After being postponed two years in a row from the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto’s Festival of Beer makes its triumphant return in 2022, bringing one of music & beer fans’ most beloved summer events back to Bandshell Park. The weekend-long festival is known for bringing hundreds of breweries from around the world to taste samples from,…
Tag: RTJ
Revisiting Run The Jewels’ Discography (1997-2020)
Each of the four RTJ albums are classics in their own way, but RTJ4 captures the right amount of rage and criticism called for in 2020, and delivers it in a time when society both needs and wants to hear it.
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2017
This has been the most epic, action-packed year of concert-going in my entire life so far. 2017 saw me completely blow my previous personal record of most concerts attended in a year out of the water, with over thirty shows attended this year. I have to thank all the artists, promoters and media companies who…
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…
The Countdown (In Review): My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2014
Happy Holidays to all! For those who couldn’t keep up with the daily countdown, I have all of the entries listed below. Click on the albums to read the reviews! Also look out for my Top Concerts of the Year list dropping on New Years Eve! Honourable Mentions #20 Ab-Soul – These Days… (B-) #19 Joell…
My #1 Favourite Album of 2014: Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – Run The Jewels 2
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* Much like the cover art suggests, Killer Mike & El-P just stole the spotlight when they dropped the sequel to their very successful Run The Jewels album. Everything was awesome…
Concert Review: Run The Jewels at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, ON
I told you so. Run The Jewels are back in Toronto, filling up an even bigger venue than the last time they were here (not counting the free show they had in Dundas Square during the NXNE Festival). They have released a new album that’s longer and could potentially be more successful than the first…
Concert Review: Juicy J & Run The Jewels at the 2014 NXNE Festival in Toronto
North By Northeast, or NXNE for short, is one of the biggest music and art festivals in Canada. On top of the many wrist-band concerts and shows put on throughout Toronto every June, there is also a set of free concerts in Dundas Square, with different days dedicated to different genres. I’ve previously attended their…
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