Queen St. record shop still going strong after 20 years

This record store has witnessed two decades of change and kept right on spinning. The shop's cult appeal includes a healthy and ever-changing selection of LPs (one that's grown even stronger in recent years, thanks to the recent vinyl boom), seldom-seen rarities, and tickets for the city's most-anticipated shows.

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Is Bonnaroo coming to Toronto?

It's not even officially January 2015, and the stress of summer music festival overload is already creeping in thanks to an announcement by Bonnaroo Festival's Ashley Capps and AC Entertainment regarding expansion plans that include our notorious Music City.

According to Indie88, Boots & Hearts promoters Republic Live will be involved with the sprawling new fest called HomeAway, which sounds more like an AirB&B competitor than a live music event.

While the fest has been touted as being a GTA ordeal, rumours are it will land in Republic Live-tied Burl's Creek, which is close to Barrie. Still, that's not far to go for a camp-out style festival, and ties to Bonnaroo likely mean a worth-the-drive lineup: 2014 in Tennessee saw bookings of Kanye West, Elton John, Frank Ocean, Danny Brown, Nick Cave, A Tribe Called Red, Lauryn Hill, Chromeo, Skrillex, Neutral Milk Hotel, and more. (They also had a tons of overlap with NXNE's 2014 lineup, which could lead to some renewed radius clause-y drama.)

With Toronto's Lollapolooza still a possibility, there's no doubt that if you don't start budgeting for festival tickets starting tomorrow, you're doomed.

Does Toronto need its own Bonnaroo? Let us know in the comments.

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New Year’s Eve

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What's open and closed New Years Day in Toronto 2015

What's open and closed New Years Day in Toronto 2015:

GENERAL

Closed

• Government offices and banks


• Libraries


• No mail delivery

TRANSIT

• The TTC will operate on Sunday service schedule with a start time of 9am.

FOOD

Major chains and grocers like Loblaws, Metro, T&T, Pusateri's, Arz Fine Foods, Bloor Street Market, Galleria Supermarket will be closed with confirmed exceptions listed below:

Open

• Metro (444 Yong St.) - 9am to 6pm


• T&T Woodbine (9255 Woodbine Ave) - 9am to 10pm


• T&T Warden (7070 Warden Ave) - 9am to 10pm


• Whole Foods (85 Avenue Rd.) 10am to 6pm


• Food Depot (155 Dupont St., at Davenport) - open 24 hours


• Rabba Fine Foods (various locations) - open 24 hours


• Bloor Superfresh (384 Bloor St. W). - open 24 hours


• Kitchen Table (10 Queens Quay W.) - 6am to 12am


• Kitchen Table (389 Spadina Rd.) - 10am to 10pm


• Kitchen Table (595 Bay St., at Atrium on Bay) - 8am to 12am


• Kitchen Table (705 King St. W.) - 9am to 12am

DRINK

Open

• Mill St. retail store (21 Tankhouse Ln.) - 11am to 8pm

Closed

• All beer stores and LCBO stores will be closed


• Wine Rack - all locations closed


• Steam Whistle


• Amsterdam Brewhouse and Brewery


• Bellwoods Brewery Bottle Shop

MALLS

Open

• Eaton Centre (220 Yonge St.) - 12pm to 5pm


• Square One Shopping Centre (100 City Centre Dr.) - 11am to 6pm


• Vaughan Mills (1 Bass Pro Mills Dr., Vaughan) - 10am to 7pm


• Pacific Mall (4300 Steeles Ave. East) - 11am to 8pm

Closed

• Dufferin Mall


• Yorkdale


• Sherway Gardens


• Fairview Mall


• Scarborough Town Centre


• Bayview Village

ATTRACTIONS

Open

• Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W.) - 10am to 4pm


• The Ontario Science Centre (770 Don Mills Rd.) - 10am to 5pm


• The Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen's Park) - 10am to 8:30pm


• Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (288 Bremner Blvd.) - 9am to 11pm


• The Toronto Zoo (2000 Meadowvale Rd.) - 9:30am to 4:30pm


• Movie theatres citywide are open - see show times for details

Did I miss anything? Add it to the comments below.

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