Gabrielle BossyMar 15, 20204 minCabin Fever: A toolkit to fight the boredom during a possible quarantineWell pretty much every concert on my musical horizon has been cancelled this week and while I totally understand the legitimacy of protec...
Gabrielle BossyMar 8, 20203 minIt's back: The El Mocambo will be lighting up those neon palms once againGreat news for music lovers in Ontario, or dare I say, Canada! The iconic El Mocambo music venue will be lighting up its neon palm tree o...
Gabrielle BossyMar 3, 20204 min5 TV Shows That Made Me Really, Really Love Music (like even more than I already did guys)Recently Ryan and I started re-watching The O.C. from the very first episode of the very first season. Right from the first episode we st...
Gabrielle BossyFeb 16, 20205 minTicketmaster: the soul-sucking force of the music industryTicketmaster. Likely when you read that name, it ignites some sort of reaction in you. Is it negative? Most likely. Maybe you've bought t...
Gabrielle BossyFeb 2, 20203 minHow Canadian Concert-goers Find, Discuss and Enjoy Shows in 2020: Facebook's report on the statsThis past Thursday, Facebook released a report outlining how concert-goers are using social platforms (particularly ones owned by Faceboo...
Gabrielle BossyJan 26, 20203 min5 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Travel to See Your Fav BandsAs someone who frequently travels to see my fav bands, I often get questioned on why I would do that. Why go see a band way down in Nashv...
Gabrielle BossyJan 19, 20203 minSongs from Canada: QuebecWell, well, well. . . or as the French would say, bien, bien, bien. Okay, to be honest, I don't think that translation really works. That...
Gabrielle BossyJan 12, 20203 minJagged Little Pill: A seminal piece of rock n' roll historyFor me, the album dropped when I was just four so it’s a little crazy for me to call it an album for my generation but nonetheless I love...
Gabrielle BossyMay 14, 20193 minSongs from Canada: British ColumbiaA few months back I posted a blog of songs all from small-town Ontario. Now I've decided to take that theme cross-country and tackle Bri...
Gabrielle BossyMar 16, 20194 minOntario Venues with Historic Charm: The ghosts of music pastScattered across Ontario like little islands on a lake, a number of historic music venues pack the punch. Nestled in beach towns, big ci...
Gabrielle BossyMar 2, 20193 minHow to Pack for a Week-Long Rock n' Roll Road TripI'm just getting back from a ten-day rock n' roll road trip. Seeing seven shows and ten bands, we drove through 8 states, 1 province and...
Gabrielle BossyJan 4, 20192 min5 Shows to Check out in London, Ontario this January & FebruaryNew year, new me? Nahhhh. More like new year, more of the same me spending half my pay check on concerts! Thankfully though, there are fi...
Gabrielle BossyDec 2, 20184 minTwo's Company: Canadian Two-Pieces I'm Stoked AboutThe two piece: it's been around a long time but seems to have suddenly exploded. In the wake of bands like The White Stripes, two piece ...
Gabrielle BossyOct 12, 20185 minSongs from Small-Town Canada: OntarioAn escape to the cottage, a paddle down a quiet river, dirty hands in a farm field and a hard day's work in a factory- all of these are p...
Gabrielle BossyOct 3, 20181 minForget the beavers and the maple syrupWe're leaving the maple syrup and beavers at the door. Check out the Hippie Historian as we tell the story of Canada's music past, presen...
Gabrielle BossyAug 13, 20181 min7 Ways to Survive on the Rail at a ConcertEver wonder how the same people seem to get up close and personal at every concert? Nervous about being at the front of a crazy crowd? Wa...
Gabrielle BossyAug 11, 20182 minIt started with a stage: The Glorious Sons at Longboat Hall, August 9th 2018It started with a stage and it ended in goose bumps. On Thursday evening, The Glorious Sons invited fan club winners and close friends i...
Gabrielle BossyAug 8, 20182 minNobody Cooler: Gary Clark Jr. at Danforth Music Hall, August 6th 2018There is absolutely nobody cooler than Gary Clark Junior. Slowly gliding across the stage Monday night, GCJ looked at the crowd with a sl...
Gabrielle BossyJul 26, 20182 minExclaim! presents Forge Fest 2018: All the cool kids will be there and you're invited193 years ago when George Tillson stood on the banks of the Otter Creek and began to establish Tillsonburg (then known as Derham Forge) h...
Gabrielle BossyJul 25, 20182 minRad Music in Ontario's Cottage Country: The Glorious Sons, Kee to Bala, July 21st 2018To spend time in Ontario's cottage country is an experience unto itself. The water lapping up gently on the shore, a cool breeze in the ...