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🇨🇦 Toronto-based music publication since 2011. Concert photography. Reviews. New music. Stopping time, one show at a time⌛️

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There’s a lot you probably don’t know about Beyond The Watch 👀🕰️

For the first time, we’re telling the story of how a little idea that started in 2011 became the independent music publication you see today.

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#TorontoMusic #CanadianMusic #IndependentMusic #MusicJournalism #ConcertPhotography

It started with one guy (@thehourishere), a camera and a love of live music.

Steve photographed his first concert in 2011 with absolutely no idea where it would lead. Fifteen years, thousands of photos and a whole lot of shows later, he’s still in the pit.

So where did the name come from?

A misheard line from a poem by Charles Bukowski eventually became the name of the publication.

Over the years, Beyond The Watch became more than a name. It became a reminder that our time is finite, but our love for music doesn’t have to be. We’re music junkies chasing the feeling that exists somewhere between the first tick and the deadly last tock.

It didn’t stay a one-person operation for long.

Some have come and gone. Some are still here. But Steve holds down the fort as we all ebb and flow with the demands of running something small and independent, while pursuing our own creative passions.

Go follow @thecreativeimbalance and @lambsheadstudio

A lot has changed since 2011.

The way we discover music. The way artists connect with fans. The way music media operates.

But we’re still going to shows. Still taking photos. Still recommending albums. Still discovering bands we can’t stop talking about.

And we still believe independent Canadian music media matters.

So what does Beyond The Watch actually do?

Concert photography. Album reviews. Interviews. Music news. And whatever else we’re interested in.

We’re independent, which means we get to follow the music we care about, and tell the stories we think are worth telling.

Pick up that zine. Hit up the blogs. Check out the photos. Buy more albums. Go to more shows.

And if you want to support independent Canadian music media: Give us a follow 🖤 by @beyondthewatch

ALEXISONFIRE FOREVER 🖤

On a textbook summer night, hometown heroes Alexisonfire returned to Toronto’s @rbcamphitheatre to celebrate 20 years of Crisis.

Holy hell, what a show! 🤘🏻

Here’s a few of our favourite moments from last night. Stay tuned for our full review.

📸: @thehourishere

@dinealonerecords @wademacneil @japaneseacidprison @cityandcolour_official @vortexmoneymaker @ratbeard

#Alexisonfire #Torontoconcerts #musicphotography #ConcertPhotography #LiveMusic by @beyondthewatch

One for the books✋🔺🤚

Quebec’s @anginedepoitrine at @themodclub, night three.

📸: @thehourishere by @beyondthewatch

Fresh off the release of their second album, Autosmile, @ (@at.songs) brought their sound to Toronto, opening the night for This Is Lorelei at @888yonge.

Swipe through some frames from their set, captured by longtime Beyond The Watch contributor Ryan O’Shaugnessy.

Autosmile is out now via @4ad.

📸: @ryn_osh / Beyond The Watch

#Autosmile #TorontoConcerts #ConcertPhotography #MusicPhotography #LiveMusic by @beyondthewatch

This Is Lorelei (@hellothisisnate) brought The Singer in My Band Tour to @888yonge in Toronto, and longtime Beyond The Watch contributor Ryan O’Shaugnessy was there to capture it. Stay tuned for our review of the show.

The Singer in My Band is out now via @matadorrecords.

📸: @ryn_osh / Beyond The Watch

#ThisIsLorelei #TorontoConcerts #ConcertPhotography #MusicPhotography #LiveMusic by @beyondthewatch

Yebba healed my soul 🤍
What a dream it was to photograph this wonderful powerhouse of a woman. 📸🌞

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October 24th 2026
Night 1 of the Jean Tour

@yebbasmith
@historytoronto
For @beyondthewatch by @beyondthewatch

No prompt can recreate the feeling. No algorithm can replace the connection.

LIVE MUSIC FOREVER ♾️🖤

A few moments that remind us why live music will always matter, in order of appearance:

@powertriptx (2017), @slipknot (2015), Orion Music+More Festival (2013), @julytalk (2013), @foofighters (2015), @atthedrivein (2017), @whitelungofficial (2013), @paramore (2013), @cobhc (2013), @billieeilish (2018), @betterloversband (2024), @bloodincantationofficial (2024), @iggypopofficial (2013), @haimtheband (2014), @ussmusic (2014), @metallica (2016), @suicidesilence (2014).

📸: @thehourishere / Beyond The Watch

#ConcertPhotography #LiveMusic #LiveMusicPhotography #humanmade #noai by @beyondthewatch

Three bands. One hell of a night.

The Red Clay Strays, The Revivalists and Haley Reinhart took over RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, and BTW contributor Viet Khanh Huong Nguyen was there to capture it all.

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📸: @amber_nguyen95 / Beyond The Watch

@redclaystrays @therevivalists @haleyreinhart @rbcamphitheatre @livenationon

#TheRedClayStrays #TheRevivalists #HaleyReinhart #TorontoConcerts #ConcertPhotography by @beyondthewatch

THE WATCHLIST: OCTOBER

Here’s 10 shows we think you shouldn’t miss in Toronto this October ft. @interpol @stevelacy @radvxz @themusicofzeus @knockedloosehc @denzelcurryph @mediumbuild @jpegmafia @eccavandal @oldgraig @yebbasmith

Which show do you have tickets to?

#toronto #torontomusic #torontoevents #torontoconcerts #concerts by @beyondthewatch

Whitney 🥀❤️

Time has flown! Ten years of Light Upon The Lake and plenty more memories to be made. Whitney played The Concert Hall in Toronto, and we wouldn’t be caught dead missing this one. The band played tracks from their beloved debut record alongside favourites from throughout their catalogue.

Check out the photos from the show.

📸 @thehourishere / Beyond The Watch

#Whitney #TorontoConcerts #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography #MusicPhotography by @beyondthewatch

Emma Ogier was here 🦅

Hot off co-signs from none other than Dominic Fike and Kevin Abstract, Houston-raised Emma Ogier opened for Whitney on the Toronto stop of the tour at The Concert Hall.

A true rising star, Ogier delivered an imperfectly perfect, deeply intimate set, with stream-of-consciousness stage banter that was equal parts endearing and revealing. Somewhere between the stories and songs, she let the news slip about her upcoming debut studio album, Fly 1111, and gave us a little more incentive to hit the merch table, where burned CDs offered an early preview of what’s to come.

Check out the photos and relive the night.

📸: @thehourishere / Beyond The Watch

#EmmaOgier #TorontoConcerts #LiveMusic #ConcertPhotography #MusicPhotography by @beyondthewatch

⚡️ TORONTO⚡️

The AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up is on today at @steamwhistlebrewing, and if you haven’t made it down yet, this is your last chance.

A few moments from yesterday’s walk through. Iconic AC/DC displays, merch, collectibles, photo ops, loud music and a whole lot of PWR/UP energy.

📍 Steam Whistle Brewing
🕛 12 PM–9 PM
🎟️ FREE ENTRY. ALL AGES.

Go check it out before it’s gone and get your hands on the limited edition Toronto gig poster🤘

📸 @thehourishere

#ACDC #PWRUPTour #ACDCPWRUP #Toronto #TorontoON by @beyondthewatch