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NEXT’s Winter Live Music Preview

Can't-miss shows happening this winter

What’s on stage in Toronto theatres this winter

Don't miss these top theatre picks this December

Comet on the Horizon

The Canadian premiere of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 has been a long time in the making.

NEXT’s Winter 2023 Movies, Festivals and Streaming Guide

What to watch as 2023 comes to an end

NEXT’s Toronto Winter Food Guide 2023

Toronto's top cosy spots for cuffin' season

NEXT’s Winter 2023 Dance Season Preview

Finish up 2023 with a true cornucopia of dance offerings

Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things

Screens

Review: Stylish twist on Frankenstein fixates on weird

Emma Stone goes all in as “Poor Things” monster

Damien Atkins in Here Lies Henry (Photo by Dahlia Katz)

Stage

‘Here Lies Henry’ at Factory razzle-dazzles you into introspection

Lies, cheeky existentialism and the occasional cigarette

Montreal's NOBRO — Sarah Dion (left), Karolane Carbonneau, Kathryn McCaughey, Lisandre Bourdages

Music

NOBRO defiantly ask listeners to join the rally cry to Set Your Pussy Free

Montreal modern punks take cues from Fergie and Beyoncé on their debut album

Karl Ang in Monster (Photo by Dahlia Katz)

Stage

Review: Stare ‘Monster’ in the eye at Factory Theatre

Daniel MacIvor classics still resonate

Album Reviews

Montreal's NOBRO — Sarah Dion (left), Karolane Carbonneau, Kathryn McCaughey, Lisandre Bourdages

NOBRO defiantly ask listeners to join the rally cry to Set Your Pussy Free

Montreal modern punks take cues from Fergie and Beyoncé on their debut album

By: Karen K. Tran

Terra Lightfoot

Terra Lightfoot: Road warrior gets help from The Hammer

Sizzling guitar player, soulful singer inspired by family, friends and [...]

By: Michael Hollett

Live Reviews

Dave Gahan (Photo by Von Valdez)

Depeche Mode stick with successful formula at arena return

From disco to industrial after-hours, synth-masters deliver club night vibe

Victoria Monét

Victoria Monét Delivers an Unmissable Experience at Sold-Out History

At this highly anticipated show, Monét gives Toronto everything it wanted and more

Drake performing at

A Blur to Remember at OVO Arena

Elation and excess at homegrown superstar’s triumphant return

Wu-Tang Clan performing at Glastonbury in 2019 (Photo by Simon Crompton-Reid)

Wu-Tang Clan host hip hop block party

Special guests and stellar lineup share stage at all-star celebration

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30-Second Album Reviews

Terra Lightfoot

Healing Power

Metric

Formentera II

The Rural Alberta Advantage

The Rise & The Fall

boygenius

the rest

Aphrose

Roses

TV & Movies

The Gilded Age

Milli Vanilli

Next Goal Wins

For All Mankind

Trolls Band Together

Priscilla

The Marvels

Quiz Lady

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Next Events

What Else is NEXT

Roy Woods, performing at History Wed., Dec. 13

Music NEXT’s Winter Live Music Preview

Ben Sanders (Louis) and Allister MacDonald (Prior) in a scene from Tony Kushner's Angels in America (Photo by Nathan Nash, Buddies in Bad Times)

Stage What’s on stage in Toronto theatres this winter

Jani Lauzon in Prophecy Fog (Photo by Dahlia Katz)

Stage ‘Prophecy Fog’ returns

Nour Hadidi (Photo by Sarah Hassanein)

Stage Rising stand-up comedy star Nour Hadidi is always authentic on stage

Hailey Gillis (Photo by Colton Curtis)

Stage Comet on the Horizon

Richard Thomas (“Atticus Finch”) and Melanie Moore (“Scout Finch”). (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)

Stage Review: The grand scale of Mirvish’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is entrancing