The Horseshoe Tavern
St. Patrick’s Day Toronto Events
March 15th, 2022 by Trish CasslingSt. Patrick’s Day is almost here. Are you Irish? Do you have a cute “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirt hoping to get out? It’s that awesome, rambunctious time of year again. A time when we all remember our Irish great-great-grandmother or a distant Irish cousin from the Emerald Isle. It’s that time when the rivers […]
Joshua’s Live Music Memories (part 5): The Horseshoe Tavern
February 2nd, 2021 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingI’ve been fortunate to have a lot of fun nights and to see a lot of fun music at The Horseshoe Tavern over the years. And as we wait for live music to return in a safe, healthy, awesome manner, I’ve found myself looking back on some of my favourite nights and memories. In this […]
Brett Kissel & Live Nation Announce 2020 Toronto Country Megaticket Lineup
February 5th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe official Budweiser Stage 2020 Country Megaticket lineup was revealed Tuesday night in Toronto, with some big names announced for the summer concert season. Country fans gathered at The Horseshoe Tavern on Queen Street West at the invite of Live Nation for the announcement and a live performance from Canadian country star, Brett Kissel. Doors […]
Trish’s 10 Favourite Photos of 2019
December 11th, 2019 by Trish CasslingShooting photos is my favourite part of my work. I didn’t get out as much this year, but it was still hard to narrow down my choices to just ten. There are lots of portraits shots in year’s group. Here are my ten favourite photos for 2019. *Photos listed chronologically CMAO Songwriters in the Round […]
F. Scott and The Nighthawks at The Horseshoe Tavern
July 11th, 2019 by Trish CasslingOn Tuesday night, F. Scott and The Nighthawks brought their sweet and dirty rock show to The Horseshoe Tavern. It can be a tough ask getting people out on a Tuesday night, but there were plenty of butts in the seats, and there were even some up on the dance floor for the early 9:00 […]
Forgiveness of a Dangerous Heart: Joey Landreth Live at The Horseshoe Tavern
October 17th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayJoey Landreth rolled into Toronto on Tuesday night and filled The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern with fans eager to see him do what he does. The Winnipeg roots rocker brought his Forgiveness Tour to the city to the delight of the gathered audience. Everyone in the room knew what they were in for, and there was […]
Goodnight, Sunrise Live at The Horseshoe Tavern
March 2nd, 2018 by Joshua MurrayToronto’s indie-rock-and-roll-super-fun-dance-party band, Goodnight, Sunrise came to The Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday night for a live music party. On the bill with The Honeyrunners, Dead Projectionists, and Jessica Speziale, GNSR looked eager to play for the local crowd on the legendary stage. In fact, the band looked festival season ready with their gold leaf accents […]
Gimme Time: Last Bullet Ends the Rock & Roll Dream
February 12th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayIt’s not easy being the band that loads into the bar to play a set of loud rock and roll for 12 people. And it’s even harder to keep doing it for a decade. At some point things have to move in one direction or the other. Either there’s going to be a breakout hit, […]
Rise Over Run: Crown Lands at The Horseshoe Tavern
January 30th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayOn Saturday night, at a sold out Horseshoe Tavern, Crown Lands played their first show of 2018… and the duo started the new year the way the last one ended, rocking! While the show was recognized as the farewell gig for Toronto rockers, Last Bullet, it should also be remembered as another step on Crown […]
One Last Night: Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips
January 29th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe legendary Horseshoe Tavern has been hosting sold out Saturday nights for 70 years, and on a late January weekend they did it again with Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips hitting the stage in front of happy, hot, sweaty Toronto rock and roll fans. There’s something special about live music […]
Horseshoe Holiday Bash: Jane’s Party, The Kents, and Caren
December 20th, 2017 by Joshua Murray‘Tis the season for holiday parties, and at The Horseshoe Tavern on Tuesday night we enjoyed a Holiday Bash with Jane’s Party, The Kents, and Caren. From the jump it was clear that Toronto was in the spirit of the season, with live music fans covering the checkerboard floor, and jamming along with the action […]
Happy 70th Birthday Horseshoe Tavern!
December 10th, 2017 by thereviewsareinPhotos by Trish Cassling As Toronto’s historic and legendary Horseshoe Tavern celebrates its 70th birthday with a series of concerts this December, we’re looking back at some of our favourite shows over the last few years. We’ve been fortunate to see big names and up-and-comers take the stage at Queen Street West’s most iconic music […]
5 Quick Questions with Caren: Holiday Edition, Horseshoe Tavern Ticket Contest and Baked Brie Recipe
December 8th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayThe holidays are coming fast, and no matter what you celebrate and who you celebrate with, it’s time to start getting festive! To help get you going, Caren has teamed up with us for a holiday edition round of 5 Quick Questions, shared a recipe we can’t wait to try – and she’s helping us […]
Summer Ontario Fun Tour: The Lazys Hit The Road!
June 12th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayIf you believe that rock and roll should be played hard, fast, and loud… we’ve got a prescription for The Lazys that we think you should fill immediately during the Summer Ontario Fun Tour. And if you’re in Ontario, your chance is coming quick to see these five Aussie rockandrollers get on stage, sweat, sing, […]
CMW 2017: Joshua’s 3 Don’t Miss Shows ft. The Honest Heart Collective, The Beaches, High Valley
March 5th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayCanadian Music Week 2017 is coming faster than you might be ready for… and that’s freaking exciting. It means there’s a week of music coming that will mix what you know, what you don’t know, what you already love and what you’re going to fall in love with. And to get you started with your […]
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