This, the first installment of what will (hopefully) be a weekly segment for Torontoist, will explore the phenomenon of podcasting. Torontoist has one of those Ipods to cast, but no money to buy new music, and is too lazy and scared for downloading. So, in an effort to save time and money whilst staying ‘on [...]

A relatively light upcoming week in shows still has some fine musical happenings to help you kill time while waiting for the apocalypse. And curiously, all on the waterfront. Harbourfront’s excellent summer festival schedule continues Friday through Sunday with T.O. Twang, billed as “Toronto’s first and only alt.country festival”. In addition to musical performances from [...]

The Getting Up Festival really got up. On August 13-14, the hip hop music festival brings in Nas, Kanye West, Ciara, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Ludacris, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz, Keshia Chante, Brooke Valentine, Rascalz, Kardinal Offishal and mo’. Though not entirely clear, the music has something to do with an [...]