I have an admission to make that could rescind any right I have to call myself a music critic: I thoroughly enjoyed Friday’s NKOTB-led Package Tour. Contrived marketing ploy? Sure, but so what?
For the second of their two nights at the ACC — part of their monumental 50th anniversary tour — The Rolling Stones again succeeded in bringing an epic feel to the proceedings.
John Malkovich is one of the most recognizable actors in Hollywood. And that voice, which has been described by The Guardian as “a reedy, faintly orgasmic drawl,” is one of the best. But can he carry a tune?
Up-and-coming pop quartet Jane’s Party just released their second full-length album, Hot Noise. We caught up with band members Tom Ionescu and Zach Sutton to chat about their new album, their North York high school rivalry and following in the footsteps of Neil Young.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, a Bloor Street bash, Torontonians escape the doghouse, a boy band bonanza and more.
Ten years ago, Jeffrey Remedios and Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew sat down at the behest of Brendan Canning and decided to start a new label, Arts & Crafts, to manage and release the band’s second album, You Forgot It In People. And then it all went nuts.
Local electro-pop outfit Dragonette shot to international fame — and snagged a Juno Award in the process — with the hit song “Hello,” a collaboration with French DJ Martin Solveig. We caught up with lead singer Martina Sorbara to chat about her marriage to band mate Dan Kurtz, the band’s groundbreaking new album and why Richmond Hill will always be home.
A westward extension of the Sheppard subway line to Downsview station is one step closer after receiving an endorsement from Toronto City Council.
After months of debate, Yorkville grocer Pusateri’s has learned that the sidewalk indent in front of their store on Bay Street will be destroyed. Pusateri’s has used the indent as a valet space since 2003.
At a Toronto and East York Community Council meeting on May 14, Coun. Josh Matlow presented a request to designate 1909 Yonge St., the original J. J. Davis General Store and Post Office, a heritage site.
The Bayview Village Association (BVA) has been fighting a long battle against developer Amexon and its plans for five residential towers at 1200 to 1220 Sheppard Ave. E., measuring up to 39 storeys. After two rejections at Toronto City Council, Amexon has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), and the hearing is scheduled to … Continued
A City of Markham councillor is challenging his own city’s decision to merge Thornhill’s two existing seats at council into one for next year’s municipal elections, claiming a botched official study.
