Toronto Music Scene news, reviews, interviews and everything related to Toronto Music rss feed. http://www.torontomusicscene.ca 2036-02-07T01:29:10+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2009-11-29T14:29:15+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/young-rival-part-ii-exploring-band-identity-through-reco.html By: Acey Rowe November 29, 2009 The Beatles meets The Ramones: a dirty vintage sound complimented by cadenced arcs (and without the self-conscious grind of intentional rawness), Young Rival has found a way to make good old rock n’ roll their own. The past year has seen the release of their third album, a self-titled EP under their new name, followed by... text/html 2009-11-23T23:49:52+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/young-rival-part-i-frustrations-with-the-canadian-music.html By: Acey Rowe November 23, 2009 Hamilton’s Young Rival played to a disappointingly small crowd last week, despite both their critical success and online popularity. Unspecific to this band, worry over declining audience attendance is something many Canadian musicians are currently expressing. text/html 2009-11-13T14:37:16+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/skratch-bastid-talks-about-his-new-toronto-event-kicking-off-n.html By: Kristen Chamberlain November 13, 2009 He’s been deejaying for over a decade and has worked with artists from Nas to the Tragically Hip. Now, DJ and producer extraordinaire Skratch Bastid is about to breathe a breath of fresh air into our night life with his new and highly anticipated events, “Skratch Bastid Presents” which kicks off Saturday Nov 14 at... text/html 2009-11-08T18:35:35+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/free-stuff/you-say-party-we-say-die-ticket-giveaway-contest.html We've got a pair of tickets to give away to the Steamwhistle Presents concert series featuring You Say Party! We Say Die!, Think About Life and Little Girls along with DJ Vaneska on the 1's and 2's. The show's going down on November 20 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. Doors at 9 p.m. All... text/html 2009-11-08T18:17:56+01:00 http://www.torontomusicscene.ca http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/live-show-reviews/show-review-fucked-up-weekend-sneaky-dees-ni.html By: David Stuckey
 November 8, 2009 I don’t know what I was expecting coming into the show, but it certainly wasn’t the sonic beat down I ended up receiving. I figured the Fucked Up weekend was simply a thinly veiled encouragement for everyone to consume copious amounts of alcohol and/or illegal substances over the course of the music festival. A silly lapse...