Rock 'n Roll Animal

06/22/2026

Hey, you busy July 23? Then come to this wicked lineup at Parkdale Hall to raise money for PARC. Hear some great bands and support your community!

We are hosting a benefit for PARC, on July 23rd, with 9 MILLION, S.H.I.T., SIYAHKAL, DUCHESS, DIATRIBE and DJ MEG REMY.

PARC, the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre, has been a force in Parkdale for approaching 50 years. They have spent those years providing support for people facing mental health and substance use challenges, homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity. They provide two hot meals a day, housing support, employment support and, most importantly, community.

PARC are literal neighbors of many of the people playing this show.

All proceeds from this event will be going to PARC - to support their initiatives and to continue their good fight. Beyond the proceeds (and the reason this is happening in Parkdale) this is meant as a true show of support, by the community for the community. There are more of us, than there are of them. This is a great way to prove it, with numbers.

Tickets are on sale now. The fine folks at Dice have waived ticketing fees for us on this one. You will only pay the mandatory tax + credit card processing. There are $30 tickets, $20 tickets for students, and a $60 pay-it-forward ticket that will allow a member of PARC to attend free of charge.

We hope to see you there.
https://link.dice.fm/Oc2ac8da8100

06/22/2026

What do you get when you mix former members of Husker Du, Social D and Soul Asylum? A fu***ng great punk trio called Ultrabomb. They're at the Shoe on August 8 and tix are just $17.50. Now that's a proper punk show!

🚨JUST ANNOUNCED🚨 the punk rock trio is crashing into the Horseshoe Tavern on August 8th for their Look Forward in Anger tour!

The band's pedigree is legendary with Greg Norton of Husker Du, Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum and Derek O' Brien ex Social Distortion & Agent Orange!

🎟🎟🎟 Get your tickets while you can at HorseshoeTavern.com

06/10/2026

Boy Harsher with Slash Need at the Danforth on Sept 30

06/10/2026

Stained Productions is back with another dark dance party at Ground Control for the early bats. Get your dance on and then grab dinner nearby. Or stick around for Panic. Or both!

Stained Productions presents
Dance 'til Dusk

Saturday, July 25th
5pm to 9pm
Ground Control Lounge
1279 Queen St. W.

$10 at the door – 19+

Join us in the lounge at Ground Control for an early evening dance party with DJ Greg Clow playing a selection of new wave, synthpop, goth, industrial, post-punk and more, plus whatever fun requests you might have.

Enjoy dancing & socializing with friends and having a drink or two from the bar, and then grab a late dinner, head home for a quiet night, or stick around at Ground Control for Panic with DJ Lazarus.

Toronto sunset image ©Ross Rheaume, used with permission.

06/09/2026

Lorde at All Things Go

06/09/2026

Wet Leg at All Things Go

06/03/2026

Sneak's needs us, all of us, to fight yet another greedy developer who wants to tear it down to build more sh*tty condos that no one can afford.

Go to https://savesneakydees.com/ and use the templates to email your city councillor, MPP, the Premier's office and more. City council votes on July 8.

And don't just email them once. Do it weekly, at least.

05/29/2026

New music fest in Toronto's West End, from Sept 24-26. I see a few names I want to check out, chief among them Pale Blue Eyes.

Second Summer is a brand-new music festival in Toronto’s West End — built by music people, for music people. In a time when algorithms decide what we hear, we’re bringing music discovery back to real life. No scrolls, no hype, just great artists doing what they do best.

05/29/2026

Gorgeous new song from Kristin Hersh. Still hoping and praying for a Canadian date someday.

Following on from 2023’s Clear Pond Road, Kristin Hersh returns wit...