The Danforth Music Hall was sold out for a very generous send off. Big Sugar’s Bass player Garry Lowe passed away earlier this year. He was a gentle dreadlock Jamaican guy who played on two very important Big Sugar records; Hemi-Vision and Heated. His added reggae...
There is a laid back crowd enjoying some cold libations just before they go on Christmas break. They are curious to see how Hank’s Aluminum Siding will perform tonight. Now before I drag this repartee into the ditch, Hank’s aluminum siding is the name of the band...
Well it has been 15 years of sheer debauchery at Lee’s Palace with the annual X-Mess from White Cowbell Oklahoma. The band never disappoints with their southern rock sound and their redneck ways to throw us in a complete state of turmoil, and that is just the first...
What do get when you cross two Canadians and two Americans in a Micro Brewery? Well you get Ben Rosenblum and his band playing at the Burdock, located on Bloor just west of Dufferin St. The opening to this place is a restaurant that serves very fine libations and then...
It’s Wednesday night at the Bovine Sex Club and the place was packed. Toronto, you are starting to make me proud, because you don’t care that it is a workday tomorrow, only that 4 special acts are about to hit the stage. This is what Toronto needs to strive for: a...
After a cancelled show at the Phoenix, Steven Wilson makes the effort to come back to Toronto a few days later and play the Opera house. The place was packed with a bunch of Prog Heads from teenage hood to senior citizen. Most were hard core fans that have been...
The Opera was packed with teenagers and some parents to witness the circus of four hard rocking acts. The parents were there to be a chauffeur to the young ones, because it was a school night. This night belonged to the free spirited young who needed to see some...
I had the chance to witness a 15 year old crooner play a place called The Tapestry. He was tall debonair young man and had a low silky sound that caught everyone’s attention. His name is Sean and he opened his set with you make me feel young.I don’t remember the order...
Last week I got to meet a very talented harmonica player named Roly Platt. I was impressed with his skills as a player on various blues styles. What caught my ear was a new sound breathing a new dimension into his harmonica. I am talking about a special tool called...
The Duke saw some lively action, you don’t see every day. They were the host to the best harmonica players Toronto has to offer. The place packed up with the expectations of a good time and the curiosity of how this was going to sound. Before I get started on this...
