It’s been a long time since the last concert review on this blog, but we’re finally back! Thanks to our friends at CulturedVultures.com, I was able to secure a media pass to Canadian Music Week, and was planning on making that my big comeback with four shows planned during the festival. It started off well,…
Category: Concert Reviews
Concert Review: Talib Kweli at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
Legendary Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli makes his return to Toronto, almost exactly two years since his last show here. Having released some all-time classics in the late 90’s and early 2000’s on Rawkus Records, he has adapted nicely to the shifting music industry and has remained relevant as an independent artist. Ever since founding his…
Concert Review: Run The Jewels – Run The World Tour at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto
Coming off of what I’m now comfortable calling the best rap album of this decade with RTJ2, Run The Jewels have returned with another very, very, very great album with RTJ3, which they themselves leaked early this past Christmas. A lot of fans are even calling the new album their best work, although it’s only…
Review: Pete Rock at Hip-Hop Karaoke’s 10th Anniversary in Toronto
For the past ten years, Hip-Hop Karaoke (or HHK for short) has been a staple in Toronto’s Hip-Hop scene, throwing a party on the third Friday of every month and letting fans of all generations jam to their favourite Hip-Hop songs from all eras. Having originated in New York City before having chapters spread throughout…
Concert Review: Madchild at The Rockpile in Toronto
It’s only right that we start 2017 where we left off at the end of 2016. The last show we covered was one half of the Juno award-winning group Swollen Members, Prevail, performing with his new group Alpha Omega at The Rockpile. Now we’re back at the same venue to see the other half of Swollen…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2016
Another year, another top ten! Our third full calendar year saw more connections made, more recognition received, and while fewer concerts were covered than previous years, the shows covered were bigger. I have to thank all the media teams and organizers who granted me access – I had more media passes this year than any…
Concert Review: Alpha Omega at The Rockpile in Toronto
Alpha Omega is a relatively new group from Victoria, BC consisting of veteran MC Prevail, who is also part of the Juno award-winning Swollen Members, and BaxWar artist Neph. While Prevail has built a strong reputation over the past twenty years with Swollen Members, this new group Alpha Omega is just getting started with only a…
Concert Review: ¡Mayday! – The Space Cadet Tour at The Rockpile in Toronto
¡Mayday! is probably my favourite band to debut in this current decade, and they’re back for their second ever Canadian tour! After rocking this same venue two summers ago for their first show in Toronto, ¡Mayday! have since gone on to release their fourth album on Strange Music, Future/Vintage, and earlier this year Bernz released his…
Concert Review: Atmosphere, Brother Ali & deM atlaS at Rebel in Toronto
It was another night of tough decision making for Toronto Hip-Hop heads. On a Friday night there were two major Hip-Hop acts performing at two different venues at the same time: Danny Brown, who had recently released his fourth album Atrocity Exhibition, and Atmosphere, who released their eighth album Fishing Blues this past summer. I…
Festival Review: The Roots Picnic in New York City
One of the most gifted and musically diverse bands on the planet, The Roots are in their ninth year curating their own music festival. Always co-headlining alongside some of their favourite artists, collaborators and friends, the festival has been one way The Roots’ celebrate their hometown, Philadelphia, every year. For the first time in 2016…
Concert Review: Nitty Scott, MC at Blank Canvas Gallery in Toronto
One of my favourite ladies in Hip-Hop, Nitty Scott, MC has returned to Toronto! Every time she has been here, she has headlined her own shows, and has done so in support of noble causes. Her first ever show in Canada was at Lee’s Palace in 2015 to support Can I Live Charity, and she returned…
Concert Review: Anderson .Paak & Kaytranada at Manifesto Festival
Celebrating its ten-year anniversary, Manifesto Festival is doing it big for 2016. Over the past decade, the festival has brought the Toronto community together, giving young local artists a platform to both develop and showcase their skills. The festival typically consists of art exhibitions, mentorship workshops for young artists, and is wrapped up with a…
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