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Monday Mixtape - 2404: January 29 - February 11

It’s a new month, so he we are with a brand new mixtape! elbow – Lovers’ Leap (Polydor/GEFFEN)UK critical darlings elbow have announced the upcoming March 22nd release of their tenth studio album, AUDIO VERTIGO. The first single Lovers’ Leap marks a shift into a more rhythmically driven sound than we’ve heard thus far from the band. If this new sound catches your ear, of if you’re an elbow…

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Monday Mixtape - 2402: January 1 - 14

1st Monday Mixtape of 2024, featuring new tracks from @thelemontwigs, @sprintsmusic, @ducksltdband, @kulashaker, @thepissedjeans, @k_crutchfield, @thesmiletheband, @SWiiMSMusic1, @torreyband and more...

And here we are! I present the first Monday Mixtape of 2024 New Order – Bizarre Love TriangleI truly wish I had some news here, but I just chose this song since it was the song playing at midnight when the clock struck 12, and so starts 2024. The Lemon Twigs – My Golden Years (Captured Tracks)Picking up where they left off in 2023 with the release of their 2023 LP Everything Harmony, The Lemon…

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Monday Mixtape - 2401: Top 20 "missed" songs of 2023

Well here it is, the first post of 2024 – the first in a new series that I’ll be calling the Monday Mixtape. As more and more new music gets released, it’s been tough to stay on top of everything I’ve enjoyed. That’s why every day this year I’m going to try to choose a “song of the day” and every two weeks I’ll be presenting those songs as seen below – in mixtape format. Some songs will be newly…

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2023 in review - Part 5: Favourite songs (10-1)

And just like that, here we are. My top 10 songs of 2023. If this is the first post you’re seeing, and are curious about the rest of my top 75, you can find them at the links below.75-5150-3130-11 Now, the top 10.10. Dua Lipa – HoudiniNot going to lie, I’ve probably heard them, but couldn’t single out a single Dua Lipa song if I was listening to the radio. That said, being created in…

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2023 in review - Part 4: Favourite songs (30-11)

For those just stumbling upon tunesinto just now, welcome! For the past few days I’ve been posting about my favourites of 2023. It started at the beginning of the week with my top 10 concerts of the year, followed by the first 25 songs of my top 75 (75-51) and the next 20 (50-31). Today, we enter my Top 30. 30. Debby Friday – So Hard to Tell 29. Black Belt Eagle Scout – Blue 28. Yves Tumor –…

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2023 in review - Part 3: Favourite songs (50-31)

Yesterday, I posted the first 25 songs of my top 75 songs of 2023. To see what’s made the list so far, take a look here. Below, I present the next 20 songs 50. IDLES & LCD Soundsystem – Dancer 49. Daughter – Swim Back 48. Kelela – On the Run 47. Cut Worms – Take it and Smile 46. Ducks Ltd. – The Main Thing 45. Parannoul – Arrival (도착) 44. MJ Lenderman – Rudolph 43. Jason Isbell and the…

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2023 in review - Part 2: Favourite songs (75-51)

Continuing where I left off with my favourite concerts of 2023, I now present the first part of my favourite songs of 2023. Over the next few days I’ll be counting down my top 75 tracks released in the year 2023. 75. Day Wave – As You Are 74. Dweller – Leave this Home (feat Field Guide, Georgia Harmer & Kris Ulrich)73. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE – human debenture72. Caroline Rose – Miami71. Pastel –…

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2023 in review - Part 1: Concerts

As is a custom of mine, I would generally post some sort of year in review, either on Facebook, Twitter (X), or Instagram, but I think moving forward I’m going to revive this website as a way to chronicle what I’m listening to/enjoying at any given time. Overall, I’d say that 2023 was a good year for new music. To start off, I’m going to take this post to chronicle some of the live acts that I…

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40

When thinking of what to do for my 40th birthday earlier this year, I thought “Why not take a trip to Chicago?” It’ had been nine years since my first visit there in 2011, and I really enjoyed what I saw of the city (when I wasn’t melting under the sun at Pitchfork Festival). I thought it would be a great way to do something fun, while not making a big deal of it.

With what has happened over the…

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In an effort to sort through and clean up my storage space, I’ve decided to cull through photo sets, trash the completely unusable photos and post a bunch online from shows I have shot in the past. There will be no specific order to this, or designated day for these posts, it’ll just be something I do when I have some spare time.

First up, is Daft Punk from the Alive 2007 tour.

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007

Photos: Daft Punk @ Arrow Hall. August 5, 2007. In an effort to sort through and clean up my storage space, I've decided to cull through photo sets, trash the completely unusable photos and post a bunch online from shows I have shot in the past.

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Photos: Cass McCombs w/ Sam Evian @ The Horseshoe Tavern. Mar. 11, 2019.

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to photograph Cass McCombs & Sam Evian at The Horseshoe Tavern. The photos were posted last week at Live in Limbo, so give photo a link to see the respective sets.

Cass McCombs @ The Horseshoe Tavern. Click to see more photos at Live in Limbo

  Sam Evian @ The Horseshoe Tavern. Click to see more photos at Live in Limbo

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2019 – Week 8 Playlist: All the Stars

New #TunesinTO weekly Playlist up, featuring songs by @theantlers, @stereolabgroop, @sleepertweeting, @chromatics, @twinpeaksdudes + more

https://open.spotify.com/user/1222478307/playlist/5KXoTN6ELzrAszyftKcWP7?si=ie7ZyVaKQ4mZ5AefjRH9Yg

Autumn 2009 was a busy time for me, and it was a time that saw me start the original version of Tunes in TO. Though the site launched in October that year, I spent much of September building up content to start the site with. One of the very first shows I shot for the site was when The Antlersplayed

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#TBT - Hollerado @ Osheaga 2013

#TBT - @Hollerado at @Osheaga 2013

Hollerado @ Osheaga 2013. Shot for QRO. Click image to see full set, as well as other bands from that year.

It’s been twelve years since Holleradoplayed their first shows, which seems a bit short because I feel like they’ve been around forever. I’ve seen them at least 10-15 times, in every possible setting. They’ve played opening and headlining club spots, festival sets, random parties, you name…

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2019 – Week 7 Playlist: Motion Sickness

2019 – Week 7 Playlist: Motion Sickness

https://open.spotify.com/user/1222478307/playlist/54yjn9AmDI8eVPu8hylByo?si=Y2_6UCy2QYeNd1X7nyRrWw

Kicking off this new week is Sunflower Bean. If the name rings a bell, it could be that you remember their song “I Was a Fool” was included on my Best of 2018 playlist. It could also be the fact that just last week they were announced as the artist in the very tiny print on a large tour this summer…

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#TBT - Local Natives @ Toronto Urban Roots Festival 2014 It’s been over three years since Local Natives released their last album, Sunlit Youth. However, yesterday they announced a new tour, with a stop here in Toronto.

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Photos: Sharon Van Etten & Nilüfer Yanya @ Danforth Music Hall. Feb. 11, 2019

Photos up! @SharonVanEtten & @NiluferYanya at @DanforthMH. Feb. 11, 2019

Last night I had the chance to photograph Sharon Van Etten and Nilüfer Yanya at The Danforth Music Hall. The photos are now up at QRO Mag. Click each photo to see the respective galleries.

Nilüfer Yanya @ Danforth Music Hall. Click to see gallery at QRO Mag

  Sharon Van Etten @ The Danforth Music Hall. Click to see full gallery @ QRO Mag

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2019 – Week 6 Playlist: Over Your Shoulder

New Tunes in TO playlist now up! Featuring songs by @passionpit, @realbadsounds, @kurtvile & @thesadies, @RollingStones & more

https://open.spotify.com/user/1222478307/playlist/6nCYmvrMEATm5xYqQRAC07?si=YSzjxpTGStuhkLhW-Ae-CQ

Kicking off the week is UK buzz band Bad Sounds. The group released their debut album Get Better this past autumn and are making their first trip to North America, with a stop at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. They’ll also be opening for BROODS, including their stop at The Phoenixon April…