http://www.spotthegroove.com Toronto's Concert Community Network Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:27:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apologies, but the concert page is under construction.  Tibconcerts (the company I work with to list Toronto shows) is totally revamping their site.. so my SPOT the Groove page is on the list, hopefully coming up soon.  Stay Tuned! -Robb http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/10/concert-page-under-construction/                       Jeffery Straker Bread and Circus, Kensington Market 09.10.08 On a referral from a friend, I mosied down one cool Wednesday evening on September 10 to check out Jeffery Straker, a queer small town prairie boy come singer/songwriter in Toronto.  It was a friendly songwriters circle, with two other musicians sharing the stage.  It ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/09/jeffery-straker-bread-and-circus/ Over the past few years the organizers for UofT Orientation week have consistently delivered on steller Canadian acts to perform at the end of frosh week.  Previous performers include Hidden Cameras, Stars and Metric.  This year they have delivered again.  Although they say you must be a UofT student to ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/08/uoft-orientation-week-concerts-friday-sept-5/ Last week NXNE hit Toronto for another year of indie music and film mostly centered around Queen St. West. For $29 music fans and hipsters can parade from venue to venue, checking out anything from old time favourites, international sounds or local basement bands. From June 12-14, 2008 ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/06/nxne-2008-highlights/       It's days before the 14th annual North by Northeast Music & Film Festival (and Conference) hits Toronto. This Thursday June 12- Saturday 15, 2008 at over 50 venues in downtown Toronto will host over 300 bands from around the world. Sure, it's no SXSE, the mecca for indie ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/06/nxne-2008/ Death Cab for Cutie is on tour promoting their new album, this time with the help of Toronto power house powerpop band STARS.  I was quite disappointed with their Halloween 2006 show with Teo Leo last year, but perhaps it was because it was late on the tail end of ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/06/spot-death-cab-and-stars-olympic-island/ With North By North East Music festival fast approaching, tons of artists will be rummaging through the big smoke in the beginning of June. One such artist by the name of Dan Mangan, a Vancouver BC singer/songwriter has swept likes of CBC Radio 3 ala Podcast Host ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/05/spot-dan-mangan-nxne/ The rising electro-retro-rock duo from down under have come up to take over North America. The Presets have won over Australia with a #1 Aussie album selling out shows across the country. The Syndey-based duo explodes with a blend of dirty house dance to get your heart pumpin' along with ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/05/the-presets-kool-haus-may-30/ There were many Hillside Festival goers who were largely pissed at the lack of weekend passes available for the 2008 Hillside Festival. Stores in Toronto had only a handful (literally) of ticket available, with passes selling out online/telephone in <20 mins. They've got a reason to be mad, since ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/05/hillside-festival-july-26-27-2008/ Announcing our new Toronto concert listing page! Click on the "Concerts" button at the top to see what shows are happening in the city. Check this page often for the latest concerts in the city, feeding from all the major weeklies into one page. You can still add a show if ... http://www.spotthegroove.com/2008/05/new-toronto-concert-page/