Sometimes it's hard to know how to review a concert. What should take precedence: the performance or the music? Where do the two merge? Is it better to see a band performing excellent songs in a boring manner or a band that has loads of charisma but little musical substance? These were the questions floating around the Horseshoe after Saturday night's show by Sweden's Mando Diao, pictured above, and England's Pop Levi, both of......

Swedish garage rock band Mando Diao seem to be quite fond of making up words. First, their band name came to singer Bjorn Dixgard in a dream, then they named their recent release Ode to Ochrasy, which is a made-up term meaning, well, we're not sure exactly, since we've read so many variations on the story. What's not made up, however, is the fact that the band is in town tomorrow night at The Horseshoe,......

Torontoist recently had to defend itself from charges that the site has become too music-centric lately. And really, our defense is that we have none. Pretty much every night of this week could be spent at a show, and Torontoist has almost done that. DJ Serious last night, Arcade Fire the night before, Caribou, Plaskett, Dizzee Rascal...Will it ever end? Chromewaves tells us he's going to NINE shows in May, and 1051am are on a......