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Yesterday more than fifty musicians came out onto Toronto's streets to busk in support of War Child's Busking for Change event. Despite intermittent downpours, the performers were entertaining small and enthusiastic crowds—and many passersby seemed surprised when they realized the busker they were passing was actually Brian Melo or Chantal Kreviazuk. With more publicity, Busking for Change could become a must-see annual event.

In celebration of Attack in Black’s upcoming show at the Horseshoe this Friday, November 16, Torontoist is pleased to offer you a video about Canadian geography, starring the band (along with Moneen, Matt Good, Raine Maida and more!), shot at the CASBYs a few weeks ago. Yes, 102.1 The Edge is playing them to death. But that doesn’t change the fact that Attack in Black are a pretty fantastic band, and that Marriage, their full-length...

Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Once a week, the editors of each site—from LAist to Londonist—compile some of their most interesting posts into a brief blurb. It's Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse, and it appears, across the network, every Sunday.

Things you may not know about Raine Maida: his mom was Conrad Black's long-time executive assistant. He's written and produced songs for Kelly Clarkson. He went to U of T for Criminology. He's about to help rebuild a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also launching his first solo album on November 13—a disc that comes wrought with anger and dejection, but also an earnest solemnity. More than a year...

L’Oréal Fashion Week officially ends today, but for all intents and purposes it's already over. While work commitments kept us from attending most events, we've been following news coverage keenly and have assembled the following recap.