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Toronto's only all-genre music magazine! We're helping build a strong, sound, and vibrant community of lovers and makers of music.

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Blast Toronto @blasttoronto.com · Mar 11
The idea of Blast Toronto started as a joke between Jojo and his friends. With soaring ticket prices, he said he was going to start his own magazine to get into concerts for free. Now look at us! 👍
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Been neglecting the bsky. Sorry folks...

Just got back yesterday from #Gussapolooza2025 and what an experience. Check out our website soon for some articles and photos.
August 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Thank you Joe Taylor at @blasttoronto.com for the roaring review of last Saturday's show at The Pilot.
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The James Clark Institute takes off at the Pilot - Blast Toronto
The Pilot has opened up a new room to enjoy something else besides Jazz. When you go upstairs the music is representative for the mature crowd with fresh music. If […]
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July 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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One of my favourites from Smoking in Bed’s performance at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto shot for @blasttoronto.com #torontomusicscene
May 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Our current WordPress and Bsky integration/workflow is less than optimal.

Anyone recommend a good autoposter for WordPress to Bluesky?
May 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Thank you @blasttoronto.com for the great review of "Under The Lampshade" the latest album from @thejci.bsky.social blasttoronto.com/the-james-cl...
The James Clarke Institute- Under the Lampshade - Blast Toronto
This could be a very short review; this is an album of pure pop fun for adults. James Clarke keeps the 80’s pop sound alive well into the 21st century. […]
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May 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Check out our review by @semicolonproductions.art of @harlowbardot.bsky.social's new single "You Sleep", out now on Bandcamp and streaming platforms!

#TorontoMusic #Synthpop #80s #Synthwave #Retrowave #electropop
Cinematic Synthwave with HarlowBardot – "You Sleep" - Blast Toronto
Lawrence reviews the new single "You Sleep," from up and coming electropop duo HarlowBardot. - Blast Toronto
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April 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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HarlowBardot returns with their new single and video You Sleep, a hauntingly cinematic synth-pop track about reinventing, escape, and the emotional afterglow if toxic endings...
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You Sleep
YouTube video by HarlowBardot
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April 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Thanks @blasttoronto.com for the support of the @elephantsandstars.bsky.social show this Friday night at The Bovine in Toronto with Gene Champagne and The Deposed. blasttoronto.com/event/elepha...
Elephants and Stars - Blast Toronto
3 worthwhile bands to rock out to this weekend Elephants and Stars Gene Champagne The Desposed Tickets at the door
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April 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Hey! We've got a new article up on local Toronto musician Harkness and his steadfast persistence in pursuing his musical vision. We also covered the new documentary about him (now streaming on @cbcgem.bsky.social).

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#Toronto #TorontoMusic #psychedlic #LocalMusic
Persistency and Passion: local musician Harkness featured in CBC Documentary - Blast Toronto
April 13th—Toronto. Earlier this month, I was invited to an event that epitomizes why Toronto’s music scene thrives in its hidden corners. At the Monarch Tavern, local enigma Harkness—a psychedelic-po...
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April 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Going to the day job be like: time to play all the songs I can't at work
April 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Following up on this. They just banned a Canadian trans musician from getting a visa to tour the US.

They're straight up banning trans people from entering the US.

www.stereogum.com/2303977/bell...
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Was looking for music-related labelers for bsky and this was the only one I could find. It says its for video game music but has so many options for musicians and music-adjacent audio roles.

Check it out: @labeler.ivgorchestra.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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This week I am featuring Toronto indie band Madfolk and their 2024 single Washed Out. This track is well crafted with great riffs, awesome lyrics and a killer bass line. Be sure to check them out wherever you stream your music.

#torontomusic
#torontomusicscene
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Psychedelic folk music from Ryan Wayne, a Toronto-based musician. This is dreamy and spiritual. It transports you to your personal depths.
- Jojo
Lion in the Wall
Stream Lion in the Wall by Ryan Wayne on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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March 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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If you have spotify you should check out this Toronto Songwriter's playlist. There's some great local artists in this playlist that we've covered before, like Päter and Alexa Artzy, as well as legends like Gordon Lightfoot.
futurefictions.bsky.social Future Fictions @futurefictions.bsky.social · Mar 15
Hey #Toronto. What’s with your audience stage gap?! Close that shit up. Get close and give your local bands some love. Start by finding your new local legend. The Toronto Songwriters Playlist is updated again and ready for your ears. Spread the love.

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Playlist · Chris Eakins · 231 items · 62 saves
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March 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Incredible concert from Paris Paloma at The Opera House, Toronto last night. Empowering and cathartic.

#ParisPaloma #livemusic #concert #photography
Photograph of Paris Paloma in concert, at The Opera House, Toronto, March 13th, 2025. The singer is pictured holding a microphone, bathed in a red glow.
March 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Toronto Musicians:

Do you use a Rehearsal Place to practice? If you do, which place do you use?

#musicSky #toronto #localmusic
March 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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My next gig...

#LiveMusic #CoverBand #Toronto #Ontario #Gig #Show
Our Next Gig
We're back in the city! We had a great time our first time out at Smokeshow BBQ & Brew so we decided to make it a quarterly thing! So join us for some pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration! It should be a...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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To help out one of our local museums, The Textile Museum of Canada has a shop, and due to Covid and building repair, they could use a boost

shop.textilemuseum.ca

#shopcanadian
#buycanadian
#canada
#textiles
#fabric
#museum
#toronto
#education
Textile Museum of Canada Shop
Textile Museum of Canada Shop
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March 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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#Toronto, what place in your neighbourhood has great live music?
March 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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My Toronto postpunk band Sturm Group on the air this Saturday evening in New Orleans on WTUL New Orleans 91.5 FM with "Gin=Palace" from Sturm Group GRIND (Amok Records 1989)
#postpunk #postpunkmusic #torontomusic #postpunkbands #analog

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"Gin = Palace" by Sturm Group. Alt Oldies Sat Feb 22 with Mara on WTUL
Vibin' with Some Old Rekkids (or Nuggets from Past Decades). Each of the 5 DJs plays their own brand of "alt oldies," including old prog, post-punk, psychedelia, garage, underground rock n' soul, ind...
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February 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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"Canada's reggae roots run deep, and Jamaica-born/Halifax-based JUNO nominee Jah'Mila will be celebrating the genre alongside 40 students from Sistema Toronto for a performance at the York Woods Library Theatre on March 7."
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📰 Read the full story at Exclaim!: shorturl.at/rk3hl
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February 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Call for applications from local and international contemporary music composers, sound artists, producers, sound designers, instrumentalists, vocalists, rappers, and other professional or student sound creators from various genres and musical aesthetics
dda.lv/opencall2025...
Immersive audio residency 2025 @ Laidi Palace Residency, Latvia.
Welcome
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March 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM