Be a tourist in your own city.
Smiling Buddha 961 College Street, Toronto By Kandel Kindred In a tiny, dark, sticky basement of The Smiling Buddha, The Hammer’s musicians, Good Anya and Island People stole the night in Toronto on March 25th. Fusing together groovy riffs and garage rock progressions, the bands made Good Friday a good night. Good Anya (for the … Read more
The JUNO Awards The Danforth Music Hall 147 Danforth Ave, Toronto By Kristin Archer Back with another exciting update from The JUNO Awards! Of course you know by now, the JUNOs will be here in Hamilton on March 15th. JUNO Week will be here before we know it, so the anticipation was high to hear … Read more
Ripley’s Aquarium 288 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto One of my recent adventures was a trek to Toronto to experience Ripley’s Aquarium. The day Grant and I decided to go, it just so happened the be Shark Week! Of course, you can see the sharks swimming about any day you choose to go, but Shark Week made … Read more
Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto McMaster Alumni This post was also written for the McMaster Alumni Blog. Probably the most anticipated Mac10 event of the year was a trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario to explore the exhibit “David Bowie is.” I joined my fellow McMaster alumni for a Bowie-filled … Read more
The Cameron House 408 Queen Street West, Toronto Lots of Toronto Detours, as of late! By going to support hometown bands when they play the big city, it has been fun discovering new venues and expanding my knowledge of the T-dot. Harlan Pepper played a residency at The Cameron House – every Tuesday in June … Read more
The Drake Hotel 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto After ten years together, The Rest have parted ways as a band. Selfishly, I can’t help but wish I had discovered them sooner, having only experienced a small bit of that phenomenal career. The band is one of the most special groups I’ve come across throughout my … Read more
Horseshoe Tavern 370 Queen Street West, Toronto My last couple of Detours to took me to Toronto and back for shows, but this one was a day trip full of exploring, like the good tourist I am, followed by a show at night to support my pals New Hands. Along with my friend Luisa, we … Read more
Rivoli 334 Queen Street West, Toronto When I heard that Young Rival were playing their last local date for a while before they take off for their European tour, I knew I couldn’t miss it! I was excited to roadtrip it to Toronto and return to the Rivoli, having only been once before, years ago. … Read more
Horseshoe Tavern 370 Queen Street West, Toronto I took a Detour to Toronto to see one of my favourite artists ever, Kate Nash, at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. I’ve heard so much about the venue and many of my friends have played there, so it was about time I made my inaugural visit … Read more