Handel: SolomonOrchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, John ButtNardus Williams, Helen Charlston, Hugo Hymas, Florian StörtzQueen Elizabeth Hall. 12 October 2025 The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment opened its 40th anniversary season in impressive style with a performance of Handel’s 1748/9 Solomon in London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Described as one of “the most … Continue reading OAE: Solomon| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Il Divo proved once again why they remain one of the world’s premier vocal quartets during their performance at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino and Resort on Oct. 11, delivering an evening of operatic [...] The post Language Barriers Vanish as Il Divo Enchants Niagara Falls Crowd appeared first on 519 Magazine.| 519 Magazine
Detroit’s own Alice Cooper performed to a voracious crowd of metal and classic rock fans for Pine Knob Music Theatre’s closing show of the 2025 concert season. Co-headlining with legendary metal gods Judas Priest, the [...] The post Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Bring Double Punch to Pine Knob’s Final Show of the Season appeared first on 519 Magazine.| 519 Magazine
Caesars Windsor’s Colosseum exploded in spectacle on September 26 as Aqua headlined their biggest Canadian audience of 2025—a show so bright and kinetic it could have powered its own disco planet. Right from the opening [...] The post Windsor Goes Wild as Aqua Delivers Career-Spanning Pop Spectacle appeared first on 519 Magazine.| 519 Magazine
The nostalgia hit like a freight train the moment Korn’s opening riff tore through Canada Life Place on Sept. 22, transporting the sold-out London crowd back to a time when nu-metal ruled the airwaves and [...]| 519 Magazine
Detroit got a turbo-charged reminder of what unapologetic rock spectacle looks like Saturday night, as The Darkness rolled into Saint Andrew’s Hall and turned the historic venue into a sweat-soaked revival tent for glam, grit [...] The post Detroit Shakes as The Darkness Rock Saint Andrew’s Hall appeared first on 519 Magazine.| 519 Magazine
Laus Polyphoniae 2025Ars Antiqua – Ars Nova – Ars SubtiliorPolyphony from the age of cathedral builders (1140-1440)Antwerp, Flanders22 August – 31 August 2025 Laus Polyphoniae is the annual festival organised by AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp), dedicated to the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance era. Since its inception in 1994, the festival has grown to … Continue reading Laus Polyphoniae 2025, Antwerp| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
International Young Artist’s PresentationLaus Polyphoniae 2025AMUZ, Antwerp. 23 August 2025 The annual International Young Artist’s Presentation (IYAP) is a coaching and presentation scheme promoted by AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp) and the Musica Impulscentrum. Its aim is to help promising young musicians “grow into tomorrow’s stars”. Six young early music ensembles are invited to three days of coaching by early music specialists … Continue reading IYAP 2025: Internationa...| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Jerry Seinfeld transformed the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino into a laboratory of laughter on July 25, showcasing exactly why he remains comedy’s most reliable architect of the absurd. The 69-year-old comedian bounded onto the [...]| 519 Magazine
“Weird Al” Yankovic transformed Toronto’s Budweiser Stage into a multimedia comedy carnival Wednesday night (July 9), delivering a performance that redefined what a concert experience could be. The master parodist’s Bigger & Weirder 2025 Tour [...]| 519 Magazine
As the sun sets over Detroit’s iconic skyline, the stage is set for an electrifying night at Caesars Arena, where hip-hop history is ready to unfold. Tonight, the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, the East Coast titans [...]| 519 Magazine
Kelly Hansen, Luis Maldonado and Geordie Brown gave the crowds at Caesars Windsor a night – and a narrative – they’ll be talking about long after the tour buses cross the Ambassador Bridge. This wasn’t [...]| 519 Magazine
Picture this: Motley Crue’s Vince Neil cancels, leaving promoters scrambling and fans grumbling, but sometimes the rock gods smile down with unexpected gifts. Enter Sebastian Bach, swooping in like some leather-clad superhero to save the [...]| 519 Magazine
I’ve always taken pride in discovering artists before they became mainstream – whether it was Rex Orange County before “Sunflower,” Sun Room before their “Outer Banks” tik-tok campaign, $uicideboy$ during their 2015 release of “Kill Yourself part IX: The Soul Seek Saga,” or Wallows in 2018 upon the release of the “Spring” EP. Some might...| The University News
