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Alterna-Pride: Dancey post-punks The Torrent speak out on gay politics

By Marsha Casselman

After much controversy, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) marched in the Pride parade yesterday, but not all feathers were left unruffled in the gay community, and musicians were a big part of that. »

Peers’ Picks of the Year, Part 2

By Marsha Casselman

Today our Bands to Chase in 2010 series ends with our remaining ‘guest lists’. You can find the first set of lists in Part One. When deciding on Toronto (and area) bands to profile, we solicited advice from promoters, bloggers and everyone else we could think of. It’s hard to put limits on creative... »

T.O. Titans: Bands to Chase in 2010 (Part 1)

By Marsha Casselman

Nostalgia is a wonderful thing, but we’ve got year-end list fatigue. This is a new decade and a fresh slate for the 416, so rather than recounting 2009, we’re looking ahead at local bands likely to make some noise in 2010. But we haven’t done it alone. We’ve enlisted the help of local industry... »

Queercore on the Block

By Marsha Casselman

“This song’s from Silence of the Lambs, when Buffalo Bill looks into the mirror for the first time and sees himself as a woman,” says a glitter-faced, superhero-undies-clad frontman John Caffrey. The drum loop starts and Kids on TV’s cover of Goodbye Horses sways a packed Gladstone Hotel Thursday night. Not your typical dance party.... »