Late Fantasy
Owen Pallett, closing Wavelength 500, The Garrison, Toronto, 2:17am
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
Who Dat?
Buckwheat Zydeco, prematurely celebrating the Saints first-ever Super Bowl win at B.B. King's, 2/6/10. (More pics at the Fan Page.)
The Preserver
"We're gonna date ourselves a bit tonight and sing some of the greatest music of all time." – Natalie Cole Commanding the stage like an inevitable cross between Lena, Dinah,
Alberta Cross/Hacienda/Your Nature
"We've played here before as openers, but headlining in New York is really something special." Alberta Cross A trio of roots rockers lit up Bowery Ballroom last night, led by London/Brooklyn quintet
Take Two: Boston
I wasn't really hankering for another orchestra concert the day after seeing the PSO in Pittsburgh, but when James Levine and the Boston Symphony come to town, I can hardly keep