Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'ninasimone'
May 29, 2007
"What's The Frequency, Campus?" highlights some of the intriguing shows and special programming happening on Toronto's campus and community radio stations. The Show: Mental Chatter The Host: Denise Benson Where and when: CKLN 88.1 FM, Mondays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Denise Benson has been hosting Mental Chatter for an astounding 19 years. It’s an excellent Monday morning blast of musical energy—she spins everything from jazz to house to rock, as well as......
Continue Reading "What's The Frequency, Campus?: Mental Chatter"May 1, 2007
Most people are probably jealous of Feist. As a globe-trotting artist she's had the chance to play shows around the world, both as a solo-artist and with Broken Social Scene, not to mention the time she has spent living and recording in France. But as her third album highlights, now out on Arts & Crafts, all of this travel has come at a high price. The Reminder shows the lonely life of the internationally popular......
Continue Reading "On Store Shelves: The Reminder by Feist"January 31, 2007
The Diesel Playhouse is currently playing host to Cabaret U-Mano, a puppet-based theatre troupe. But their show has more in common with Meet the Feebles than Lambchop's Play-Along. True to its name, the show is set up cabaret-style, with different puppet characters coming onstage (alongside their various puppeteers, decked out in adorable lululemon blacks) and performing songs one after another. For the songs, the puppets lip synch to various popular songs - everything from......
Continue Reading "It's Like the Muppets, Only Hornier"July 6, 2006
When Feist returned to Toronto a couple of years ago she brought back a little bit of France to Toronto. This weekend another Torontonian comes home and brings back a little more of the Continent back to T.O.. Born in Toronto, Gonzales lived in Berlin and Paris like musical collaborators Feist and Peaches. Teaming up with Peaches, Gonz gained notoriety for his over-the-top live shows. In the studio he's part of the reason for Feist's......
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