Be still my baby beak, this is Blues band for the down and out club. This is the Why me, while you laugh club. This is Hounds of Thunder rolling their way into your beer-soaked soul. This EP reminds me of a band like AC/DC. They have their sound and they can just lay...
Baby Butter
A True Blue Moon
I thought Blue Moon Marquee was a two piece band? How did the Horseshoe get lucky and have a four piece band and a guest harmonica player show up? Well we will delve into that very soon, but first, I thought the opening act was a perfect touch to such a great evening...
Canadian Music Community housing pilot launches in Toronto
TORONTO, ON—13 Aug. A small amount of affordable housing will soon join Toronto’s housing stock, with units set aside for musicians. Trade Routes Canada, a non-profit music industry development organization, will accept applications for 20 rent-controlled workforce...
40 Years of Glass Tiger
For the population that is aging but doesn’t feel like we are getting old, here is something that will hit you in the gut. It was 40 years ago, yes 1986, that Glass Tiger’s single- “Don’t forget me when I’m gone was a huge song. Why do I remember that? It is because I...
Unveiled Garden
There is a pretty new way to go and experience live music. I spoke with the organizer named Rebekah and this is what she had to say about her conceptual Portable Concert Party. I went to Centennial College for music and my friends, and I wanted to put on a show. We...
Return of the Kents!
Toronto was Celebrating! Like the third sequel to a Peter Jackson Movie, Toronto experienced the Return of the Kents! This is a band that formed and released their first EP 10 years ago. They toured on and off with a couple of lineup changes over the years. By 2022,...
The Eines get the Teens excited!
The Horseshoe Tavern was good and packed on a Thursday night. Why? There was a record release party and this is how you celebrate new music. Find your favourite club and put on a great show playing all your new tunes. When we was Young When we was Young was the...
Sandra Bouza and the Bad Angel!
Bad Angel Bar Has anyone heard of the Bad Angel Bar? I haven’t, until about a week ago. This is a bar at the corner of Dundas St and Brock St. 1615 Dundas Street West. This bar starting inviting musicians to play in its intimate space for about 6 months now. The good...
La REV(EAL)!
They’re Back! About a year ago, La Rev moved out of their space at Dundas and Keele to look for a new home. Well, one year later and we can now celebrate the return of this fine Mexican restaurant that serves the best Margaritas and has live music to enjoy. Their new...
Blast Toronto Artist Spotlight: Michel Neray
Michel Neray is one of those rare Toronto singer-songwriters whose life story feels inseparable from the music he makes. Raised in Montreal, shaped by folk and rock nights in Waterloo, but now rooted in Toronto’s endlessly eclectic scene, he writes with a depth and...









