Tag: Toronto

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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Concert Review: Banks & Steelz at the Mod Club in Toronto

Talk about tough decisions.  On this night in Toronto, 90’s Hip-Hop heads had two dope options for live shows.  There was the much hyped Bad Boy Records Reunion Tour hitting the Air Canada Centre, featuring Diddy/Puff Daddy, Mase, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, The LOX, 112, Total and Carl Thomas, or there was Wu-Tang’s RZA and…

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Concert Review: Kanye West – The Saint Pablo Tour in Toronto

Well this was a pleasant surprise! I wasn’t planning on attending this show, but encountered some tickets at the last minute. Kanye West is of course a high demand artist, as this would be the last of two consecutive nights in Toronto’s Air Canada Centre for his Saint Pablo Tour. The last time he was…

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Concert Review: Prophets of Rage at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Prophets of Rage, and until recently a lot of mystery.  On paper the newly formed group looks epic, as it is a combination of three well known groups that were prolific in the 1980’s and 90’s: Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill.  All three groups,…

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Concert Review: Rittz at The Rockpile in Toronto

The Strange Music roster is slowly building their presence north of the border.  Label head Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko have spent years consistently selling out the Rockpile every time they tour Canada, upgrading last year to the larger Phoenix Concert Theatre, and Rittz and ¡Mayday! each had their first shows in Canada in 2015,…

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Concert Review: Shad at Mod Club in Toronto (2016)

It has to happen at least once a year; all-time Canadian great, Shad, has come back to Toronto to put on a show!  2015 saw Shad do some large shows, filling up the revered Massey Hall and having headlining sets at Toronto’s NXNE and Burlington’s Sound of Music festivals, and now he’s taking things back…

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Concert Review: Hopsin at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto

It’s been an interesting past twelve months for Hopsin fans.  Last summer Hopsin delivered another great album with Pound Syndrome, his third release on his Funk Volume label. After waiting a couple years since the previous release, fans finally had new music from Hop, which meant more material to perform on his world tours.  The…

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The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2015

Our second full calendar year being active was a fun one!  We’ve gained a lot of recognition in Toronto’s local Hip-Hop scene, made great connections, and most importantly covered a lot of concerts this year (one more than last year!).  I want to thank all the promoters and local artists who made it easier for me…

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Concert Review: Lil Dicky at The Hoxton in Toronto, ON

Lil Dicky has been taking the Hip-Hop world by storm with his unique, comedic and relatable approach to music.  Having graduated from university and experienced the corporate life before taking on music full-time, he’s been able to reach a new generation of Hip-Hop fans currently in their 20’s and going through those same experiences.  He…

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Concert Review: Nitty Scott, MC at Lee’s Palace in Toronto, ON

A little over a year ago, Nitty Scott, MC was on tour promoting her then-new album, The Art Of Chill.  It was supposed to be her first time in Canada, as she had one show in Toronto (at Tattoo) scheduled to go along with the rest of her U.S. tour.  Unfortunately, she was turned away when she…

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