We at TheSceneinTO understand how hard it is to scrape together the money for college or university. Some of us are burdened with thousands of dollars in student loans, while others have to take on a second job, in addition to classes and studying, in order to scrape together the money for textbooks. That’s...
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Though the weather may not feel like it, Spring is in the air and the Canadian Opera Company blossoms back on stage with The Tales of Hoffmann for the first time since 1988. It is interesting to note that the composer Jacques Offenbach died before this opera was completed. Each company’s adaptation allows the...
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Coming off his rapid ascent in 2011 rapper Danny Brown can be seen on the covers of XXL and Fader and is coming to Toronto on March 24 at The Sound Academy. His much lauded mixtape XXX is available for free here ( http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/), and was named Spin’s top rap album of 2011. The...
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Toronto theatre audiences will get a special treat over the holiday season as Green Day’s Broadway hit ‘punk’ musical American Idiot comes to the Toronto Centre for the Arts for its Canadian Premier. Part of the DanCap Broadway series, the show has been praised by theatre and music critics alike calling it “a true...
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When I was first approached about Rdio, I have to say, I was skeptical. I believe in paying for good music, and that I did—with iTunes—month after month. Very recently, I realized I had spent hundreds of dollars on music that was good and music that wasn’t so good. So when I met with...
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If you were kicking around in the late 80′s, like I was, and you were a fan of High Boot and Good Ole’ Classic Leather and Lace Canadian Rock &Roll (which I wasn’t), then you are probably a die-hard fan of Canadian Icon, Alannah Myles. This GRAMMY and JUNO award winning singer/songwriter has been...
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SummerWorks festival began in 1991 as a platform to celebrate and explore new cutting edge theatre. After establishing itself as a fixture of Toronto’s theatre community, it has since expanded to a full-fledged showcase of the city’s dramatic, musical and arts communities. The inclusion of rising independent music has especially contributed to the festival’s...
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Between musicals, solo albums, compilations and singles, the Dublin tenor’s vocals have been recorded on over 60 record titles and counting. In 1985, Wilkinson originated the role of Jean Valjean in The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Les Misérables in London’s West End. In 1987, the show then opened on Broadway, accompanied by Wilkinson’s original...
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La Dispute capped off their most recent tour at the Mod Club last Saturday night. Lead singer, Jordan Dreyer, twitched and gyrated on stage with moves more closely resembling an epileptic fit than any kind of recognizable dance. He delivered lyrics in a shrill bark while the two guitars, bass and drums played tight hardcore...
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As I stroll through Kensington Market, I have no need of a marker or a sign to guide me to the Poetry Jazz Café. The music streaming down the sidewalk and past the outdoor patios finds me first. Unassuming and neatly affixed into the wall of 224 Augusta Avenue, Poetry is the type of...
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