Toronto

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  Josh Gondelman

  Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, July 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2015

  Josh Gondelman was sweet, snappy and smart. Along with three other fantastic comedians, the Last Week Tonight writer entertained the Thursd...

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  Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland

  Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto ON, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  At a time when so many so-called blues and jazz festivals rarely feature artists in those genres, it's been refreshing to see the Toronto J...

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  Booker T. Jones / Shakura S'Aida

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 24

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015

  The tag most commonly attached to Shakura S'Aida is "powerhouse," an apt description of the Toronto blues singer's formidable pipes. It als...

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  Russell Howard / Darrin Rose / DeAnne Smith

  Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, June 24

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015

  Russell Howard absolutely packed the main space of Comedy Bar with British and Canadian fans alike, all of whom felt privileged to see the...

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  Christian McBride Big Band / Barbra Lica

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2015

  The choice of a vivacious and sweet-voiced young jazz-pop singer to open up a big band show may have been unorthodox, but local songstress...

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  Sturgill Simpson

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2015

  The preshow music was golden oldie soul — James Brown, Booker T. & the M.G.'s — and the band came onstage while Michael Jackson...

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  David Byrne's 'Contemporary Color' with St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, tUnE-yArDs, Dev Hynes

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, June 22

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2015

  In an interstitial video between sets at David Byrne's Contemporary Color, a number of people involved in "colour guard" try to define what...

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  Champion Lover

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Champion Lover's twin guitar attack was literal in more than one way on the final night of NXNE. Enveloped by clouds of vapour from the adj...