May 21st, 2008
Don’t let the casual look on the face of my friend to the left fool you; the Plaza Flamingo establishment is one of the hottest tickets in downtown Toronto. It’s not exactly a nightclub, a dance hall or a restaurant, but it has elements of all three.
Rather than forcing you to walk from […]
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March 15th, 2008
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One of the things that continue to make Toronto an excellent place to visit is the city’s excellent musical tradition. There are literally dozens of different musical groups that perform around the city all the time and while I don’t have the time to cover all of them […]
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March 10th, 2008
Photo Credit: Pink Martini by Ryan Harveyon Flickr
Once referred to by The New Yorker as being “Beautiful and sophisticated,” the Pink Martini band has been touring all around North America with their interesting blend of musical styles and part of that tour includes a stop in Toronto at Massey Hall. Pink Martini can be lovingly […]
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March 9th, 2008
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Looking for a good place in Toronto to find some music being played? Well, here are some venues in Toronto that are dedicated solely to music or alternatively that host music events on a fairly regular basis:
1) The Air Canada Centre
2) Exhibition Place
3) The Four Seasons Centre
4) The […]
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March 7th, 2008
Photo Credit: Massey Hall by hobvias sudoneighm on Flickr
Many people have undoubtedly heard of Finger Eleven already, especially if you happen to be into the alternative rock genre of music. Even if you’re not and you’re looking to expand your horizons a bit, the musical performance of Finger Eleven that’s coming up tomorrow is a […]
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February 27th, 2008
One of the reasons that Toronto is such a great place to visit is that there are a lot of events that go on within the city that are free to attend. Another reason that Toronto is such a great place to visit is that the culture of the city gives way to musical, artistic […]
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February 16th, 2008
Three great composers will be finding their place downtown in what is going to be one of the best concert events to be put on this year in Toronto.
Mozart
Mozart has a number of distinctions as a composer, not least of which is his ability to be consistently prolific throughout his whole life. He actually put […]
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January 17th, 2008
Mozart is an 18th century composer that was responsible for the creation of many well known and easily recognizable pieces, although of course some of them have been parodied to the extent that you might not initially realize that they were composed by him. He’s also probably one of my favourite composers, which is quite […]
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January 8th, 2008
Aaron Davis is a composer and a keyboardist that has lots of years of experience in both of those fields as they relate to jazz blues and a person that can currently be seen regularly playing and arranging music for the singer Holly Cole. Suzie Vinnick is a blues singer that has won a number […]
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December 14th, 2007
Whenever the holiday season is in full swing in Toronto you can expect one of the big parts of the holiday celebrations to be based on music. Many of the schools in Toronto have music programs and many of those music programs have their annual concerts around this time.
One of the concerts that is going […]
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