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Urban Planner: November 13, 2008

THEATRE: Halloween may be over, but opportunities to get scared pantless remain. Check out The Paranormal Show at Toronto’s oldest home, the Campbell House. Featuring an assortment of metaphysical tricks, including—but not limited to—hypnotism, psychokinesis, and a full séance, this show may be able to outdo that weird party on the third floor of Wicked [...]

Halloween-ist

Photo by Bytepusher from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Happy Devil’s… Day? Big night’s tomorrow, FYI, in case you haven’t been getting mass texts about it all week. On the year’s most over-hyped holiday, we understand if you’re tempted to skip the line-up of ALL-CAPITALIZED Facebook invites and just, you know, role-play at home. But wouldn’t [...]

Urban Planner: October 10, 2008

MUSIC: Torontonian electro-soul group Pants and Tie are celebrating the release of their new single, “Washing Machine,” with a party tonight at Sneaky Dee’s. The single, mixed by Dale Morningstar, will be available on both CD and vinyl at the show. Pants and Tie will be performing (obviously), accompanied by musical sets from the Pink [...]

The Most Dangerous Animal

In the epic battle between shark, bear, and wankster, there can be be no winners. Last Friday night at Wrongbar, Kavin Wong—the photographer known best for his party shots on Shark Vs. Bear—had finished up taking photos for the night and hopped into the washroom. As he wrote in a particularly dramatic Facebook note, he [...]

How To Rock A Party

Early last Saturday evening, about 60 people were sprawled on leather couches inside Parkdale’s Wrongbar listening to Florida-raised, Philly-based DJ/producer Diplo crack jokes about the cost of living in his home base. Apparently Philly is the place to be, in terms of both economic survival (he only pays $300 per month in rent!) and toughening [...]

So Cool it Hertz

In a city that, he says, is devoid of an electrifying dance music scene, Matt Sims is offering up a brand-new way for party-goers to dabble in dj beats. “I feel there been a lot missing from the dance music scene down here,” Sims wrote in a release sent to Torontoist, “so we’re here to [...]

The Rump Shaker: April 10–16

Since its opening last October, Wrongbar has been a blessing to the Parkdale area. This Friday, it’ll be hosting the second edition of the Stone’s Throw Move Toronto party. The respected California indie hip hop and funk label will be sending off one of its biggest stars as Madlib spins a set. One half of [...]

Touch Wood(hands)

Woodhands has already put on their party hats, and they’ve got reasons a-plenty to celebrate—today’s CD release, a recent Eye Weekly cover, being named one of five top acts to watch in 2008 by Exclaim!, and all this success without suffering a single splinter. But now, the electro-pop duo is preparing to dance your party [...]

The Rump Shaker: February 28–March 5

Photo by Linnea Helmersson. There’s something about Sweden and disco that is as perfect as America and apple pie or Toronto and complaining. Following the footsteps of ABBA, Ace of Base, and Robyn onto the dancefloor is critic’s darling, Sally Shapiro. The mysterious singer will be making her first public appearance in North America spinning [...]