Ron Hawkins, acclaimed singer-songwriter, founding member of Canadian band Lowest of the Low and all-around iconic rocker kinda guy, is back in the band business with the debut album Rome from The Do Good Assassins.
Sure, the running of the bulls in downtown Toronto seems like a stupid idea but it does beat the alternative: the running of the bulldozers.
It looks like Canadian fashion cornerstone Holt Renfrew is launching a slight counterattack on American fashion giant Nordstrom. According to The Globe and Mail, Holts has released plans to open a series of lower-priced stores, named hr2, early next year. The news comes just as Nordstrom sets plans to move north in 2014. Coincidence?
The Templeton Philharmonic might initially sound like a hoity-toity musical collective, but it’s actually a comedic duo composed of Gwynne Phillips and Briana Templeton. The actors-writers have taken their critically acclaimed comedy shows from Montreal to New York to Italy. Now they’ve just been nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement award, which is tonight. We chatted with the ladies about eating Sarah Silverman‘s pizza, making The Senior Times and Ron Jeremy.
As the fifth and final day of Fashion Week dawned, many greeted it with a sigh of relief, having reached their fashion fix of the season. Travis Taddeo saw folks piling into the studio space, and after incensed photographers yelled at someone obscuring their shots – in neon runners, but of course – the show began. The young Montreal-based designer put forth a edgy collection, which was influenced by Japonisme, along with a pinch of kink.
We sympathize with our neighbours to the south. We had a run-in with Hurricane Hazel once, and, man, was she ever a piece of work. Godspeed, American friends.
Friday Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: a new Italian joint for Dundas West, a mobile pizzeria, a makeover for Reds Bistro and more.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece lauding Ben Harper’s Massey Hall show as a perfect marriage of performer and venue. Last night’s Smashing Pumpkins show at The Air Canada Centre represented the complete opposite of that. The sight of 6,200 mildly-engaged spectators amidst a wide array of empty seats (the 300 level was completely barren) highlighted a pretty major misstep for the band.
Rachel Sin was the first show we took in on the fourth day. For spring, the young designer sent out a series of looks inspired by architect Mies van der Rohe, aiming to translate his architectural lines into her garments.
“Let’s do the time warp again!” Yes, it’s that time of year when people dress up and get funky, and we’re not just talking about Halloween. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema is presenting the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show this weekend, which will be shown alongside the city’s own shadow cast, for what is sure to be a raunchy, raucous night.
If Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones can’t do it, what shopaholic can? That is, skip the two-year queue for an Hermès Birkin bag, the ultimate status symbol? Well, Toronto fashionistas will have their chance this weekend.
This is a copybook introductory white Burgundy at an affordable price. It’s straw in colour, with a bouquet of fennel, peanut and apple notes; on the palate, expect a crisp yellow apple flavour. The wine is medium-bodied with good length. A versatile food wine.
