TheSixtyOne and I were hanging out and she was all, “dude. Listen to this band [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Wendy

The Kylie Show

October 13th, 2009

Besides stuffing myself like a fat kid at camp this Thanksgiving weekend, I was lucky enough to kick-start the gluttony in a very happy, dreamy, once-in-a-lifetime place … a glitter and boa-filled Kylie Minogue concert. Arriving at the Air Canada Centre, you knew this wasn’t a Leafs game: remove the bloated blue and white painted [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Stacey

Arctic Monkeys 5 Star Performance

September 30th, 2009

Touring in support of their third album Humbug, the Arctic Monkeys put on an amazing show last night to a sold-out crowd at the Kool Haus. The Sheffield quartet were on their A game last night which resulted in a show that was one of the best of the year so far. With the lights [...]

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Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Alberto

Kings of Leon @ Copps Colliseum

September 21st, 2009

The following is either an account of why the guys from Kings of Leon would make great boyfriends, or a review of their show from Saturday night. Let it be known that even though non-TTC travel was required to make it to this show, many people who, like me, didn’t get their Kings fix when [...]

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Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Jessica M

Halifax Rockfest

August 10th, 2009

There are lots of great ways to spend a long weekend Sunday in Halifax, but on August 3rd, hitting Rockfest on Citadell Hill was the perfect decision. Between the weather, the location and the music, it was a perfect lawn-chillin’, laidback-rockin’ afternoon. Sloan, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace and Chickenfoot were on the bill and [...]

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Posted in Blog, Concert Reviews | Posted by Ashley M