Vinyl Unboxing: The Black Crowes’ Shake Your Money Maker 30th Anniversary Box Set
Our own Managing Editor Jason Gorber unboxes The Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker 30th anniversary box set. Turns out it's not too hard to handle at all.
75 Cinematic Love Songs: A Playlist for Valentine’s Day
On this quarantine-y Valentine's Day, take a break from your screen and indulge with our curated playlist of cinematic love songs.
Alive After Death: John Carpenter Drops Stunning New Music Video
Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter drops the stunning animated music video Alive After Death in advance of his upcoming album.
Will Smith Humbled by Rapper Joyner Lucas’ Incredible Video Tribute
Will Smith humbled by Rapper Joyner Lucas' incredible video tribute.
Toronto’s Open Roof Film Festival Announces its 10th Anniversary Lineup
Toronto’s Open Roof Film Festival returns for its 10th year with a lineup that will put smiles on movie-lovers’ faces.
Contest: Win a Kops Records Gift Card for Record Store Day 2019!
That Shelf is offering its readers the chance to win a $50 gift card from Kops Records for Records Store Day 2019!
Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Best of Hollywood Concert
Come out and hear the TSO perform live music from The Wizard of Oz, The Godfather, and Frozen.
Sid Sriram’s Entropy Tour is on Its Way to Toronto and Montreal
Stream Sid Sriram’s Entropy album and listen to a live rendition of Limitless with the SLGV Choir.
#MuteRKelly Movement Scores a Major Victory
Lifetime's six-part Surviving R. Kelly docuseries succeeds where social activists couldn’t.
This is What the Pokemon Theme Sounds Like as a Cool Jazz Standard
You'll want to request this amazing cover the next time you wander down to your local speakeasy.
April Monthly Music
2011 is finally working up to something stronger this month; are we all in agreement that these first few months have been kind of slow in terms of music? Or maybe we’re just impatient. Anyways, while we’ve surely had some musical finds each month, April has definitely kicked it up a notch. In just the first week, Toronto will be visited by acclaimed international acts such as The Joy Formidable, The Raveonettes, Foster the People, The Mountain Goats, Nat Baldwin (of the Dirty Projectors), Cut Copy and Toro Y Moi.
Canadian Music Week 2011: Free Events Preview
Every year, Canadian Music Week takes over Toronto, letting 800 bands take over 55 different venues over five nights. It’s really fun chaos. This year’s fest starts on Wednesday, March 9th. So as you’re unlikely to go buy a $75 wristband at this point, it’s in Dork Shelf’s best and wonderfully cheap interests to tell you about the great, free portions of the festival.
From Far and Wide New Music Challenge
There’s a new reality show in Canada that doesn’t involve crazy club-hoppers, people who think they can host a proper dinner party (but really can’t) or those who think they can be the next Canadian Idol. What it does have are indie musicians trying to catch their big break from the industry professionals who get to travel across the country searching for new talent.
February Monthly Music
As this year starts to get steady on its legs, we'll all need to find some new strength as well. This month’s picks will do just that for you – all of these acts radiate confidence and are really starting to come into their own. Let’s take a note from their songbook and get going!
January Monthly Music
We’ve all dabbled in the business of New Years’ resolutions, yes? Whether we keep them, kibosh them or disregard them entirely, they’re still there somehow. Did you make any this year? Mine were to learn how to play my new ukulele and to get to know many more local bands. If you share that last one with me, then this month’s column should be a treat for you as I help point us both in the right direction. Here are five Toronto (or GTA) bands who are ready to make that splash in the snow (shh, I know you’re thinking ‘slush’ right now, but snow is just more nice!).
