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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'tenaciousd'

November 29, 2006

What do Colonel Sanders, Charlie Chaplin and the Anti-Christ have in common? They're all backing members of Tenacious D, the self-professed "greatest band in the world," who brought us all down into the pits of hell on Monday night at the Ricoh Coliseum. Love him or hate him, Jack Black (JB) is comedy's "it" boy these days, and along with his sidekick Kyle Gass (Kage), "The D" have developed quite a following since the......

Continue Reading "The D Fall Just Short of The Greatest "

November 27, 2006

It's that time of the year--benefit concert season. There are a number of them coming up in the next few weeks, including The Holiday Jam (Sick Kids), Jason Collett & The Constantines (CARE Canada), and Bedouin Soundclash (Doctors Without Borders/War Child), so if you're in a giving mood, this may be a good way to do it while also catching some great music. Best bets for this week include Tenacious D tonight (love/hate...always entertaining),......

Continue Reading "Live Baby Live - Week of Nov. 27"

November 24, 2006

How unusual! Not a lot of festivals this week. Just the Indie Can Film Festival this weekend, and the Toronto Arab Film Festival starting on Wednesday. Of course, Cinematheque Ontario continues with their exhaustive Roberto Rossellini retrospective and the Toronto premiere of the acclaimed Au-Dela De La Haine (given glowing reviews in both Eye and Now) but our pick of the week has to be tomorrow afternoon’s matinee, Night of the Hunter. Robert Mitchum is......

Continue Reading "Film Friday: Your Pick of Destiny: Free Friday Fu"

October 16, 2006

Compared to the past few weeks, this one's a bit quieter in the live music world, but there are still some decent shows to check out. Of note, Beck brings his two turntables and a mic to the Ricoh Coliseum tonight (too bad about the location), you can get Comfortably Numb (in a few ways, we're sure) at the Opera House or check out the moustachiod Killers at the Kool Haus on Friday, and......

Continue Reading "Live Baby Live - Week of Oct. 16"

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