Toronto

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  The National

  Fort York, Toronto ON, June 4

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2016

  As clean and airtight as their playing was, the majority of the National's set didn't stray terribly far from what the thoroughly engaged a...

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  Liss

  The Drake Hotel, Toronto ON, June 3

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2016

  As soon as they received their pints, the four men wearing outdoor gear at the bar — looking barely old enough to be ordering beers — meand...

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  PUP

  The Phoenix, Toronto ON, May 26

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2016

  The thrashing beats, screeching guitars and sing-shouted vocals on much of PUP's now two albums belies the deeper, darker lyrics about crum...

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  Beyoncé

  Rogers Centre, Toronto ON, May 25

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2016

  On Lemonade, Beyoncé reinvents the notion of "the scorned woman." No longer quiet, ashamed or locked away, she breaks free from the shackle...

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  Wolf Parade / Holy Fuck

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, May 24

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2016

  Wolf Parade have nothing to prove. Following ten years and three great albums, the Montreal four-piece have solidified themselves as Canadi...

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  Spoke N' Heard Fifth Anniversary ft. Shi Wisdom / Rich Kidd / Raz Fresco

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, May 22

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2016

  If you haven't heard of Toronto's Spoke N' Heard collective, there are three things you should know that they stand for: music, art and leg...

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  Four Tet / Ben UFO

  Coda, Toronto ON, May 21

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2016

  Having moved well beyond the "folktronica" label he was saddled with early on in his career, Kieran Hebden's more recent work as Four Tet h...

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  Weedeater / Author & Punisher / Today Is the Day / Sierra

  Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, May 20

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2016

  Kitchener's progressive stoner metal doomsters Sierra kicked off the festivities at the Hard Luck Bar, and impressed everyone with the qual...