Musical Muise-ings: 2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

Tribute Communities Centre

Oshawa, ON

November 10th, 2018

Ventured out to Oshawa to a venue I've never been simply because I had to see this incredible lineup!

Videos don't really do this concert justice! Vantage point was not great. Couldn't find anti-shake on my new phone BUT the vocals, which are my thing, were just amazing for all three bands!!

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Here's where you can find them on their socials:

Default
https://twitter.com/defaultcanada
https://www.facebook.com/DefaultOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/defaultbandofficial/

Lead singer Dallas Smith
http://www.dallassmithmusic.com/

[Video 1] Seether
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Seether
https://twitter.com/SeetherOfficial
https://www.facebook.com/seether/
https://www.instagram.com/seetherofficial/

Lead singer Shaun Morgan

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Stone Sour and Ozzy Osbourne

Sept. 4th/18 Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON

* Please excuse the distortion and jostling...it was loud and a rowdy bunch

[Video] Bark At The Moon

[Video] I Don't Know

[Video] No More Tears

[Video] Crazy Train

[Video] Mama, I'm Coming Home

[Video] Paranoid

[Photo Gallery] Stone Sour and Ozzy Osbourne

Sunday, September 02, 2018

+LIVE+ and Counting Crows Aug. 29th/18 at Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON

[Photo Gallery]

[Video] +LIVE+ Selling The Drama

[Video] +LIVE+ I Alone

[Video] +LIVE+ Lightning Crashes

* Unfortunately no videos of Counting Crows as there were audio issues

Howard Jones July 13th/18 at

The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON

[Video] Like To Get To Know You Well / Pearl In The Shell

[Video] Hide And Seek

[Video] What Is Love

[Video] Things Can Only Get Better

[Photo Gallery]

Jethro Tull July 3rd, 2018 at Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON

[Photo Gallery] Jethro Tull July 3rd, 2018 at Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON

Honoluau, is an event inspired by the beautiful Polynesian Island of Hawaii! The evening featured professional hula dancers, a fireknife warrior performer, music and authentic Hawaiian food, to recreate the feeling of a traditional Hawaiian Luau, transporting guests thousands of miles away from Toronto and into the middle of the South Pacific.

All profits went towards both the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the George Brown College Foundation, which supports funding bursaries and scholarships - allowing students facing financial hardships to continue their education.

Tickets included authentic Hawaiian food, entertainment, and a chance to win a variety of prizes.

* Videos of performances after the photos.

While there, I encountered an awesome charity called "TENFED". Every item sold provides ten meals to children around the world and in Canada.

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Blue October

The Opera House

Toronto, ON

April 26th, 2018

Joyful, haunting, gut-wrenching, ethereal, passionate, other-worldly...these are just some of the terms used to describe the music that defies any one particular genre that is Blue October. It is truly something that's difficult to describe to do it justice and needs to be experienced to even comprehend. It is so rich and multifaceted that you discover different layers and something new each time you listen to it.

Just when you think it isn't possible for them to up their game, each tour for each album cycle exceeds the previous one. They are mesmerizing and conjure up so many emotions that run the entire spectrum. Their concert that had four encores left us breathless, eyes welled-up and ready to kick some ass simultaneously.

Over 20 years as a band but only the last 8 years as an independent label, this tour for their 9th studio album 'I Hope You're Happy' brought them back to Toronto as their only Canadian date, and Toronto brought it! Each album a progression of their lives and experiences, if this concert is any indication their new album will be filled with joy, exuberance and grit.

Don't ever think they've gone soft or sappy though. They've shared snippets of songs while doing production on the new album that will melt your faces off and make you feel like you can take on the world! They always have such a mixture of flavours that there is something for everybody. I usually don't like entire albums but I've never experienced that with Blue October. Each one has been astounding from start to finish.

To pre-order Blue October's new album, click here

To find out more about Blue October, click here

Concert videos:

Sway
Into The Ocean
The Feel Again (Stay)
Congratulations
Come Back Home (New Song)
Houston Heights

[Photo Gallery]

Their opener was a relatively new band that formed in 2011 out of Charlotte, NC called Flagship. They had an 80's band kind of sound with early U2 influences and snippets of Kings of Leon. You can find out more about them here: https://www.flagshipofficial.com/

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Mathew V - Let Me Go (A Cappella)

[Video] WHOA! @MathewVMusic live, one-take, a capella video of #LetMeGo

Catch him on:

April 25th - First Canadian Place, Toronto, ON
April 26th - The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON
May 24th - The Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC
June 23rd - Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg, MB

Get tickets here: Mathew V Music facebook events
Or here: Mathew V on Bandsintown

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Andy Grammer, The Good Parts Tour

at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON April 2nd/18

Upbeat, down to earth, Andy Grammer's first headlining show in Toronto was all that and more, full of fun, humour and heart. Although it was his second time playing here, it was a far cry from the sombre affair in 2014 for a Liv, Love & Lyrics charity event. No chair dancing this time!

This tour for his third album, The Good Parts, brings him back and beyond with extensive dates in the U.S. and one other Canadian date in Vancouver. Hopefully, the next album cycle and his growing popularity will allow him to do more Canadian dates.

A prolific songwriter, he wrote 115 songs for this current album and wittled it down to just 13 tracks. His debut self-titled album came out in 2011, the most notable track Keep Your Head Up. His second album, Magazines or Novels, came out in 2014 with Honey, I'm Good which went multi-platinum. Quite a difference from his humble beginnings busking in Santa Monica.

With his penchant for writing songs, it won't be long before there's another tour for another album. If you missed him this time around, be sure to watch for future dates at: http://andygrammer.com/home/

(Note: These videos and photos do not do him justice. My vantage point was not the greatest and sometimes you just have to put the camera or phone down and enjoy the moment!)

[Video] "Spaceship"

[Video] "Workin On It"

[Video] "This Ain't Love"

[Video] "The Good Parts"

[Photo Gallery] Andy Grammer at The Phoenix

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Photo courtesy of Too Many Zooz

It's difficult to describe a Too Many Zooz concert. You really have to have been there. Their first concert in Toronto was April 21st/17 at The Mod Club. After that experience, and it is an experience, I also had to go to their second concert in Toronto on March 30th/18 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre.

While The Mod Club has a capacity of 620 people, The Phoenix's capacity is 1,350, a much needed expansion as Too Many Zooz popularity has exploded in a very short time. What started out as underground New York subway buskers has now gone on to tour worldwide with further dates in the U.S., Europe, the UK and Canada.

Their self-described genre is "Brasshouse" consisting of LeoP aka Leo Pellegrino on sax, Matt Doe on trumpet and David "King Of Sludge" Parks on percussion. It's loud, it's brash and it's energetic...all in a good way. Coming from someone who's thing is vocals, and there aren't any, is high praise indeed. The videos below are merely a taste of the experience.

More info and tickets available at: http://toomanyzooz.com/

Too Many Zooz in Toronto