Boots and Hearts Music Festival announces line up and expands to three days, with headliners The Chicks and Rascal Flatts – Aug 7 to 9, 2026 (Ontario)

posted Monday, December 1, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Festivals, Music

Boots and Hearts Music Festival has dropped its powerhouse 2026 lineup, and fans are about to experience the most electrifying edition yet. Returning August 7–9, 2026 to the iconic Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Boots and Hearts is ready to deliver a longer weekend that truly has something for everybody. For over a decade, […]

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Uncovered: Madonna and Cher – a hybrid theatrical concert that tells the life story of two of the greatest female artists through words and music

posted Wednesday, November 12, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Music, Theatre, Toronto

UnCovered: Madonna & Cher, is a jubilant, high-octane tribute to two of pop’s most enduring icons. Running November 11–13, 2025 at Koerner Hall, this year’s 19th edition delivers pure joy and big-feeling entertainment, with chart-toppers like “Like a Prayer,” “Vogue,” “Believe,” and “If I Could Turn Back Time.” Each tune is reimagined through daring new arrangements […]

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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – the story behind the success of Sarah McLachlan’s iconic female-focused festival

posted Friday, October 3, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery tells the story of Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, who in 1996 had something to prove to the music industry. Despite having hit after hit, she kept hitting obstacles: Commercial radio didn’t believe they could play two female artists in a row. That she couldn’t headline a bigger venue because there […]

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All Things Go festival launches its inaugural Toronto event with headliners Reneé Rapp, Kacey Musgraves, Remi Wolf, Role Model, and many others – Oct 4 and 5, 2025

posted Wednesday, October 1, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

All Things Go festival reveals the set times for the inaugural 2025 Toronto edition, October 4 and 5. Headliners include Reneé Rapp, Kacey Musgraves, Remi Wolf, Role Model. The two day festival features a total of 16 artists, including Special Guest Charlotte Cardin, Noah Cyrus, Ravyn Lenae, Chelsea Cutler, Blondshell, Valley, Joy Oladokun etc. All Things Go […]

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Legendary Lena Lovich performs along with Devo and B52s, on a North American tour that begins in Toronto on September 24, 2025

posted Monday, September 22, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Queer, Toronto

Two of rock’s most influential and distinctive forces, The B-52s and Devo, will unite for the 2025 “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour”: a co-headlining 11-date run serving as both bands’ continuing concert farewells, with the lengendary and elusive Lene Lovich opening the celebratory trek. SNAPSHOT REVIEW The wonderful human being that is Lena Lovich has always found […]

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Dina’s Tavern – new live music venue opening in former Silver Dollar Room location

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Bar/Club, Featured Events, Music, Toronto

Dina’s Tavern is taking over the former space of the Silver Dollar Room at the corner of Spadina Ave and College Street. Located within the lower levels of the questionable Waverley Hotel, the former incarnation was known for it’s laid back atmosphere with regular live music, including the widely popular Bluegrass Wednesdays. It was also […]

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Errant Records launches as a trans-owned, queer run Canadian music label and management company – Launch party Sept 9, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Montreal, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Entertainment attorney and business strategist, Dani Oliva, known for his work with GRAMMY winners, Billboard #1 songwriters, and leading music companies, has officially launched Errant Records, a trans-owned, LGBTQ+ run Canadian music label and management company dedicated to cultivating groundbreaking talent and delivering truly artist-first representation. Rooted in Canada, but with a powerful global reach, […]

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Summerworks Performance Festival celebrates 35 years, with 11 days of theatre, dance, music, and live art – Aug 7 to 17, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, August 6, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Dance, Events, Featured Events, Festivals, Music, Theatre, Toronto

Entering its 35th year, SummerWorks Performance Festival returns with a landmark season of bold performance, intimate creative experiences, and daring artistic interventions exploring time — personal and collective, real and imagined. From August 7–17, 2025, artists and audiences will gather across Toronto for 11 days of theatre, dance, music, and live art in theatres, in public parks, […]

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The Q Musicale queer music festival takes over The Distillery Historic District – June 10 to 14, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 4, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Queer, Toronto

After a wildly successful debut in 2024 that drew thousands, and packed Toronto’s Gay Village, The Q Musicale returns — bigger, bolder, and prouder than ever. In partnership with the iconic The Distillery Historic District, and recognized as a Major Cultural Event of Pride Toronto, The Q Musicale is expanding into a landmark five-day festival, […]

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Billy Idol releases new album and tours with Joan Jett – May 23, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, May 22, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

Punk Rock legend Billy Idol’s first full-length album of new music in over a decade, Dream Into It, makes its chart debut at #7 on the U.S. Top Albums Chart and #4 on the U.S. Current Rock Album Chart. The album includes performance and co-writing contributions throughout from Idol’s longtime guitarist/collaborator Steve Stevens plus appearances by Canada’s own Avril Lavigne, along with tour mate Joan […]

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