Originally from St. John’s, the five indie rockers who make up Gramercy Riffs first captured acclaim and attention with their debut album, It’s Heartbreak. Singers and songwriters Lee Hanlon and Mara Pellerin trade back and forth between the equally compelling male and female vocals.
Ryan Gosling proves he’s more than just ‘The Notebook Guy’
The multitalented, multilingual Rick Miller reprises his multimedia hit Bigger Than Jesus this week at Factory Theatre. It is the second play in a trilogy of his one-man shows: last month he did MacHomer, and later this month he will be closing with Hardsell. Trained as an architect, this singer-actor-writer can draw a crowd and then some. We went to Factory Theatre and asked this Lennon-quoting rabble-rouser who he thinks he is.
Old habits die hard, and it seems as though Mayor Rob Ford is no exception. Once again, he was seen using a handheld device behind the wheel. You’d think after the kerfuffle the first time around, he’d learn his lesson, right?
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Although Police Chief Bill Blair and Mayor Rob Ford remain at an impasse regarding budget cuts to the police force, the mayor seems perfectly content in asserting that the requested cuts can be made.
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Post-rock (read: pretty instrumental rock) juggernaut Explosions in the Sky (October 7 @ Sound Academy) will be plucking arpeggiated heartstrings this Friday. There’s an interview floating around the Internet with another Texan post-rock outfit, This Will Destroy You, where the members discuss the their decision to make music without vocals or lyrics and claim that removing the barrier of specific language allowed them to emotionally connect 100 per cent with their fans.
Ontarians may be in for their first minority government in over 26 years. In an open letter to Conservative candidate Tim Hudak, Premier Dalton McGuinty says no to a coalition government.
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In a strangely diplomatic move, Rob Ford is abstaining from any party endorsements in the Ontario election.
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The Bridle Path–Hogg’s Hollow area’s average household debt has climbed to more than $350,000
A local psychiatrist accused of running a clinic out of her residence without appropriate zoning has been denied a permit to continue practising from her home.
The Eglinton-Lawrence riding will be closely watched on election night as the Liberal and Conservative candidates face off
Terri-Jean Bedford continues to fight to change prostitution laws
