posted Friday, May 8, 2015
Yes, CMW is non-stop entertainment throughout the late hours of the night and wee hours of the morning. In fact, many venues have applied for an extended liquor license and will be serving to 4am, so you can enjoy a beverage while watching bands ripping up the stage in the middle of the night. If […]
posted Thursday, May 7, 2015
Canadian Music Week (CMW) is in full swing across Toronto, with about 20 different venues hosting performers from across the globe. Beyond the music aspect, there are also a slew of conferences and networking opportunities taking place at the host hotel, Sheraton Toronto, and movies about music playing at the Royal Cinema. For anyone wanting […]
posted Sunday, April 26, 2015
After my performance as American Horror Story’s Elsa Mars at the Great Hall with Illuminair Entertainment on Sunday April 19, I trucked across town to legendary drag bar Crews and Tangos to witness one of the most turnt out drag pageants Toronto has seen for a while. Organiser Matteo Cassano ( aka Heroine Marks) showed […]
posted Thursday, April 23, 2015
“We act as if that being of a man or that being of a woman is actually an internal reality or something that is simply true about us, a fact about us, but actually it’s a phenomenon that is being produced all the time and reproduced all the time, so to say gender is performative […]
posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Kensington Market in Toronto is in for a treat tonight! A queer dance party and book launch in one, held at the infamous Double Double Land, will be thriving from 10pm till late, April 22 2015. Author Susana Vargas has recently published a book of photographs and essays on “highly sexualized subjects taking centre stage […]
posted Friday, April 17, 2015
When many people think of traditional fashion shows, “fat” is the last word that comes to mind. But for Toronto’s alternative fashion festival, FAT is where it’s at. Fashion Art Toronto, now in it’s tenth year, brings over 200 Canadian and international designers, performers and artists into the spotlight. With over 50 runway shows, there’s […]
posted Friday, March 27, 2015
This evening I attended the opening night of Tranny: A Musical Comedy. I immediately found the title somewhat offensive and held little hope for the show in its entirety. Despite being a Trans* woman reviewer, I couldn’t quite comprehend how an offensively titled “musical comedy” about one Tran* woman’s professional transitions as an entertainer was […]
posted Sunday, March 15, 2015
Canadian Music Week (CMW) has an amazing line up of artists performing at the 2015 edition. From May 1st – 10th 2015, the newly expanded 10-day festival will present hundreds of bands from around the world. Headliners include The Jesus and Mary Chain: 30th Anniversary of Psychocandy, Kiesza, GoldLink, LIGHTS, FIDLAR, King Tuff, Billy Talent, Noel Gallagher’s High […]
posted Monday, March 2, 2015
As I sashay my way through a crowd of joyous queens partaking in a line dancing lesson on the famous dance floor of Zipperz/Cellblock on a chilly Wednesday night, I land myself in a seat of general manager Harry Singh’s office to get the scoop on one of gay T.O’s most enduring and longest running […]
posted Thursday, November 20, 2014
JOCKSTRAP Jockstrap is celebrating James Ahmed’s dirty, 30th birthday this Saturday, November 22nd at The Marquis of Granby. You don’t need to know James to come – this party is open to the public and promises not to disappoint. There’ll be hot, bare-assed, jockstrap sportin’ go-go guys there! Mmm. Can you think of a better […]
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