This was my last kick at the can going out to discover new music. This time I went down to Queen St to hang out at the Rivoli and the Cameron House. Here are three bands you should learn about. Ash Molloy Before Ash Molloy came on, the stage was taken over by a drag...
June 7th, Queen St. East, Toronto. At the 11th annual Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest, Queen Street East transformed into a sun-dappled playground of music, flavours, and neighbourhood magic. For four glorious hours, I soaked in everthing I could. The ads said...
Lately I have been on a roll discovering some great progressive rock bands in our city. There are just enough talented bands that play here to keep your nerdy math rockers happy. We have a great blend of classic prog as well as metal prog to keep our brains active. In...
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...
April 25th – Toronto. In this city's ever-evolving and expansive music scene, one can find music of any kind. Drum & Bass, Rock & Roll, and more. It's one of the things I like about living in a city such as this. There are local artists who play more than...
April 23, 2025. Even on my first rodeo with Stephen Stanley Band on this record, I felt the earthiness mixed with special poetry and driven riffs that really drive Stephen’s storytelling talent. At first, the themes seem to come from a personal point of view and...
April 13th—Toronto. Earlier this month, I was invited to an event that epitomizes why Toronto’s music scene thrives in its hidden corners. At the Monarch Tavern, local enigma Harkness—a psychedelic-pop oddball with a cult following—delivered a dreamy guitar,...
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...
