Mar. 14 – At the iconic El Mocambo, Canadian country singer Amanda Keeles delivered a night of electric, rocking country in a charity concert for the Canadian Cancer Society. I don't typically gravitate toward country music—my picky tastes in that world lean toward...
As part of our continuing search for excellent musical venues, Blast Toronto made it out to the Novotel located at 3 Park Home Dr to see the Blackburn Brothers. New Venues in North York When you think of Willowdale, you usually don’t think of music venues. Well, that...
Jan 25th. - I had the pleasure of going to Hugh's Room Live once more to experience rock and pop music history in person. This time, it was for a performance by English guitarist Albert Lee, an accomplished performer with a resume of some big names across a wide range...
Willowdale Central has organized some excellent entertainment for the people of Willowdale and beyond. They are holding a concert series of the Blues every Thursday night starting at 7:30 at the Novotel located at 3 Park Home Ave. To kick off this series is a Toronto...
Blast Toronto has seen over 150 shows around town. Next year that number will grow so we can showcase where the best music is. These are not always the biggest shows like Taylor Swift, but they are musical moments that really pump the blood and open up your soul of...
If you don’t know who Bywater Call is yet, you should. This is a band reaching for the new level of success, and in my humble opinion will reach it. They just released their third album called Shepherd and played their last two intimate and sold out shows of the year...
Like a good Shepherd, Bywater Call is tending to their flock by putting out an enormously grand release. This is their third release, and it promises big things. It is as if they are on a mission from God: to quote the Blues Brothers. There are 10 tracks that are...
In the great circle of amazing Toronto musicians, Carlos del Junco sits at the top of the heap when it comes to harmonica playing. I have been fortunate to catch him in many jam sessions over the years but have never seen a full performance from him. Well Hugh’s Room...
If you missed it, you missed it! The legendary Pat Travers rocked the Rockpile on Friday to a sold-out show! The west end of Toronto received the treat of the year. Devilwitch The night started off with a band called Devilwitch. Just from the name I thought this was...
Photos by Oavatos (@oavatosphoto) • Instagram photos and videos It’s the 2nd Wednesday of the month and if you didn’t know what that means, it is time to go out and experience the blues. Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train host a special blues night at the Cameron House....
