If you've recently wandered by Queen and Portland in search of schnitzel and cheap shots of Jameson, it may have come as a surprise to find papered-up windows and a nameless facade where The Bohemian Gastropub once was. The good news is that the space is being transformed into Lucid Cocktail and Kitchen, fronted by Moses McIntee, one of the city's most lauded artisanal cocktailians.
January is a sad time for live music fans in the city: tour dates shrivel up like George Constanza after a long day at the pool. One local band is putting in the time to generate some hype for the upcoming United States release of its latest album. Elliott BROOD will be playing a string of Ontario and Quebec dates this month, not in Toronto of course, but if you’re keen, they will be playing in nearby locales.
“The concept of the store draws on the Studio 54 era,” explains Trung Hoang as he sweeps the shop floors. “Not disco per se, but more about the creative community within it.” Hoang is the editor of digital magazine Contra, and has just joined forces with owners Daymon Green and Jason Jacobs to bring New York’s Lower East Side boutique, Community 54, to Toronto’s Parkdale.
Edgy, sultry and Polaris Prize-nominated R&B artist The Weeknd is scoping out new players to join the band. Only Torontonians (bass players and guitarists) who can riff righteously will have an opportunity to travel and perform alongside well-versed crooner Abel Tesfaye. It’s the ultimate wet dream for starving artists. The deadline to apply is Jan. 8.
After all those holiday parties, it’s time to come down from towering heels and give your feet some tender loving care in 2012. Let them rejoice in a flat for a while. But we don’t mean a ballet flat, oh no. What your feet need is a pair of sleek and stylish loafers — the easiest and chicest way to sharpen up a laid back look.
In late October of last year, mild-mannered Amy Chan, the owner of Captain Video on St. Clair West, loaded up a moving van full of VHS tapes and DVDs. She could no longer afford to maintain the rising rent costs on her store. It follows a string of other video store closures: Blockbuster, obviously, but also smaller ventures like After Dark Video at Bathurst and College and Video 99 on St.Clair.
Stunning solo shows lead the way as Christopher Plummer and Sandra Shamas continue to amaze
Toronto-based musician Kathleen Edwards, of her new album Voyageur
2012 Comedy Diet
Our trusty scribe lights up a hookah, samples some ‘basturma’ and gets the scoop on the Arab Spring
After a handful of delays and setbacks, Heart Park was recently completed.
Local homeowner makes one last bid to keep tree house
