With COVID-19 now firmly in the rear view mirror, live concerts are back in full swing, bringing plenty of ways for fans to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary. 2023 has already seen a ton of artists bring their concert tours to Toronto, representing the diversity and growth the genre has achieved in its 50-year history, and…
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The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2019
2019 was a really busy year for me. The day job got more demanding, a lot of friends and family got married, and I did most of my traveling for reasons other than attending world-renowned music festivals. I still got out there and reviewed as many concerts as I possibly could though, covering a good…
Concert Review: Common at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto
For the first time in five years, Common has returned to Toronto on his Let Love Tour. The acclaimed Chicago emcee/actor/author has had many artistic endeavors in recent years, always pushing his own boundaries with the various looks, feels, and styles of the characters he portrays in film, and with each of his musical…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2014
I’d like to thank everyone who’s supported this blog and anyone who has ever read any of my articles! This is the first full calendar year I’ve had SYpherSights running, so this time I have concert reviews written for every show on the list. While I couldn’t attend every single hip-hop show in the city,…
Concert (+Film) Review: Nas (Time is Illmatic) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto
Nasir Jones is a man who shouldn’t need much of an introduction, as he is often regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. I had previously seen him perform at my very first rap concert, the 2009 Rock The Bells Festival in Los Angeles with Damian Marley, and again at the 2011…
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