posted Friday, July 3, 2015
While there are many celebrations throughout the year, Toronto’s pride parade for me is perhaps the most special of them all. I invited many to join us for INspired Media, though quite a few said that the weather was a deterring factor. For myself, however, I would not miss the parade for the world. I […]
posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Drag ON! is almost upon us!! Yonge-Dundas Square will be filled with singing, dancing, twirling and whirling drag queens on Saturday, June 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. One of those queens is Mahogany Browne, a performer who can regularly be seen in any number of clubs around the city. We thought we’d ask […]
posted Monday, June 22, 2015
While Toronto has many great local artists that will be performing in this year’s Pride Toronto festivities, I’m also excited to discover talent from the many other regions across the country who will be joining us between June 26th and 28th. Today, I have Louis Butterfield of the Montreal-based band, Saturn Alien joining me. Described […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
One of my favourite aspects of Pride Toronto is how it unites us and transcends generations, bringing together everyone, both old and young. As we make great strides toward equality in recent times, I have always been impressed with the efforts of today’s youth to bring forth a more inclusive society. Today on The Sonic […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
As the drag spectacular that will be “Drag ON!” approaches on June 27 at Yonge-Dundas Square from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., I chatted with Ms. Jada Hudson to find out just what goes on behind the make up, to make up one of Toronto’s newer, yet impressive queens. What is your best/favourite Pride memory? […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
Miss Conception, or Miss C to those who know and love her, is one of Toronto’s better known drag artists and specializes in performing live vocals with costumes which are apropos and imaginative. As the drag-a-thon which will be “Drag ON!” approaches on Saturday, June 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Yonge-Dundas Square, […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
Robyn DeCradle holds a special place in my heart, dating back to 2004 when we both competed for Miss Bailey’s – she won – and I thought somebody had let a real girl into the dressing area. As “Drag ON!”, the Pride Toronto extravaganza that takes place from 2:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, […]
posted Saturday, June 20, 2015
“Drag ON!”, the 9-hour drag show from Pride Toronto 2015, is coming soon! On Saturday, June 27, from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Yonge-Dundas Square will be invaded by drag queens and a massive audience. In preparation for this event, I caught up with one of Toronto’s fixtures in the drag community, formerly of The […]
posted Monday, June 15, 2015
Today, I’m very excited to have Sabrina Carrizo Sztainbok joining me on The Sonic City. While many of you are probably familiar with her band Pins and Needles, she also has done some very interesting music as a solo artist, which she will be performing at Pride Toronto’s Clean, Sober and Proud stage on Sunday, […]
posted Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Upon learning of Evergreen Brick Works, I was rather fascinated by not only its aesthetics, but also its function as performative space. I’ve enjoyed quite a few traditional operatic performances over the years, but at the same time, I’ve often found the most interesting works to to be those which break with tradition in one […]
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