Results tagged “kansascity”

Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, and Gordon Brown takes over. For those not familiar with British politics, an analogy: remember when Jean Chretien stepped down and Paul Martin took over as Prime Minister, and everybody agreed that although it was clearly time to go, wow, was Paul Martin boring or what? It's like that, except pretend that Paul Martin was even more boring.

If you're a red-blooded Toronto sports fan you probably already have your Toronto FC season tickets in hand, waiting for the big kick-off against the Kansas City Wizards and the day Beckham arrives.

Pontiac Quarterly, "Toronto's preeminent live-action literary and arts journal," drops another issue tonight. And once again, you don't have to bother with that pesky reading thing, or deal with any circulation problems out of Kansas City. All you need do is bring your ears to the Drake to hear, see and experience this, their virginity-themed issue. Past issues have also included soundtracks by Kieran Grant and illustrations by Tyler Clarke Burke. Plus you don't have to contend with the whole 'do-i-recycle-this-pretty-magazine-that-i've-already-read-or-do-i-keep-it-like-the-packrat-that-i-am' thing. $10, 8 pm.

is that rare instance of a live album being so much more than a contractual obligation or greatest hits package with crowd noises. Instead, it was intended to be just as essential a part of Neko’s discography as either Blacklisted or Furnace Room Lullabye, only showcasing the more joyous side of her music rather than the darker tone of those records. A carefully chosen set list of covers and originals highlight the eclecticism of Case’s influences, from the Shangri-Las’ “The Train From Kansas City” to Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Soulful Shade Of Blue”. The original numbers demonstrate just how strong Case’s songwriting has gotten over the past few years, with songs like the title track and rarity “Favorite” standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the covers.