Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty years ago, Toronto’s Rheostatics went high-concept with Music Inspired by the Group of Seven, a National Gallery of Canada ...

Having first opened in 1947, Toronto's iconic Horseshoe Tavern is set to celebrate 70 years of live music in the city this year. To mark the occasion, the venue has lined up four nights of ...

With touring fully off the table, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has much more time to hang with Tool, honour musical legends and, most recently, hit the studio with Rheostatics. On Wednesday (August 7), ...

RHEOSTATICS with KEVIN HEARN’S THIN BUCKLE and others at the Horseshoe (370 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, November 8) through November 17. $8.50-$13.50. 416-598-4753. straightforward isn’t a term ...

With the series Applause, Please, The Globe and Mail recognizes the efforts of dedicated citizens and those behind the scenes who make a difference in arts and cultural programs and institutions.

UPPERDATE: Ok, we’re finishing this baby off today. Comments on the last 1/3 of the songs are appended below. UPDATE: Entries for songs 5-8 have now been added to the bottom of this post. Let’s talk ...

RHEOSTATICS with KEVIN HEARN at the Art Gallery Of Ontario (317 Dundas West), Friday to Sunday (September 4-6), 9 pm. $25-$65. ticketfly.com. After their 2012 attempt at a reunion fell apart at the ...

Paul Quarrington was a beloved author and musician who died in 2010. His novel Whale Music was loosely based on the life of Brian Wilson, the eccentric superstar of the Beach Boys. The book won the ...

After 45 years together, the Canadian band Rheostatics decided they needed a new challenge. So they enlisted the help of Rush’s Alex Lifeson, who joined them for four hours as they improvised music ...

The regrouping of the Whale Music band is dead in the water. In a statement posted on the Rheostatics Facebook page, the beloved Canadian alt-rockers announced they had "regretfully" cancelled a ...

Thirty years ago, Toronto's Rheostatics went high-concept with Music Inspired by the Group of Seven, a National Gallery of Canada commission to pay homage to early 20th century Canadian landscape ...

The all-star collective's new album, The Great Lakes Suite, also features Laurie Anderson and the late Gord Downie. By Gary Graff Thirty years ago, Toronto’s Rheostatics went high-concept with Music ...