By Vanessa Markov www.billytalent.com Long before I ever stepped foot in the Toronto music industry, before even fathoming the idea of penning that first review that...
By Vanessa Markov Photos by Vanessa Markov http://www.playersto.com/ Theater. Comedy. Music. Improv. Pop Culture. Beer. This is a basic rundown of what you get at just...
By Vanessa Markov Photo by Amanda Fotes Home Six months ago, the only thing that I knew about PUP was their name, which had come up a...
By Johna Autencio Photos by Lee-Ann Richer http://leonbridges.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SonLittleMusic Singer-songwriter Leon Bridges brought down the house at Massey Hall on Thursday night when he returned to...
Review and Photos by Vanessa Markov www.facebook.com/illscarlett/ How hard it is to believe it’s been over a decade since illScarlett stormed radio airwaves with back to back...
http://artoftimeensemble.com/ By Vanessa Markov “Imagine yourself lying on your parents white shag carpet, gazing at the iconic record cover as the needle drops…” Cue the Art...
By Vanessa Markov https://www.facebook.com/thecanadiansband/ https://www.facebook.com/NathanMcNevinMusician/ https://www.facebook.com/beyondthewallofficial/ There couldn’t have been a better way to wrap up an intense year of growth and discovery than a show with friends...
By Vanessa Markov https://www.facebook.com/RyansSide/ Guys, if you’re looking for a genuinely hilarious Master of None style comedy then you gotta watch the Ryan’s Side pilot. If you...
By Vanessa Markov Photos courtesy of Nitro Circus “Congratulations for not dying!” When was the last time you heard an announcer say that to audience participants...
By Vanessa Markov http://www.thestanfields.ca/ “If we’re not risking career suicide in one way or another, we’re not trying hard enough.” I have a stockpile of Jon...
Last Updated: September 30, 9:39am: The Inertia Mountain has released a video interview of a teary Travis Pastrana opening up about the loss of his best...
www.nitrocircus.com Nitro Circus Live is the action-sports-meets-circus-act spectacle of the century, combining drama, suspense, humour, and humanity into a once in a lifetime experience for all...
By Vanessa Markov with guest writer Jawn Whitten Photos by Walid Lodin http://riotfest.org/toronto/ Riot Fest is becoming the fest that has something for everyone, whether it...
11:11 http://paintband.com/ By Vanessa Markov Toronto rock band Paint is well known for being a highly visual, borderline theatrical act built off big sounds, and they’re...
By Vanessa Markov http://www.oddballfest.com/ Funny or Die’s Oddball Festival passed through Toronto last night – the only Canadian date on the six week long comedy tour...
By Vanessa Markov Photos courtesy of Second City http://www.secondcity.com/ Having been a fan of live comedy since kindergarten, I both attempted and abandoned the notion of...
By Vanessa Markov Photos by Andrew Hartl Man…I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be at a Sublime show. Like so many diehard fans,...
By Vanessa Markov http://smashingsatellites.com/ Sal Costa is better known as the former guitarist of the now defunct Canadian rock band My Darkest Days, but that may...
www.awolnationmusic.com By Vanessa Markov Photos By Andrew Hartl AWOLNATION are too good for their own pace – that’s the only explanation I can think of for...
By Vanessa Markov https://www.facebook.com/Vanessa-Markov-662597610533757/ October 2015 Update: The attention and support this article has received has been ongoing and overwhelming to say the least. Due to...
Aluzion Reccords www.smashingsatellites.com By Vanessa Markov All it took to convince me to give former My Darkest Days guitarist Sal Costa‘s new project Smashing Satellites a...
www.xprime.ca Review by Vanessa Markov Photo by Gideon Greenbaum-Shinder I’m just gonna say it: Xprime are the best live vocal act I’ve ever seen, both with...
By Vanessa Markov http://jarekhardy.com/ Best known as a vocalist/guitarist in the beloved (and now veteran) ska-pop-punk-party band The Johnstones, you might have seen Jarek Hardy floating...
HBO Documentary Films Written and Directed by Brett Morgen http://cobainfilm.com/ Review by Vanessa Markov Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck is a brilliantly successful attempt to get behind...
Review by Vanessa Markov Photos by Aaron Tamachi www.unisonfund.ca There is an endless list of reasons why the Unison Jam at The Phoenix Concert Hall this...
