April 29th — The Velvet Underground, Toronto. Amid the numerous bars, restaurants, and clubs of Queen Street West, American synthwave trio Magic Sword transformed Toronto’s Velvet Underground into a portal to a retro-futuristic fantasy realm. Having known about Magic...
Guitar
Uncovering new treasures
I received an email from a friend just stating that Bob Wegner is paying at the Hotel Victoria at 6:30pm Wednesday evening. Well, that got my attention. A new place with live music and a guitar player I have never seen before: This is what Blast is all about,...
Pizza with Kevin Breit
What I love about what I do is finding little gems in Toronto to see live music. I recently walk into a place called the Bell and Beacon located at 1648 Queen St West. Going straight upstairs you walk into a place called the Beacon Room. I jokingly said this was the...
Music for Lazy Days
I recently found this small bar in Kensington market called Lola. This is an earthy place that believes in helping fledgling musicians have a place to gain exposure to their musical sound. They invited me out to see a duet called Lazy Days. Lazy Days consists of two...



