#SPOTTED: lovelytheband IN TORONTO AT VELVET UNDERGROUND
Success has happened quickly for lovelytheband. The Los Angeles Trio formed a couple years back meeting at a club and less than two years later, they find themselves atop the charts with their breakout hit in Broken. The catchy Pop tune simultaneously has found success on Alternative radio and to promote their debut Disc Finding It Hard to Smile, they just have embarked on a 30-city Tour beginning in Toronto last night at a sold-out Velvet Underground.
lovelytheband are: Mitchy Collins ...
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#INTERVIEW: BRIAN HENSON ON “THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS”
Puppeteer Jim Henson and his creations have left an indelible mark on the world and continue to this day to speak to generations well beyond his all too short a time here. You'd be hard-pressed to find a child of Generation X, Y or Z, who hasn't been touched deeply by The Muppets or Sesame Street, firm proof that his legacy still continues on to this day thanks to The Jim Henson Company and his surviving children.
Among them, eldest son Brian Henson is priming the release of his ...
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#SPOTTED: bülow PERFORMS AT ROOTS CANADA’S #SWEATSTYLE LAUNCH
More and more are we letting comfort dictate our style and with Fall/Winter around the corner, the possibilities of layering and combining pieces to achieve that effortless look are infinite. Roots launches their #Sweatstyle campaign, connecting confidence with comfort and some of Toronto's gleaming gems got to celebrate the affair at Roy Thomson Hall tonight.
Ringing-in the occasion was the evening's musical guest, bülow, one of Canada's hottest new emerging acts after dominating our ...
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#SPOTTED: TAYLOR SWIFT IN TORONTO FOR “REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR” AT ROGERS CENTRE
Few Artists understand and know how to execute that connection to their fans like Taylor Swift. Now onto her fifth tour, the acclaimed and influencial 28-year-old Singer/Songwriter touched-down at Toronto's Rogers Centre for two energy-filled nights, August 3-4, 2018. The Stadium tour in support of her 2017 studio disc Reputation, sees her delivering her catalog of hits once again, with an emphasis on that album which dealt with some of her very public personal battles and her perception.
Fans ...
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#SPOTTED: VASEK POSIPISIL IN TORONTO AT ROGERS CUP KICK OFF PARTY
Running Saturday, August 4, 2018 through Sunday, August 12 2018 concurrently in Toronto's Aviva Centre and Montreal's IGA Stadium, Tennis' finest are descending upon Toronto for the 138th edition (for men) and 127th edition (for women) of the Canadian Open, known as Rogers Cup, presented by National Bank. The event will see men competing in the former and women competing at the latter.
Kicking it all off tonight at Toronto's The Rec Room was a festive bash with Tournament Director Karl Hale ...
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#SPOTTED: KEN JEONG, AWKWAFINA + NICO SANTOS IN TORONTO FOR “CRAZY RICH ASIANS”
One of the this summer’s most eagerly-awaited escapes at the Movies is almost before us and in-town today to ring-in the occasion are some of the stars of CRAZY RICH ASIANS!
The Warner Bros. Canada release, adapted from Kevin Kwan’s critically-acclaimed and best-selling Novel of the same name, looks to quench the thirsts of those looking for something juicy. Stars Awkwafina (Ocean’s 8), Ken Jeong (The Hangover Trilogy) and Nico Santos (2 Broke Girls) did the rounds this morning, gracing ...
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#SPOTTED: ADAM PALLY AT THE CANADIAN POOCH PREMIERE FOR “DOG DAYS”
Known best for his work on high-profile TV Series like Happy Endings and The Mindy Project, Adam Pally is back in Toronto. He last visited in 2016 to promote at the CITY Upfront then-new Series, Making History. The improv-trained Funnyman stars in upcoming Romantic-Comedy DOG DAYS as Dax, an aspiring musician tasked with caring for his sister's dog as she prepares to birth twins. While reluctant to do so at first, we see him bond with the dog, find himself and grow closer to his sister ...
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#SPOTTED: SIMON PEGG IN TORONTO FOR “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT”
Toronto rolled-out the Red Carpet for English Funnyman Simon Pegg. The star known best for the Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End) has heightened his profile with prolific roles in the Star Trek and Mission Impossible Franchises.
While Pegg has visited prior for the Toronto International Film Festival, he came to promote Mission Impossible: Fallout, in which he reprises the role of Benji Dunn. He did various outlets including CITY's Breakfast Television, in ...
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#SPOTTED: WYATT OLEFF IN TORONTO FOR “IT: CHAPTER TWO”
15-year-old Wyatt Oleff gained a huge boost in profile with international Box Office success of 2017's IT. He reprises the role of Stanley Uris in upcoming IT: CHAPTER TWO, with his older version played by Andy Bean.
Oleff, who just celebrated his birthday last week, returned from Los Angeles to continue work on the eagerly-awaited 2019 follow-up. Co-Stars Finn Wolfhard who plays Richie and his older version, Bill Hader also returned back from the weekend. Oleff, who also was seen in Guardians ...
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#INTERVIEW: BO BURNHAM ON “EIGHTH GRADE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
“I connect to her personally. This isn’t a story about my daughter. This is a story about me, now, through her.”
This type of observation is not what I thought I would hear from Bo Burnham. Admittedly, my knowledge of the 27-year-old Comedian was limited to his scene stealing role in last summer’s Oscar-nominated The Big Sick. But as I discovered his eclectic and zany stand-up comedy routines and music videos on YouTube (the online arena where ...
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