By Ron Johnson
One of the city’s most beloved and homegrown music and arts festivals, Field Trip, will return to its old stomping grounds at Fort York and Garrison Common this summer for a one-day event on July 9. The music festival will feature headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats along with a wonderful lineup of performers … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Lighthouse Immersive’s new production The Library at Night by acclaimed theatre visionary Robert Lepage opened in Toronto last night with the creator along with Mayor John Tory kickstarting the festivities from the exhibition hub at One Yonge St. The venue is a hub of artistic creation in the city. Although Lighthouse began as a home … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Kyla Charter kicked off her music career when she was invited to sing with July Talk at Toronto’s Field Trip Festival. Now, the budding jazz chanteuse is set to release her debut album, Edible Flowers, this April. The album was written in the summer of 2020 and proved to be a way for the young … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The second edition of the Toronto Biennial of Art (The Biennial/TBA), will makes its way to various venues across Toronto and the GTA, March 26 to June 5. Taking place every two years, the event offers accessible visual art exhibitions, installations, and talks along the shores of Lake Ontario. Spanning 72-days, the free event will … Continued
By Ron Johnson
When venerable live music venue Hugh’s Room closed its west-end location, the city lost an important part of its music city DNA. Now, there is good news as Hugh’s Room Live is announcing that it has reached an agreement with Marina Stefanovic to acquire a heritage church building designed by E.J. Lennox located at 296 … Continued
By Ron Johnson
It was a cold winter’s day in March, 1977 when the news hit that a band dubbed the Cockroaches would take the El Mocambo stage for back-to-back shows. Opening for the band, a rock band by the name of April Wine. The shows were not announced and few people knew what was really going on. … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The Toronto waterfront has a new big top tent on the shores of Lake Ontario in advance of the opening of a new Cirque du Soleil show set to run from April 14 until at least July 17. The raising of the 65-foot-tall big top tent took place over six days finishing on March 4 … Continued
By Ron Johnson
With the backdrop of an awful and cruel war, Lighthouse Immersive (Immersive Van Gogh), has arranged for Immersive Schevchenko: Soul of Ukraine to be available for viewing beginning March 15 in Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Boston, with all proceeds from ticket sales going directly to Canadian Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations working … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Although Sam Goldberg Jr. is hardly new, being a member of seminal Canadian band Broken Social Scene since 2007, but he is about to release his self-titled debut album as Sam Jr. on March 10. Goldberg has also been part of a couple of other highly regarded bands in Bodega, and Bionic. “My concept for … Continued
By Ron Johnson
You can explore free public art across the city at ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art: 2021-2022. Over the next month, free exhibitions are opening year-long at hubs located at Union Station, Scarborough Town Centre, Downsview Park, and Cloverdale Common, and will feature contemporary art from local and international artists. As part of the City … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The Toronto Black Film Festival gets underway this week, and amongst the many incredible films is the documentary With Wonder by Toronto filmmaker Sharon Lewis. With Wonder takes an intimate look at the journey of members of the Queer, Christian community of colour and their attempts to answer the question: Can you be both Christian … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Long Range Hustle is a five-piece indie rock band based in Toronto. On Feb. 25, the band is set to release its third studio album, I am alive, but only if you say I am. Reuniting with acclaimed Scottish producer, Tony Doogan, Long Range Hustle recorded the album in the tumultuous summer of 2020 at … Continued
