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The Buzz Also Waltzes: Nov. 22-28

Posted by admin in  The Buzz  on  November 22, 2011

PERFORMANCES
Classic Albums Live, The Band: The Last Waltz (Friday): If you haven’t yet had the chance to see a Classic Albums Live show, what a fantastic time to start! Classic Albums Live presents albums, “note-for-note, cut-for-cut” live, each show with a fantastic hand-crafted band for that recording. This Friday brings to Massey Hall an aural re-creation of The Band’s epic concert recording (and film) masterpiece, The Last Waltz, on the evening of the original event’s 35th anniversary.

Justin Rutledge (Friday): We’re delighted that one Justin Rutledge will appear on the Glenn Gould Studio stage this Friday night and you should be too: his latest album, The Early Widows, was produced by Hawksley Workman and one of the tracks was co-written by canonized Can-lit icon Michael Ondaatje. For a complete Justin Rutledge-themed evening, check out CBC Radio 3 to try your hand at Mr. Rutledge’s Pear and Gorgonzola Linguine recipe. Saturday Saints start the night as Special Guests – you can check out their MySpace page here.

Women’s Blues Revue (Saturday): This weekend also brings to Massey Hall the Toronto Blues Society’s 25th annual Women’s Blues Revue. As usual, the performers on the bill are top notch – this year the show features Shakura S’Aida, Suzie Vinnick, Kat Danser, Ada Lee, Emma-Lee, and Treasa Levasseur. The Women’s Blues Revue Band backs the evening and includes, among other talented folk, Brandi Disterheft, who also performs solo at Glenn Gould Studio this February. Can’t wait until Saturday? Watch Ada Lee discuss why she is looking forward to the event, here – and check the live recording from last year’s event over on CBC Concerts on Demand.

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Sting, Joan Baez, Sarah Slean, Noel Gallagher in The Buzz: Nov. 1-7

Posted by Stefania Paterak in  The Buzz  on  November 1, 2011

One of the very cool things about being in the Halls’ Programming Department is a constant immersion in music and this week is definitely no exception: it’s the annual CAPACOA (Canadian Arts Presenting Association) conference and this year, it takes place in Toronto. Later this week, we have the opportunity to see all sorts of good stuff on stage and the reason I am telling you this is because some of these events are open to the public so you too can check out some really special showcases and concerts. This Friday, at the intimate Glenn Gould Studio, you can partake in For a Living Planet – featuring 54.40, Jully Black, and Hawksley Workman with net proceeds from the tickets going to the WWF. On Saturday at Glenn Gould Studio, Jazz Festivals Canada presents curated a showcase called Urban Jazz Landscape, which features three bands from across the country: Kyle Brenders Quartet, Parc X Trio, and Gordon Grdina Trio (and as you well know by now, Jazz performed at Glenn Gould Studio is pretty fantastic). Saturday also brings you the opportunity to check out Sarah Slean in concert over at the Winter Garden Theatre (check out the video embedded above to see Sarah recording her new album Land & Sea with producer, Joel Plaskett).

PERFORMANCES
Sting: Back to Bass (Tonight-Tuesday and Wednesday): Sting hits Massey Hall for two nights in a tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his solo career. Sting recently played in Washington DC to a fantastic review from the Washington Post so we’re pretty excited to see him here in the t-dot. From the Washington Post: “His voice shows no signs of aging, either. He stretched out the vocal cords whenever he asked his backup quintet to travel back to his vintage Police blotter: “Demolition Man” and “Next to You” were harder, faster and louder than ever. “Every Breath You Take,” a piece of pop brilliance released in 1983, has aged as invisibly as its singer.”

Joan Baez (Wednesday): It is indeed a week of legends at the Halls and Joan Baez is certainly no exception. She toured and performed with Bob Dylan (some say to this day no one could harmonize with him like she could), performed at Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, and helped establish Amnesty International (to name just a few significant milestones). Her music, beautiful and moving, is just one of the ways she strives to make a difference and we can’t wait to hear her live at Roy Thomson Hall this Wednesday at 9pm.

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The Buzz: Aug 3-9

Posted by Stefania Paterak in  The Buzz  on  August 3, 2010

WEB WATCH

Sometimes, musical collaborations are obvious – while I’ll admit I didn’t think of it first (shocking I know,) the Ben Folds/Nick Hornby collab I mentioned last week is brilliant in its simplicity. This week, I report that former Secretary of State (and classically trained pianist) Condoleezza Rice and current (and everlasting) Queen of Soul recently performed together in Philadelphia in an effort to raise funds “for urban children and awareness for music and the arts.” You can check out some video here.

This week in Arcade Fire news, TODAY IS THE DAY!!! The Suburbs, Arcade Fire’s highly anticipated album, hits shelves in Canada and the US today for your listening pleasure. The word on the street (and by that, I mean, of course, the word on Twitter,) is that the album is pretty spectacular. Mind-blowing new album not enough? Stand by to check out Arcade Fire’s Madison Square Garden play live-streamed and directed by none other than Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Brazil, 12 Monkeys) this Thursday, August 5 at 10p.m. ET.

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What Is Your Favourite Massey Hall Moment?

Posted by Caroline Hall in  The Scene  on  April 23, 2010

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Some of you have lasting memories from concerts that went down in history. Some of them, likely from shows at Massey Hall. From Neil Young in 1971 to Bob Dylan in 1980 or, and boy I wish I was there for this one, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and The Quintet in 1953. Whether you’ve seen Gordon Lightfoot or Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison or Bob Marley…We’ve seen concerts we loved, that left us wanting more and even those that didn’t quite live up to our expectations. The good, the bad, the memorable and the forgettable…if you’ve been in those red velvet seats, there’s a good chance you have your own Massey memories. I’ve seen many shows at Massey Hall and there are certainly a lot of moments that stand out for me. But right here, right now, November 28th, 2008 takes the cake.

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The Buzz: April 20 – 26

Posted by Stefania Paterak in  The Buzz  on  April 20, 2010

cFergusonPERFORMANCES

Craig Ferguson (two shows on Friday): It’s a late-night television love-in this Spring starting with Craig Ferguson’s double bill on Friday night (and then we’ll see Conan O’Brien in May. See Web Watch, below). Toronto’s pretty excited to have funny-man Ferguson in town – read all about Ferguson’s climb to the top of the Late-Night Ladder in this feature article in The Toronto Star .

Sibelius Festival (Wednesday and Thursday) : The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Sibelius Festival concludes with two concerts of “the three towering final works.” CBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting the full festival in the week of April 29 on Tempo, and this program on May 2 at 11 a.m. Also, check out Stephen McGrath’s thoughts on why Sibelius is not that different from Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett. CONTINUE READING >

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The Buzz: Feb 9-15

Posted by Stefania Paterak in  The Buzz  on  February 9, 2010

JUST ANNOUNCED
There’s a lot to love about the multi-talented comedian Craig Ferguson, particularly, his sincere, uncensored (and hilarious) commentary on pop culture, social issues and ‘Why everything sucks.’

Toronto fans will also love that he is spending an evening at Massey Hall on April 23. Tickets for this must see event go on sale this Saturday Feb 13 at noon. If you can’t wait until Saturday to get tickets, you have two options to take advantage of – Friends First members can purchase tickets starting Feb 10 at 10 AM and American Express Cardholders can purchase tickets with their credit cards, starting Thursday Feb 11 at 10 AM

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Ta-da! Enter Matt Andersen show number two. If you can’t make it to his first show at Glenn Gould Studio on February 27, or if just one show won’t quench your thirst for exceptional soulful bluesy live music, pick up a ticket for the March 8 gig starting Thursday at 11am. CONTINUE READING >

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Treasure Hunt

Posted by Stefania Paterak in  The Stage  on  November 25, 2009

songquest2Were you listening to CBC Radio 2 yesterday afternoon?

No?

Why ever not?

The Great Canadian Song Quest debuted at 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon show Drive, introducing a new set of Canada-themed songs into our collective musical landscape. The concept is this: Radio 2 listeners were invited to select, through a nomination and voting process, some of their favourite places throughout Canada, and some singer-songwriters to create timeless classics about those places. One locale – sometimes as specific as the Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield, Quebec) and sometimes as broad and large as Algonquin Park (Ontario) – was selected from each of the provinces and territories, and matched with one of the nominated artists, who was asked to write, record, and perform a soon to be epic tune about it. CONTINUE READING >

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