Blast Toronto

Been neglecting the bsky. Sorry folks...

Just got back yesterday from #Gussapolooza2025 and what an experience. Check out our website soon for some articles and photos.

The James Clark Institute takes off at the Pilot - Blast Toronto The Pilot has opened up a new room to enjoy something else besides Jazz. When you go upstairs the music is representative for the mature crowd with fresh music. If […]

Thank you Joe Taylor at @blasttoronto.com for the roaring review of last Saturday's show at The Pilot.
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One of my favourites from Smoking in Bed’s performance at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto shot for @blasttoronto.com #torontomusicscene

Our current WordPress and Bsky integration/workflow is less than optimal.

Anyone recommend a good autoposter for WordPress to Bluesky?

The James Clarke Institute- Under the Lampshade - Blast Toronto This could be a very short review; this is an album of pure pop fun for adults. James Clarke keeps the 80’s pop sound alive well into the 21st century. […]

Thank you @blasttoronto.com for the great review of "Under The Lampshade" the latest album from @thejci.bsky.social blasttoronto.com/the-james-cl...

Congrats!

Cinematic Synthwave with HarlowBardot – "You Sleep" - Blast Toronto Lawrence reviews the new single "You Sleep," from up and coming electropop duo HarlowBardot. - Blast Toronto

you don't know the half of it – we just posted a full review of the single

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Cinematic Synthwave with HarlowBardot – "You Sleep" - Blast Toronto Lawrence reviews the new single "You Sleep," from up and coming electropop duo HarlowBardot. - Blast Toronto

Check out our review by @semicolonproductions.art of @harlowbardot.bsky.social's new single "You Sleep", out now on Bandcamp and streaming platforms!

#TorontoMusic #Synthpop #80s #Synthwave #Retrowave #electropop

You Sleep YouTube video by HarlowBardot

HarlowBardot returns with their new single and video You Sleep, a hauntingly cinematic synth-pop track about reinventing, escape, and the emotional afterglow if toxic endings...
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Elephants and Stars - Blast Toronto 3 worthwhile bands to rock out to this weekend Elephants and Stars Gene Champagne The Desposed Tickets at the door

Thanks @blasttoronto.com for the support of the @elephantsandstars.bsky.social show this Friday night at The Bovine in Toronto with Gene Champagne and The Deposed. blasttoronto.com/event/elepha...

Persistency and Passion: local musician Harkness featured in CBC Documentary - Blast Toronto April 13th—Toronto. Earlier this month, I was invited to an event that epitomizes why Toronto’s music scene thrives in its hidden corners. At the Monarch Tavern, local enigma Harkness—a psychedelic-po...

Hey! We've got a new article up on local Toronto musician Harkness and his steadfast persistence in pursuing his musical vision. We also covered the new documentary about him (now streaming on @cbcgem.bsky.social).

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#Toronto #TorontoMusic #psychedlic #LocalMusic

Going to the day job be like: time to play all the songs I can't at work

So here for trancesky

I'd follow that feed

Following up on this. They just banned a Canadian trans musician from getting a visa to tour the US.

They're straight up banning trans people from entering the US.

www.stereogum.com/2303977/bell...

I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever

Was looking for music-related labelers for bsky and this was the only one I could find. It says its for video game music but has so many options for musicians and music-adjacent audio roles.

Check it out: @labeler.ivgorchestra.com

This week I am featuring Toronto indie band Madfolk and their 2024 single Washed Out. This track is well crafted with great riffs, awesome lyrics and a killer bass line. Be sure to check them out wherever you stream your music.

#torontomusic
#torontomusicscene

Lion in the Wall Stream Lion in the Wall by Ryan Wayne on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

Psychedelic folk music from Ryan Wayne, a Toronto-based musician. This is dreamy and spiritual. It transports you to your personal depths.
- Jojo

If you have spotify you should check out this Toronto Songwriter's playlist. There's some great local artists in this playlist that we've covered before, like Päter and Alexa Artzy, as well as legends like Gordon Lightfoot.

Photograph of Paris Paloma in concert, at The Opera House, Toronto, March 13th, 2025. The singer is pictured holding a microphone, bathed in a red glow.

Incredible concert from Paris Paloma at The Opera House, Toronto last night. Empowering and cathartic.

#ParisPaloma #livemusic #concert #photography

Toronto Musicians:

Do you use a Rehearsal Place to practice? If you do, which place do you use?

#musicSky #toronto #localmusic

Our Next Gig We're back in the city! We had a great time our first time out at Smokeshow BBQ & Brew so we decided to make it a quarterly thing! So join us for some pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration! It should be a...

My next gig...

#LiveMusic #CoverBand #Toronto #Ontario #Gig #Show

These look great! What band was this?

Textile Museum of Canada Shop Textile Museum of Canada Shop

To help out one of our local museums, The Textile Museum of Canada has a shop, and due to Covid and building repair, they could use a boost

shop.textilemuseum.ca

#shopcanadian
#buycanadian
#canada
#textiles
#fabric
#museum
#toronto
#education

#Toronto, what place in your neighbourhood has great live music?

"Gin = Palace" by Sturm Group. Alt Oldies Sat Feb 22 with Mara on WTUL Vibin' with Some Old Rekkids (or Nuggets from Past Decades). Each of the 5 DJs plays their own brand of "alt oldies," including old prog, post-punk, psychedelia, garage, underground rock n' soul, ind...

My Toronto postpunk band Sturm Group on the air this Saturday evening in New Orleans on WTUL New Orleans 91.5 FM with "Gin=Palace" from Sturm Group GRIND (Amok Records 1989)
#postpunk #postpunkmusic #torontomusic #postpunkbands #analog

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"Canada's reggae roots run deep, and Jamaica-born/Halifax-based JUNO nominee Jah'Mila will be celebrating the genre alongside 40 students from Sistema Toronto for a performance at the York Woods Library Theatre on March 7."
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📰 Read the full story at Exclaim!: shorturl.at/rk3hl
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#TorontoMusic

Immersive audio residency 2025 @ Laidi Palace Residency, Latvia. Welcome

Call for applications from local and international contemporary music composers, sound artists, producers, sound designers, instrumentalists, vocalists, rappers, and other professional or student sound creators from various genres and musical aesthetics
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If you're an artist, musician, or business in Toronto, give us a follow and we'll follow back. 😎

Now more than ever, we need to support local #Canadian arts and culture. Toronto is a world-class city with a world-class music scene.

#TorontoMusic