Dive Bars If you love dive bars, the Hard Luck Bar is amongst one of the coolest in the city.Like most bars these days, it is a hit and a miss for the size of the crowd. Weekdays can be a tough spot to fit and Thursday is tricky because people don’t want to go into...
Concerts in Toronto
Feura horses around at her Halloween Party!
Photos and story by Jojo Punk Rock wormed its way into the Pilot, and they all dressed up for the occasion. Toronto’s favourite Punk Woman named Feura decided to celebrate Halloween early at the Pilot. It seems punk people like to dress up for Halloween, or is...
Waltzing for 50 years
Photos by Jojo Chest Fever is a band from California with a small obsession with The Band. I first saw them at Massey Hall in 2023, and they have been coming back annually to Toronto to recreate this iconic concert from 1976. What makes this a worthwhile show every...
Project Nowhere brings alternative scenes together across western T.O.
Featured Picture: (left to right) Phil Baljeu, Kaila Moon, Patrick Sherrard (obscured), and Danny Alexander of Secret Sign perform at The Baby G's as part of ProjectNowhere 2026. Photo by Lawrence Belanger. Oct. 3—Brockton, Little Portugal. For its fourth year,...
Rebuilding the Toronto Blues Scene
All photos by Joe Taylor The Toronto Blues Festival Months ago, I saw the ad for this spectacular show at the El Mocambo. This had 3 of my favourite blues artists in Toronto today. When I arrived, I soon found out this was the first show put on by a brand-new...
Rocking the Rivoli
My little observation. I wanted to start this piece off with an interesting observation that I had last night. I purposely wore my Gussapolooza T-Shirt last night to pay tribute to both Kasador and Bleeker who were playing the Rivoli last night, they both played...
Kitty was not alone – T.O. Shoegaze Live @ Handlebar
Kensington. Lawngirl Lawngirl was one of three bands that were showcasing their new material in front of a Kensington Market audience. This show was put on by Alex who loves to promote unique Indy artists. This was a night filled with them. Lawngirl is a band that...
Second Summer at Lee’s Palace (Friday)
This is the first time Blast Toronto has been part of this Festival, and I can’t wait to share my experience with you. I decided to take it easy and just focus on Lee’s Palace. There were 5 acts on the bill, and each one brought a level of originality that I haven’t...
Revving up the Rivoli
It was quite refreshing to go out on a Tuesday evening and find a packed room to see live music. Personally I went to see the return of Haley McNeil, who moved to Toronto from her hometown of Teeswater Ontario. She had an opportunity to grow her style of music and...
Wavelength concert series brings the sounds of music back to St. Anne’s Church
Cover photo by Lawrence Belanger. 27 Aug.— Long-running artist-run concert series Wavelength hosted an evening of experimental music, ambient electronics, esoteric metal, and dark, atmospheric performances in the burned out ruins of St. Anne's—a fitting soundtrack to...









