Events

Nothing says Summer like a beach-based music festival. It’s that perfect blend of sunshine, sand and sounds that is guaranteed to be a highlight of your year. It seems like it couldn’t get any sweeter but what if you threw in some high octane sports to crank the intensity up even higher? That’s exactly what Monster Energy is going to…

Last year, we had the pleasure of covering Bestival 2015 which for the first year graced our great city of Toronto. Thanks to popular demand, Bestival is returning to Toronto and they just announced a solid line up. Featuring a few of the city’s own throughout the two day extravaganza, Bestival headliners include The Cure, Tame Impala, Jamie xx, Grimes,…

FIVE+ NYE was a fresh scene for Toronto’s West end: a gathering of people unweighted by the usual shame and stress that underpin the keep-up cultures of fashion, capital-a Art, and club land. Five organizing groups collaborated on the Amazon-themed event, and the result was an eclectic fusion of white collar club and underground bohemian. Feel like eating gourmet dishes…

The New Year’s Eve Decision is a gong show. Toronto doesn’t know how many bars and clubs it has until the NYE party lists come out. Lucky for you, we have a simple decision-making test for at least one of them: FIVE+ NYE, a forward-thinking music experience from the hearts and minds of SummerDaze, Lovelution, and Bespoke.Experience. FIVE+ NYE MIGHT BE…

A Dozen Years of House Addiction “The key to longevity is good relationships.” This is according to Chris McKean, co-founder, and in recent times the sole torchbearer of, Toronto’s party-producing HouseAddict. The obviously house-focused outfit celebrated a dozen years of throwing events with a well-attended bash at The Den last Saturday. After all this time, Chris’ drive comes from more than the music: “The…

A note before we talk about this event: Primarily I’m a bass head and hip-hop fan, but I believe in house music. There’s a special mental (and emotional) state you get into after an hour and a half of bobbing your head to what feels like the same f-ing beat.. It’s called clarity, and in it you appreciate the subtleties…

—– EDIT AUG 11: Location has moved from Muzik to Sound Academy, 11 Polson Pier —— If you’ve raved in Toronto in the last 22 years it’s statistically probable that you’ve met Destiny. A pioneer in the rave community, it seems you can’t describe Destiny without using the words “first”, “only”, “memories”, “police”, and “PLUR”. Depending on who you ask, Destiny is…