Art-filled weekend on Urbanely Urban! Lauren Hall is another local artist making her way into the art world also having her first solo show at Peak Gallery in Toronto. Lauren uses building and packing material to create emblems of the Canadian landscape focusing mostly on mountains and glaciers. With her use of plastics and materials… [Read more…]
April 18, 2010
I had the pleasure of attending the opening of local artist, Patrick Cull’s first solo show at The Peak gallery in Toronto. The show was a month ago, but due to some problems with my SD card, the images have been locked away. It is with apologies that I am so late in showing these.… [Read more…]
February 3, 2010
Whilst sitting in a cafe in Toronto, a dear friend of mine spotted a new exhibit on the walls. Holly Machado’s controversial pieces are up in time for the most horrifying day of the year (Valentine’s Day). This will be opening tomorrow night at 7pm at the NACO Gallery Cafe: Lansdowne and Dundas in Toronto.… [Read more…]
January 27, 2010
After a pretty quick and traffic-less drive to Toronto, we arrive with the most incredible fortune of finding a parking spot on Queen, directly across the street from the venue. A short jaunt and we are finally at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Two Criticisms Before I go on, I have to first express my disappointment… [Read more…]
January 26, 2010
It isn’t everyday that a few friends get together, make a band and you get to follow them from a three-piece acoustic set to being a sponsored group, to adding a drummer who plays a wicked cowbell, to finally playing at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. The Nights Below formed most recently and have been… [Read more…]
November 4, 2009
Trekking down King St., I saw a vehicle that I didn’t readily recognise. It wasn’t peculiar in form, it was indeed a bus. The difference was that it looked like an ultra-modern bus painted in green. My theory of it being a corporate charter (band heading to Elements or The Starlight) was quickly dashed when… [Read more…]
April 19, 2010
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