Will Ramos of Lorna Shore performs live at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - Toronto’s Great Canadian Casino Resort got a baptism by fire on October 27 as deathcore juggernauts Lorna Shore tore through the third-last night of their tour with Shadow of Intent and The Black Dahlia Murder. This is the first time I've even attended a show at this venue, let alone covering a show here, and it quickl

Taylor Acorn performs live at All Your Friends Fest. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Jay Broderick - On June 1st, 2024, I headed to Toronto's summer concert amphitheatre Budweiser Stage to cover the Walk Off the Earth Tour for Corus Entertainment . On the bill that night was a pop-punk rocker from Pennsylvania named Taylor Acorn . Three months shy of the singer's debut full length album Survival in Motion being released, her performance on that early summer evening was one

Kataklysm perform live at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario - Toronto’s metal faithful (a number of whom I see at every single show I cover) packed into Lee’s Palace for an Inertia Entertainment presentation of the 2025 'Carnival of Death' Tour. While I lined up awaiting the doors opening, there was still a buzz about the Sacrifice show 10 days prior. With a stacked bill featuring Skeletal Remains, Malevolent Crea

Image generated by AI. By: Michael Drukarsh - Now that the disbelief has somewhat subsided, it’s time to take a moment and reflect on the passing of the original (and in many people's eyes, the only) Space Man, Ace Frehley . One of the four founding members and lead guitarist for Kiss , Ace made his mark on the rock and roll world by having a natural swagger that never felt forced or snobbish. Instead, Ace took to the stage, and to life, with a Bronx attitude that made peop