Toronto – This was the third of four Wednesday night performances by Gentleman Reg at the Drake in February. Opening up the night was Dance Yourself To Death. My theory about the word ‘dance’ is that if you use it as a song title or in your bands name, then your music needs to make me want to dance. The same theory applies to the words ‘clap’, ‘shake’, and ‘party’ as in Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, The Cajun Dance … →

Ricky and I were really excited to see Polaris Prize winners, Holy Fuck, who were headlining the Thursday night Wavelength 500 show at the Steam Whistle Brewery. On the way to the show, we both concluded that we were going to be disappointed since a quick search revealed that Fucked Up won the Polaris Prize last year, not Holy Fuck. Two bands with Fuck in their names? What the fuck? I am familiar with both bands, but still get them … →

I’m not a big Imogen Heap fan and not familiar with most of her work, but when the opportunity arose to check her out last week, I said what the hell. I had never seen a show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre either. Is this a new venue in Toronto? Hanging out in the bar before the show, I saw the guys who book/run the Mod Club hanging out in the office. Outside of the downtown core, it is easily … →

Concert attended and reviewed by Karen I ‘ve never been to a Billy Bragg concert before. In fact I couldn’t name you one song that he sings. My best friend Louise however has been a huge Billy fan for a very long time and has seen him six times so I went along with her to check him out. Oh I should let you know she’s from Leeds. Billy’s from Essex. This means nothing. Turns out Billy Bragg is pretty … →