Happy Birthday Linda Thompson!

Raising a glass to Linda Thompson on her day with a beautiful rendition of A Heart Needs A Home from 1975.

A Stone For David Berman @ The Tranzac, Tuesday

Celebrate the life and music of Silver Jews mainman David Berman with Vish Khanna and friends at The Tranzac (292 Brunswick) on Tuesday. 

To celebrate the life, words, and music of David Berman, Vish Khanna is hosting a tribute event at The Tranzac Club's Main Hall on Tuesday (August 27), the night he was to perform in Toronto with Purple Mountains.

A Stone For David Berman will include performances of Berman's poems and songs by members of Toronto's arts scene including Lightning Dust, Kritty Uranowski, Matthew "Doc" Dunn, Ayal Senior, Carl Wilson, Kyle Knapp, Jesse Locke, Mark Grundy, Scott Grundy, Katie Lavoie, Jose Miguel Contreras, Dave Schoonderbeek, Niko Stratis, Halina Katz, Jamez L. Burling, Jonathan Pappo, Kristina Smith, Patrick Grant, Ted Gudlat, James Lindsay, Meghan Harrison, Nick McKinlay, Akash Bansal, Melissa Vincent, Fan Wu and Helen Spitzer with more to be announced. All proceeds will be donated to Workman Arts, Over The Bridge, and the Artists' Health Alliance. Watch Hiss Golden Messenger and Bill Callahan perform Silver Jews' songs followed by Vish Khanna's Kreative Kontrol podcast episode on David Berman from August 14.

All ages welcome.
Doors open at 8PM with performances to follow.
$10 or PWYC with no one turned away for lack of funds.
Advance tickets are available right here.

Flying Lotus, Brandon Coleman, Salami Rose Joe Louis, PBDY @ Danforth Music Hall, Sunday

Check out the animated clip for "More" feat. Anderson .Paak and "Fire Is Coming" with David Lynch,

One For The Weekend: Het

Here's "Kejje Nagaan" a swank Nederbeat groover from Het.

Eleni Mandell, Lily Frost @ The Drake Hotel, September 15

Get tickets for Eleni Mandell's much-anticipated Toronto return right here. Watch the video for "Ghost Of A Girl" by Beck co-hort Steve Hanft. 

Eleni Mandell's fab new Wake Up Again album is out now on Yep Roc. 

Watch Billy Childish in Hamburg, 1992

Here's some fine footage of Billy Childish in Hamburg back in 1992 followed by a clip from his latest album Last Punk Standing. 

Metallica guitarist showcases his amazing horror film posters at the ROM

Since the 80s, Kirk Hammett has been collecting the stunning artwork from the golden age of horror and sci-fi films.

These are just a few of the rare original posters on display as part of It's Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the collection of Kirk Hammett.