In Photos: 2009 Toronto Music Moments

There’s no shortage of critics with a low opinion of the musical output in 2009 (or for that matter the past decade).

But even if it wasn’t a banner last 12 months for the music industry, there were still plenty of great shows in Toronto this year and I feel fortunate to have been at many of them.

Here are just a few shots from the thousands.

Jan. 16: Malice from The Clipse holds up his chain during an in-store at Livestock.

Feb. 7: Tim Fletcher of The Stills during WinterCity at Nathan Phillips Square.

Feb. 21: Machetes guitarist Alana T. Devee plays the Canadian Corps Legion Hall.

Feb. 26: Hollerado’s Menno Versteeg at Sneaky Dee’s during a month-long residency.

Mar. 12: Mother Murder’s Noel Greaves at The Silver Dollar during Canadian Music Fest.

Mar. 14: Young Rival’s Aron D’Elesio (R) and Noah Fralick at El Mo during CMF.


Mar. 30: Duchess Says singer A-Claude mesmerizes the crowd at the El Mo.

Apr. 5: Japanther heats up a Sunday night at Wrongbar.

May 8: Crystal Antlers frontman Jonny Bell screams into the mic at The Horseshoe.

May 17: The Birthday Massacre headlines Playdead Cult’s Viva Los Muertos! at The Mod Club.

May 26: Grand Analog’s Odario Williams is cooled off by a fan at Wrongbar.

Jun. 13: Dead Weather singer Alison Mosshart ignores smoking by-laws at The Horseshoe.

Jun. 17: CKY’s Chad Ginsburg mugs for fans at The Opera House.

Jun. 18: Black Lips’ Cole Alexander (L) and Jared Swilley interact with fans during NXNE.

Jun. 19: Aids Wolf frontwoman Chloe Lum crawls on the floor at Sneaky Dee’s during NXNE.

Jun. 20: GZA rocks the crowd at Yonge-Dundas Square during a free show at NXNE.

Jul. 5: K’Naan stands tall with the mic during Rock The Bells at the Molson Amphitheatre

Aug. 13: Miles Jones and his band release Runaway Jones at The Drake Underground.

Aug. 27: The Cool Kids work the stage at Lee’s Palace.

Aug. 30: Trent Reznor and NIN play a final Canadian date at V-Fest (Molson Amphitheatre).

Sep. 15: Moneen’s Kenny Bridges swings from the rafters at The Horseshoe.



Sep. 19: L.A. noise rockers Health blow out ears at Wrongbar.

Sep. 22: Emily Haines reaches out during Metric’s Mod Club performance at The Verge Awards.

Sep. 29: Jay Reatard brings his garage rock circus to The Reverb.

Oct. 7: Monotonix singer “Levi Elvis” works the crowd into a panic at The Velvet Underground.

Oct. 22: Opopo headlines the first ever Robots////Us at Wrongbar.

Nov. 4: Dan Deacon fans get familiar at The Great Hall.

Nov. 6: Bloodshot Bill shows off his punkabilly prowess at The Steam Whistle Brewery.

Nov. 20: Colin Lichti of Hostage Life rocks Sneaky Dee’s during the band’s last ever show.

Nov. 20: YSP!WSD! Becky Ninkovic sings to a packed house at The Phoenix.

Nov. 23: ECHO Prize winner D-Sisive at Roy Thomson Hall before the 20th SOCAN Awards.

Top photo: Black Lips at Yonge-Dundas Square during NXNE.

Happy 2010.

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aaron.miller@citynews.rogers.com

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