Got a violin that's collecting dust in your closet? An itch in your throat that can only be satisfied through loud, boisterous singing? Or perhaps you've been wondering if you should integrate your child into the wonderful world of eurhythmics. Whatever the musical-maladie, if nothing but music notes have been bouncing in your head, you might want to consider taking advantage of some free sample classes at the Royal Conservatory of Music Community School. Situated......

Photo by Sylvain Dumais from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Old people, prepare to get pissed off. SoundProof Magazine asked a whole bunch of Toronto bloggers—Torontoist's staff included—and asked them to make a list of their favourite Toronto albums ever. The results are in, and though 158 albums got votes (!!), the list is very recent-album heavy: Broken Social Scene's You Forgot it in People shoves some old dude named Neil Young out of the......

It takes chemistry, faith and ego control to make a comedy duo work—elements that aren't easy to keep in check. In improvisational theatre, a duo has even less control over the laughs because it's all made up on the spot. But that's the beauty of the form—it's a high wire act. Me Likey, a combo comprised of Jan Caruana and Rica Eckersley, is one of the city's most successful comedic pairings. In June, the......

Michael Ignatieff is a popular guy. He has 171 friends in Toronto, 66 at Queen's and 60 at McGill. His favourite music is by Glenn Gould and his favourite movie is The Godfather Part I. He's married, interested in women, and looking for friendship. Online friendship - on Facebook, the ever-expanding online social network. In daily human contact, social networking has replaced awkward introductions the way that instant messaging replaced casual phonecalls, and obviously......

Ok, it's not that dramatic but Glenn Gould's 1955 rendition of the Goldberg Variations is being reperformed, sort of. John Q. Walker, a computer programmer and musician has created software that will allow a piano to very accurately reproduce performances. The Globe reports on the intriguing invention: "There are about 10 different musical attributes that we analyze," continues Walker, "including pitch, moment of impact, strike velocity, duration, how the note ends, and the angle of......

Despite the crappy weather outside Toronto's musicians seem to have come out of hibernation. If you have the stamina and money burning a hole in your pocket you could probably hit almost a dozen shows and enjoy each one. Start tonight by going to see Henri Faberge and the Adorables celebrate their first birthday at the Embassy. This one's free so you're spending your money on drinks, which is a very good thing. Or head......

Every December for as long as Torontoist can remember the holidays have been marked by a certain Friday morning when CBC's Metro Morning (our must-listen morning radio since childhood) just doesn't quite sound the same. The strange echo and laughter of a live audience can only mean one thing: we've missed the CBC's holiday open house yet again. Every year we swear that we'll haul our cookies down to Front Street to meet the voices......

Weeks like this Torontoist would be remiss if he forced you to stay inside and look at art. So let's take this week's art crawl outside. The Yo-Yo Ma endorsed, Bach-inspired Toronto Music Garden is probably one of the best non-traditional park spaces in the city. The six parts of the garden are inspired by the Bach cello suites and combines Baroque music, 17th century dance and native plants and rocks. The city also offers......

The U of T Humanities Department's Voicing Toronto Conference is a mixture of lectures, screenings, performances and readings. Attempting to rope in six humanistic disciplines, they're offering something for everyone, or at least for anyone who lives in Toronto and enjoys the occasional foray into obscure local history. The film events include works by Don McKellar, Clement Virgo and David Cronenberg. The music component includes shows about Glenn Gould's Toronto and A Toronto Songbook. And......