Category: Reviews
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Canadian Music Week Jim Beam Indies Awards (May 7-13, 2018)
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK ANNOUNCES THE 2018 JIM BEAM INDIES WITH INDIE88 WINNERS Canadian Music Week is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Indies – presented by Jim Beam with Indie88 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in downtown Toronto, hosted by Indie88’s Josie Dye, Matt Hart, and Carlin Burton. Jessie Reyez, Gord Downie, Death from Above 1979, and The Glorious…
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Canadian Music Week 1st Annual Canadian Sync Awards (May 7-13, 2018)
Canadian Music Week & The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada Announce Winners For The First Annual Canadian Sync Awards Canadian Music Week (CMW)and The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada (GMSC) are excited to announce the winners for the 1st Annual Canadian Sync Awards sponsored by songtradr, which took place Saturday May 12, 2018 at The Sheraton Centre. Hosted by…
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Canadian Music Week 3rd Annual Live Music Industry Awards (May 7-13)
Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 3rd Annual Live Music Industry Awards Canadian Music Week is happy to announce the winners of the Live Music Industry Awards, which took place May 11, 2018 in the Dominion Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Toronto. The Live Music Industry Awards were hosted by Paul Shaffer and celebrated the best in the business with award presentations and…
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Canadian Music Week 2018 Music & Broadcast Industry Awards (May 7-13)
Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 2018 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce the winners of the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards (CMBIA), which took place May 10, 2018 at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto. The CMBIA gala was hosted by Jessi Cruickshank and celebrated the best and brightest in all…
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Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 2018 Canadian Radio Music Awards@The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel-Wed.,May 9th,2018
Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 2018 Canadian Radio Music Awards Canadian Music Week (CMW) is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA), which took place on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Hosted by K Trevor Wilson, the CRMA ceremony included performances…
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SWIM DRINK FISH GALA@Rebel Entertainment Centre-Thurs.,April 26th,2018
Swim Drink Fish Canada is an independent Canadian charity working for a day when every person in our watershed can safely touch the water, when the water is pure enough to drink, and when the lake is clean and wild enough that you could toss in a line anywhere and pull out a fish. The…
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“Hot Box Girls”The Newest Release by Bif Naked
Bif Naked is a singer/songwriter, author, actor and humanitarian requiring little introduction… As a multi-platinum selling mainstay when it comes to the Canadian entertainment industry, Bif falls firmly under the ‘more, please!’ category. Today she bursts thru with her newest release, “Hot Box Girls”, an instantly addictive rollick of rock, both instantly recognizable as Bif’s,…
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”RAMPAGE”-Directed by Brad Peyton
Nobody asked for a movie adaptation of the cult 80s arcade game Rampage. Well, okay, that’s not exactly true. Anyone who’s ever played the arcade classic has been secretly hoping for a movie remake – even so, we’re pretty sure that the 2018 film wasn’t what they had in mind. It’s not that the movie…
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ZIGGY MARLEY TO RELEASE SEVENTH SOLO STUDIO ALBUM, REBELLION RISES MAY 18th, VIA TUFF GONG WORLDWIDE
Los Angeles, CA (Wednesday, April 4th) – Eight-time GRAMMY® award winning musician and reggae icon Ziggy Marley will release his seventh full-length solo studio album, Rebellion Rises on May 18th through Tuff Gong Worldwide. Fully written, recorded and produced by Marley, this passionate and indelible new collection of music encourages people to stand together in activism through love. “The rebellion begins in…
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Ian Thomas@Hugh’s Room Live-Sat.,March 31st,2018
Story Teller, Comedian and of course Iconic Musican, is what his fans describe Ian Thomas. We were invited to his intimate concert at Hugh’s Room Live on Saturday night. “Painted Ladies” was an international hit in 1973 and over the years he has acquired a Juno award, four SOCAN classic awards for Painted Ladies, Right…
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“MADE WITH LOVE”@The Fermenting Cellar-Mon.,March 26th,2018
What a night It was on Monday, with over 600 cocktail lovers coming to support Toronto’s local bartending scene at The Fermenting Cellar! Here are The Toronto’s 2018 Regional Finals winners and they are: Judges’ Choice: 1. Axl Gonzalez – Los Colibris 2. Adam Karpowicz – boutique bar 3. Albert Chan – NEAT Public’s Choice:…
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WEEKEND POPUP | LEGO Artist Andy Bauch Explores the Value of Art & Money With Bitcoin-Infused Body of Work@ CASTELLI ART SPACE 5428 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016 Fri.,March 23rd-25th,2018
WEEKEND POP-UP!!! LEGO Artist Andy Bauch Questions the Value of Both Art & Money With a Bitcoin-Infused, Postinternet Body of Work “NEW MONEY” at Castelli Art Space Exhibit features over a dozen new works comprised of 100,000 LEGO bricks. Artwork is imbued with secret keys to Bitcoin wallets so the value fluctuates with currency. Depict…
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Canadian jazz/pop singer/songwriter Jordana Talsky and her rise up the ranks in CBCMusic.ca’s 2018 SEARCHLIGHT competition!Winner Announcement on Mon.,March 19th,2018
Out of 100 artists to make the initial cut, Jordana and her quirky, harmony-propelled a cappella hit “Run” has landed in the Top 10, and is one of just five homegrown talents to be hand-picked by CBC’s judges and the only jazz entry remaining. Watch the video for “Run” on YouTube. A dazzling fixture in…
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Nordic Light Concert @ Metropolitan United Church, Toronto (Sat. Feb. 24, 2018)
By Kimberly Samnang The Nordic Light Gala Concert at Metropolitan United Church in Toronto on Saturday, February 24 featured the Orpheus Choir of Toronto and That Choir, in a concert dedicated entirely to the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds, conducted by Robert Cooper, Craig Pike and the composer himself. The performance centerpiece was the Canadian premiere of Nordic…
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LA BELLE EPOQUE 2018 @THE CARLU-THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018
Joie de Vivre! Joie de Danser! Much like Paris during “the beautiful era”, Canada’s National Ballet School was a beacon for technological progress, profound artistry and the human spirit. It was an evening of cultural abundance, celebrating the creativity and vitality of NBS’ programming in the effervescent style of Parisians at the turn of the…
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Marvel Comic Presents-“Black Panther”-Directed By Ryan Coogler
Black Panther is worth cheering for, a clear standout on the Marvel movie roster. It’s only Ryan Coogler’s third feature, but it has the confidence of a far more experienced filmmaker. It’s a case of the right story landing in the right hands. Chadwick Boseman plays King T’Challa, akathe Black Panther, a monarch and superhero…
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Jeff VanderMeer’s-Annihilation-Directed By Alex Garland’s Annihilation And Featurimg Natalie Portman-Fri.,Feb.23rd,2018
By M.J.Tom Of course, the book is better. Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation is a lit-pulp marvel that expands the possibilities of what is possible within its genre, a heady, sweaty dip into not just enviro-cosmic horror but the inexplicable. The book, the first entry in VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, immerses readers in bio-impossibilities, in a landscape…
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21C MUSIC FESTIVAL -2018-5th Anniversary-Wed.,May23rd-Sun.,May27th,2018
21C MUSIC FESTIVAL A FESTIVAL OF NEWLY-MINTED MUSIC BY THE WORLD’S FOREMOST STARS OF INDEPENDENT MUSICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION 8 CONCERTS. 5 DAYS. 37 PREMIERES! Musicians Kronos Quartet Jherek Bischoff Anthony de Mare A Far Cry Simone Dinnerstein Dinuk Wijeratne Kinan Azmeh Maarja Nuut Hendrik Kaljujärv Vox Clamantis Katia and Marielle Labèque New Music…
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PLAYBOY’S BIG GAME WEEKEND PARTY@Prive, Minneapolis-Saturday, February 3, 2018
By Kimberly Samnang. Photography by AJ Lam and BKonthescene. Playboy Partnered with Talent Resources Sports to Present a Historic Event Featuring DJ Snoopadelic Snoop Dogg in Minneapolis on February 3 Talent Resources Sports, a full-service sports marketing and experiential events agency, joined forces with Playboy to present the annual Big Game Weekend Party. For one-night…
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Imagine Dragons @ the Armory (Thu. Feb. 1, 2018)
Photography by Leila Navidi Thursday night’s kick-off concert by Imagine Dragons at the Armory in the NFL-affiliated Nomadic Live series had two contrasting story lines: You had an old building being tested in new ways, and a still relatively new band that wasn’t tested all that much. Imagine Dragons played nearly an identical set to…
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