Quartets – Pt. 1
I didn't have high expectations – didn't have any expectations, really – when I went to see the MIVOS Quartet at The Tank on Thursday. (I went at the suggestion of […]
Epic
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with the New York Choral Artists, The American Boychoir, Jill Grove, and Mariss Jansons, Cond. Mahler's 3rd Symphony, Carnegie Hall, 2/17/10. (More pics below.)
Toronto New Sounds
Not satisfied with limiting myself to indie rock, folk, jazz, and blues, I also took time last weekend to explore the outer fringe of Toronto's musical landscape. Saturday night, the
Wavelength Finale
For the past ten years, Sunday night in Toronto has been synonymous with Wavelength: the independent showcase that has featured some of T.O.'s best unsigned bands, many of whom –
Toronto Roots
If you need proof that roots music knows no borders, look no further than Toronto's Dakota Tavern, which hosts a four-hour bluegrass brunch every Sunday. Today's band, Badly Bent, played
The Silver Dollar, Toronto
On a frigid Friday night in Toronto, most locals seemed happy to huddle around pub TVs, watching the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics with a typically-Canadian mix of pride
Almost As Good as the Olympics
Vancouver might be where all the action is right now, but I'll be having my own kind of fun north of the border this weekend, checking out Toronto's indie stalwart Wavelength, which
Unsound Festival
Unfortunately, I missed most of this week's Unsound Festival New York: the inaugural stateside edition of Poland's leading electronic and experimental music festival, founded in Krakow in 2003. But, I did manage