September 2010
12 posts
Alanna Gurr and Graham Nicholas at Tranzac
This past weekend, there was a new act in town! Alanna Gurr performed for a small but energetic audience at the TRANZAC on Saturday night. Gurr is currently touring to promote her self-named debut album, which is pictured above.
Gurr’s voice is sweet, soft and textured. Her romantic lyrics promise simple utopias and celebrate the possibilities of friendship and community: “Take the...
August 2010
9 posts
Del Barber at Hugh's Room
I can’t get enough of Love Songs for the Last 20, the latest album by Manitoba’s folk wonder, Del Barber. On the advice of my brother, I went to see the artist play at Hugh’s Room this past Thursday night. Embarrassingly, I was late for Barber’s performance and only caught the last two songs of his set; but that was all it took to get me hooked.
It seems fair to say that...
The Good Coffee: Caffe Doria
This post introduces The Good Coffee, a recurring instalment on The Good that celebrates the art of making and enjoying coffee. Toronto is a hot-bed of wonderful indie cafes and it’s our mission to try them all. We’re very discerning coffee snobs, so stick with us.
I’m starting with a personal favourite of mine: Caffe Doria at 1094 Yonge Street (on the corner of Yonge and...
'Reality Check' at Clark and Faria
On view now at Clark and Faria is ‘Reality Check’, a group exhibition that examines the increasingly blurred boundary between reality and fantasy, as well as our insatiable thirst for Andy Warhol’s brand of celebrity. Vancouver based artist Karin Bubaš steals the show with her chalk pastel portraits of stars from MTV’s so-called reality television show, The Hills,...
Luis Jacob at Birch Libralato
On view at Birch Libralato until August 21 is ‘Nota Bene’, which is a summer-filler exhibition that features works by a range of artists on the gallery’s roster. Though the exhibition itself is a hodge-podge of sorts, there is a noteworthy triptych on display called The Extras (1996) by Toronto’s Luis Jacob.
They are painted, monochrome renderings of snapshot portraits. The canvases are...
