Tag: Toronto

I love attending the open mic at the Function Bar in Toronto. Every time I get there with my camera bag on my back, the host Greg shakes my hand and asks right away if I'd like to back up the next act on drums. I'm always grateful for the offer, and I always [...]

Another great night at Function Bar in Toronto. The open mic here on Tuesdays and Sundays is really fun, as the host Greg encourages everyone to participate in open jams and sometimes back up artists for their performances. I love playing drums for folks, having never heard their songs. And taking snaps of the performers [...]

It's a fun time hanging out at the Function Bar in Toronto. Lately I've been getting to know the regulars there, and I love being able to snap great photos of them and share them with the performers. This is, when I'm not drumming on stage. [...]

Jessica Stuart is a talented artist, guitarist, and Koto player who actively supports the Toronto music community. She recently started hosting a bi-weekly open mic at the Rose and Crown, providing a new stage for local artists.I had the pleasure of performing there with my bandmate Adi and my friend The Great Infinite, on my [...]

As part of the band Beige Shelter, we often share a stage with other awesome artists and bands. On May 30 at the Supermarket, organizer A-Minor invited us to share a night of indie folk and rock with Edward Sayers, Just Amsterdam, and The Willow Shade. I had my camera in tow, shot some pics [...]

I heard about the awesome Kensington Unplugged series of shows where songwriters perform in the round, Nashville-style. One of my favourite artists, Alex Whorms was performing and I decided to attend that night with my camera in tow. I shared the photos I took with the artists and booked some of them on our songwriting [...]

Canadian Music Week is always a great time to see artists you're already a fan of, and discover some new talent. On this night, I went to see my friend Arianna Mae perform with her band, and got the pleasure of catching Alex Whorms as well. This was certainly a night of great talent, and [...]

I went to a live music show featuring Toronto-based rocker Marlon Chaplin (check out his stuff, he's great) at the Piston in Toronto. I had my new Panasonic Lumix G85 camera in tow to try out, and used my Zoom H2N recorder to take a signal from the room mixer and capture the room sound, [...]

One year ago, a van mounted the sidewalk in North York on a sunny spring day and plowed through over 25 people, killing 10. The driver was quickly arrested, and the community came together in solidarity to express our collective grief over the incident. During the van attack, I was working from home with a [...]