Who's Coming to Dance on stage with M.I.A. ?

Posted by Jess Watt on September 17, 2010 12:39 PM  

The last time M.I.A. played Toronto I danced on stage with her among many other fans. She invited her fans to dance on stage with her...who could pass that up? The time before that, I... Read more  

A KISS to Remember

Posted by Jess Watt on September 11, 2010 11:00 PM  

Dubbed as the Hottest Show on Earth, KISS and their army of fans invaded the shores of Lake Ontario this past weekend. Having recruited followers of all ages in a variety of get-ups with the... Read more  

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS ARE A BOYS BEST FRIEND

Posted by Jess Watt on September 9, 2010 10:45 AM  

If you like Feist, Annie Lennox, Florence and The Machine or LaRoux... you might like Ms. Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known as Marina and the Diamonds! Born in Wales but hailing from London, Marina has... Read more  

Does It Offend You, Yeah? & Kele = Party!

Posted by Jess Watt on September 7, 2010 7:31 PM  

Named after Ricky Gervais's character on the wildly popular, The Office, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Bloc Party's vocalist, Kele Okereke shared the bill to an under-attended show downtown Toronto last week. Having... Read more  

A Summer of Legends...

Posted by Jess Watt on September 6, 2010 12:01 PM  

Musical legends that is. And yes, it has been a power-packed summer of concerts put on by  legends in all genres. George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, Aerosmith and Sting to name a few. We're... Read more  

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Posted by The Hour on September 1, 2010 4:00 PM  

New name, new length, same red chair.You've heard the rumors, you've struggled to pronounce the name, and come September 20th - you'll be able to tune into CBC's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.Yes, we're revamping The... Read more  

Tom Petty Won't Back Down

Posted by Jess Watt on August 26, 2010 1:06 PM  

The generation-spanning, multi-talented, Tom Petty played to the masses downtown Toronto earlier this week. Bringing back the hits of years gone by, he not only pleased the 'fathers' in the audience, but got their 'daughters'... Read more  

Aerosmith put on a spectacle in many ways

Posted by Jess Watt on August 18, 2010 11:31 AM  

Having rocked this way, since before I was born they're still killing it!!! Aerosmith remain the biggest selling American band of all time. As you may have heard, they passed through Toronto earlier this week.... Read more  

Crystal Castles

Posted by Jess Watt on August 16, 2010 11:04 AM  

Local duo and The Hour favourites, Crystal Castles lit up the Koolhaus in Toronto last Saturday night with the razor sharp siren sounds of producer Ethan Kath and shattering shrill voice of Ms. Alice Glass.... Read more  

NNEKA shows off her Heart(beat)

Posted by Jess Watt on August 12, 2010 12:35 PM  

Making her debut Canadian performance at a sweaty soldout show at Toronto's infamous El Mocambo earlier this week, 28 year old Nneka brought the house down. Having freshly come off the touring Lilith Fair and... Read more  

WAKESTOCK 2010

Posted by Jenny Good on August 9, 2010 4:11 PM  

Wakestock kicked off for the second time in Collingwood's Millenium Park August 6-8th, and it came fast and furious with the world's best board riders, bangin bands and some bikini broads. The world's top... Read more  

Paul McCartney Let's 'Em In

Posted by Jess Watt on August 9, 2010 10:22 AM  

The most successful songwriter in the world, #2 Beatle and knighted for his services to music, Sir Paul McCartney will be playing to a whopping 55,000 people in both Toronto and Montreal this week for... Read more  

High-kicking Juliette Lewis rocks Ontario

Posted by Jess Watt on August 8, 2010 1:59 PM  

Actress turned rockstar, Juliette Lewis is currently tearing through Southern Ontario and Quebec this week. If you loved her as Mallory Knox in the classic serial killing, Natural Born Killers or as Iron Maven in... Read more  

George's First Ever Motorcycle Roadrace

Posted by Amanda York on August 5, 2010 2:16 PM  

We're not sure what was braver - risking life and limb in his first ever motorcycle roadrace, or letting the cameras follow him. Watch George, #50, in this web exclusive video and judge for yourself.  ... Read more  

Sting brings classic twist to hit songs

Posted by Jess Watt on July 24, 2010 11:21 AM  

Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, the former vocalist of The Police and now solo artist, played Toronto's Molson Canadian Amphitheatre last evening, bringing a new twist to his classic tunes. Having reunited with The... Read more  

Mr. Show Talks Show Biz - A Q&A with Bob Odenkirk

Posted by Amanda York on July 18, 2010 1:24 PM  

He's one of those guys who's more of a household face than a household name, having appeared in popular shows like Weeds, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, How I Met Your Mother and so on... Read more  

Hour Producer's Short Film "Break a Leg" at JFL

Posted by The Hour on July 16, 2010 6:29 PM  

Our own Jesse Shamata, a producer and director on The Hour, has written and directed a short film called "Break A Leg" which was selected to appear at a number of prestigious festivals and which... Read more  

How to Pitch a Movie

Posted by The Hour on July 16, 2010 2:13 PM  

The Just For Laughs Comedy festival is in full swing in Montreal right now and the festival is simultaneously hosting their annual Comedy Conference where top film and television execs and insiders share the secrets... Read more  

The World According to Cheech and Chong

Posted by The Hour on July 16, 2010 9:22 AM  

Back at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, we talked to two famously laid back guys, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, to get their take on some of the topics the rest of the... Read more  

Tiff Opener - Score: A Hockey Musical

Posted by Amanda York on July 14, 2010 3:06 PM  

George is only one of the many Canadian celebrities in Score: A Hockey Musical, which just scored the prestigious Tiff open night gig. To read more click here. ... Read more  

Subculture for the Masses

Posted by Jess Watt on July 12, 2010 11:22 AM  

The Semi Precious Weapons of NYC we've seen a few times in fairly small venues. Lead singer Justin Tranter even had a high kick contest with me and its safe to say I got my... Read more  

Courtney Love brings out the Miss Worlds

Posted by Jess Watt on July 11, 2010 12:23 PM  

Hole, er should I say, Courtney Love, as her 3 piece band is just that: a 3 piece band, briefly passed through Toronto this past weekend. By way of 'briefly', I mean she skipped her... Read more  

METRIC get what they give: Stadium Love

Posted by Jess Watt on July 10, 2010 4:20 PM  

Though the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre isn't exactly a stadium, it was Metric's largest show to date in Toronto, and the 'Stadium Love' they brought to its crowds was huge.Kicking their 90 minute set off with... Read more  

Let the confetti fly...it's THE FLAMING LIPS

Posted by Jess Watt on July 9, 2010 6:05 PM  

The show started with a 5-story glowing crotch that inevitably became the door the Flaming Lips entered the stage from. They wasted no time to set ablaze the half-filled Molson Amphitheatre last night in Toronto... Read more  

We Want the Funk

Posted by Jenny Good on July 6, 2010 4:34 PM  

Place des Festivals wraps up the Montreal Jazz festival tonight with a Mardi Gras  parade and one last concert.  Yesterday we caught the last of our shows including the godfather of Funk - George... Read more  

Cyndi Lauper Plays to the "Nice North Americans"

Posted by Jenny Good on July 5, 2010 12:35 PM  

That's what the New York native called her sold out audience at Metropolis last night in Montreal. You might wonder what the pop princess of the 80's is doing at a Jazz festival...  but you... Read more  

Hitting the Jazz Halls of Montreal

Posted by Jenny Good on July 4, 2010 2:30 PM  

La Place des Arts was all aglow again, as its stages will be each and every night of the Montreal Jazz Festival but one of tonight's headliners will not even be showing up... 'Rakim',... Read more  

Montreal Jazz Festival

Posted by Jenny Good on July 3, 2010 12:37 PM  

The city of rich culture, art, drama, eclectic people and colourful lights is alive almost every weekend of the summer aglow with festival fever, but none quite like this - Festival International de Jazz de... Read more  

Steve Miller Band

Posted by Jenny Good on July 1, 2010 11:30 AM  

Some people call me the space cowboy, but gangster of love is more accurate.  Call Steve Miller what you like but he and his band fired up the stage with an amazing rock and soul... Read more  

THE LADY OF SOUL: BETTYE LAVETTE

Posted by Jess Watt on June 30, 2010 5:22 PM  

At 65 years young, Ms Lavette breezed into the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of Toronto's Jazz Festival. To our surprise the venue was at half its capacity...guess everyone went to... Read more  

Top Ten: Celebrating Canada Day

Posted by The Hour on June 30, 2010 1:49 PM  

Our great nation - you know you love her. Here are 10 great ways to prove it on July 1st, Canada's 143rd national birthday. 10. Just for the day, replace the entire House of Commons... Read more  

Toronto Jazz Festival... and G20

Posted by Jenny Good on June 27, 2010 2:51 PM  

The tantalizing Toronto Jazz Festival is back, and is an inspired and welcomed contrast to the tense backdrop of the G20 which has pretty much reduced the city to police, protesters... and a few... Read more  

Fairwell Irwin Barker

Posted by The Hour on June 21, 2010 3:06 PM  

Irwin Barker - "Cancer has my body but not my spirit, and I'll continue to make jokes, not so much about cancer, but in spite of it. Irwin's 3-year battle with a rare form... Read more  

De La Soul

Posted by Jenny Good on June 21, 2010 11:49 AM  

"If you've never been shot or stabbed Toronto go Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh..." De La Soul from Long Island New York blew up Dundas Square in Toronto for the final night of NXNE. As... Read more  

Iggy Rocks Toronto

Posted by Jess Watt on June 20, 2010 6:02 PM  

It's all about Dundas Square again tonight, but the one show that thousands turned up to see... Iggy Pop and The Stooges. Iggy and The Stooges came cocked and loaded with raw power indeed! And... Read more