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Theme and variations: these are the essential elements of jazz. Simple. The vast majority of jazz is one or more musicians establishing a theme – a song, riff or line – and futzing around with it. America’s gift to the arts, jazz started when the descendants of slaves brought sophisticated … Read More
Why is it that Elvis impersonators tend to choose the later Elvis as their model, not the svelte younger one? Perhaps because the heftier incarnation is a slightly easier one to ape. This is not for us to judge, but we will anyway. You can’t deny the global fixation with … Read More
When you hear the words “monthly techno night”, do visions of glow stick waving girlz and furtive e-dealers dance (and dance and dance) through your mind? Allow Tempo, a newish “monthly techno night” at the ever-urban Drake Hotel’s Underground room, to change all that. Since its launch in January, Tempo … Read More
At XYYZ, we never tire of talking about our favourite bars – or drinking in them. And we will go on doing that: we will update you on the mood of the city’s various quarters, area by area. We may never get to them all, but for you, loyal reader, … Read More
Just get over those ideas of fat ladies wearing Conan the Barbarian helmets. Opera is taking a cultural front seat in this town for some very big reasons. And hating to miss any great parties, XYYZ makes it easy for you to become conversant in this seemingly arcane art form. … Read More
