Broken Social Scene at History - Concert Photos

Broken Social Scene are legends of the Canadian indie music community. They're a supergroup that features musicians from a swath of Canadian bands including Stars and Metric, and many more.

It was twenty years ago that their landmark album You Forgot It In People was released. Many songs from that album have become set list favourites, like "KC Accidental", "Stars And Sons", "Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl" and "Cause = Time". This tour is a celebration of that album anniversary and over the night, we heard the whole album.

We also heard many other BSS favourites, like "7/4 Shoreline", "It's All Gonna Break" and "Ibi Dreams Of Pavement (A Better Day)". The whole setlist is listed out here.

Overall it was a fun, uplifting celebration of a concert. This was my first time getting to hang around and appreciate History. It's a really well designed venue with great sound, lighting and sight lines. 

Status/Non-Status opened up the show. My pics of their set are here.

We've covered BSS a couple of times in the past. Check out pics from Osheaga 2017 and Field Trip 2017. 

Take a listen to "Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl" from You Forgot It In People

and one of my absolute fave BSS tunes "7/4 Shoreline" from their eponymous 2005 album

Status/Non-Status at History - Concert Photos

Status/Non-Status performed at History on Saturday night, warming up the crowd for Broken Social Scene. The band is focused on the musical work of Anishinaabe community worker Adam Sturgeon (Nme’) and his collaborators (fka Whoop-Szo).

They're a hard rocking band with solid tunes and multiple vocalists. Check out "Blown Tire" from Status/Non-Status' latest album Surely Travel below.

Status/Non-Status were opening up for Broken Social Scene. My pics of BSS' set are here.

The Trews at The Danforth Music Hall - Concert Photos

The Trews performed at The Danforth Music Hall on December 3. Their latest release, Wanderer, is out now.

Gord Sinclair and his band opened up the show. Photos of their set are here.

We captured The Trews back in 2016 at The Ex. Those photos are here.

Take a listen to "Enemy" from Wanderer.

Photos by Brad Goldstein

Gord Sinclair at The Danforth Music Hall - Concert Photos

Gord Sinclair performed at The Danforth Music Hall on December 3. His album Taxi Dancers is out now.

Gord and the band were opening up for The Trews. Check out photos of The Trews here.

Here's his rendition of "Get Back Again".

Photos by Brad Goldstein

Stars at The Danforth Music Hall - Concert Photos

This show marks my eighth time officially capturing a Stars show. And I’ve seen them plenty of times as a fan. They have to be one of my all-time favourite bands. Their music resonates deeply with me and I love their spirit. 

Stars shows always have a great sense of community, positivity, and growth; they are life affirming experiences that makes my soul glow. These Christmas-time shows have become a tradition. A tradition that I support wholeheartedly. It's an example of the kind of uplifting experiences that I need in my life to feel whole and right. This show delivered all those feelings, even on a cold, early winter night. 

Their set was a mix of tunes from early classics all the way to their latest release, "Christmas Anyway". Some of the highlights for me were "Reunion", an ode to Etobicoke School of the Arts with "Patterns", "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It", "Changes", "Elevator Love Letter", "Take Me to the Riot", "Dead Hearts", "Your Ex Lover is Dead" (the lyrics "live through this and you won’t look back" hit hard tonight), the main set closer "Ageless Beauty"followed by an encore featuring "No One Is Lost" and, of course, my favourite Christmas song, "Fairytale of New York". The full setlist is here.

Lydia Persaud opened up the show with a set of beautiful songs. My photos of their set are here.

Lots of previous Stars shows are featured on one in ten words. Check out my photos of them at: The Danforth Music Hall in 2021, Supercrawl 2019, The Danforth Music Hall in 2018, in 2016, and in 2015, when they played Nathan Phillips Square during the Pan Am Games and when they played Riot Fest 2014.

Take a listen to "Christmas Anyway"