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Field Trip featuring headliners Metric and Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – June 2 and 3, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018

by: in Art, Celebrity, Events, Family, Featured Events, Music, Outdoors, Toronto

Field Trip, Toronto’s essential downtown music and arts festival, returns for its sixth year Saturday and Sunday June 2 and 3. The unofficial kick off to the city’s summer festival season represents a half-decade tradition of world-class music and arts programs inside beautiful, Historic Fort York & Garrison Common. Driven by a love of community and discovery, Field […]

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“Here To Be Heard – The Story of The Slits” – screens May 14 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, May 13, 2018

by: in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Music, Toronto

All-female punk meets dub combo The Slits were an important part of the late ’70s/early ’80s UK scene. Their fascinating career is explored in a documentary film, Here To Be Heard. It gets a screening at Toronto’s Royal Theatre on May 14, the only Canadian screening. “HERE TO BE HEARD” The Story of The Slits” is a film about […]

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INSPIRE Awards holds Press Conference at Toronto City Hall

posted Thursday, May 10, 2018

by: in Activism, Charity, Dance, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Trans

The Board of Directors of Inspire Awards officially announced the 2018 nominees and recipients for the 8th annual INSPIRE Awards at a recent press conference at Toronto City Hall. Watch the video of the conference here. INSPIRE Awards was founded eightt years ago and the Awards have become a cornerstone of celebrating and bringing the […]

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Inside Out LGBT Film Festival announces full line up of screenings – May 24 to June 3, 2018

posted Wednesday, May 9, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The 28th annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival takes place May 24 to June 3, 2018, and includes both feature and short film programming championing innovative LGBTQ filmmakers from across the globe. Opening the festival is the international premiere of Silas Howard’s A KID LIKE JAKE, and to close is the Canadian premiere HEARTS BEAT […]

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BUZZ Picks at Canadian Music Week (CMW) – May 7 to 13, 2018

posted Thursday, May 3, 2018

by: in Events, Featured Events, Music, Toronto

Canadian Music Week is once again upon us, with literally hundreds of musicians descending upon Toronto for a week of shows at venues across the city. theBUZZ has compiled a list of some of the not to be missed shows worth checking out. Toronto’s own synthpop, disco, house dance king headlines this show at Baby […]

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Pride Toronto announces first round of programming, including new initiatives

posted Thursday, May 3, 2018

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Events, Lesbian, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Pride month will officially begin on June 1, 2018 at 12:30 pm with the flag raising at City Hall. Pride Toronto have also announced their opening night headliner on Friday, June 22nd at Yonge -Dundas Square, with actor, and R&B recording artist, Brandy. Programming will begin at 5 pm and continue until 11 pm, with full bar service in the […]

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“Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight” – diversifying nightlife – May 3, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Dance, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

  Absolut, a global pioneer of progress and creativity, is hosting a panel discussion featuring cultural leaders who will explore the emerging trend of progressive nightlife and its role in creating tangible change. This is the latest in a series of initiatives supporting Absolut’s ongoing platform, Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight. Panelists including New York […]

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Gladstone Hotel receives glittering reviews

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Drag, Events, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Gladstone Hotel is an historic hotel with beautiful artist-designed guest rooms, that allow you to sleep-in-a-work-of-art. The entire venue is focused around their relationship to the arts community, with plenty of queer programming, such as Same-Sex Weddings and Pride at the Gaystone, a Gay Country party. There’s also the annual That’s So Gay Exhibition, and […]

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“ConBoy” – NYC music duo challenges gender norms

posted Tuesday, April 24, 2018

by: in Music, New York City, Queer

ConBoy is an indie pop-rock band formed by two queer women often mistaken for boys, hence the name ConBoy. The NYC based duo, Cherie Bugtong and Daisy Spencer, are pumping personal stories in the form of pop-rock bangers for all ages similar to the likes of Tegan and Sara, Weezer, No Doubt and many more. […]

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What’s Queer at Hot Docs 2018 25th Anniversary? April 26 to May 6, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, April 22, 2018

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Featured Events, Film, Music, Queer, Toronto

  Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 25th edition, April 26–May 6, this year’s slate will present 246 films and 16 interdisciplinary projects from 56 countries in 14 screening programs, with work by female filmmakers representing 50 per cent of the 2018 program. For the Festival’s 25th anniversary, Hot Docs will thank Toronto audiences for their support […]

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