About this time last year, my partner in crime Nadia and I visited Figures Toronto for the first time for dinner and drinks. After our first visit, we were hooked. The idea, the atmosphere, the food, it all worked in…
Set in Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett delivered a two-and-a-half-hour performance that was close to a religious experience. Rarely has an audience been so eager with excitement, particularly for a 68-year-old prog-rock veteran. Coincidently, the evening just…
*photo by Lorenzo Hodges This week we’re crushing on Jake Allyn! A native of Dallas, Texas, Jake is an actor, producer and writer. He attended Cornell University on a football scholarship, which helped prepare him for his latest role in The Quad, an…
It was Sunday morning, and outside my window sheets of freezing rain were shattering onto the streets below. It was the kind of cold you could hear, and the kind of weather that would wipe the smile off of even…
*by Kate Killet Hayley and the Crushers are a bad ass energetic trio from “sunny Crusherverse, California (a.k.a. San Luis Obispo, CA)”. Lead by front woman and guitarist Hayley Cain, the band make fun tunes with thick guitars that go…
Even to fans of synthpop and electropop, the name Jonna Lee isn’t widespread outside of Europe. Lee, a native of Stockholm, began her musical career as a folk rocker, releasing her first album, 10 Pieces, 10 Bruises in 2007. The…
Official Toronto Fashion Week is back for a second season in their re-invented incarnation. This season they deemed up with The Collections to present a slew of established and emerging designers at the ‘tents’ in Yorkville Village. Now while the…
To my single gals: the day we dread has finally arrived. The Hallmark holiday day. The pre half price chocolate day. The “I’m going to go online. post all about how much I love my significant other on social media even…