Local chef Sam Higgs must like to multi-task. How else can you explain his semi-regular monthly food event "grub-a-dub" where Higgs would prepare a vegan meal while on-stage a dub band entertained the diners. It combined going out to a restaurant with a live show. After a hiatus Higgs has brought back "grub-a-dub." Rechristened the "stew and brew hootenanny," tonight at the Tranzac Higgs will prepare a stew (think of all those yummy fresh summer......

Torontoist wants to wish the fine people at Permafrost Records a happy birthday. The local indie label is putting on an anniversary show with Jon Rae Fletcher and the River, The Femme Generation, the Bar Mitzvah Brothers and others. Read our interview with Permafrost founder Steven Himmelfarb.......

Torontoist wants to make sure we don't forget to send e-cards and presents to the lovely folks at Wavelength. The weekly indie music showcase is turning six and doing its best to top last year's excellent birthday festivities. Concerts start tommorow night with an ear blistering lineup at the Speakeasy (120 Church St.) that includes Anagram and Republic of Safety. But before all that rockin' out you can pick the brains of indie scenesters/stalwarts like......

There's no secret about it. Torontoist loves the CBC, so this strike is hurting us. A lot. We miss Promo Girl, we miss Peter Mansbridge, Ian Handsomemansing, we even miss how Randy Bachman prattles on about CanCon. Sure we've been getting our CBC fix from sites like this but we want this lockout to end soon. So in the spirit of the Simpsons, we're sending our love down the errr picket line. Actually this......

Torontoist has written about upstart U of T publication the Naive Journal before, and remembers being impressed by the publication's attempts to look at an overexposed topic (i.e. homelessness) with fresh eyes. The Naive's next issue, the zine's fourth, explores the well-travelled ground of the consumer/anti-consumer debate. The editors at the Naive Journal recap some of the debate's feister contests like U of T alumnus turned globe-trotting anti consumerist documentary maker Naomi Klein vs. cheeky,......

Torontoist has always been a little concerned at the health of Toronto's indie rock community. The bulk of the crowd at indie rock shows seem to never get enough sun, fresh air and healthy exercise. Something to do with staying out till 4:00 AM, hanging outside with cigarette smokers and wrestling a Labatt 50 induced hangover the next morning. So when we heard of Track and Field, the weekend mini festival that takes place on......

The Tall Poppy Interview - Jonathan Bunce, Wavelength Founder...