'Where'd the night go?' documentary looks at Toronto's vanishing live music venues

Thanks to explosivegrowth in Toronto's real estate market, early 2017 saw a number of the city's live music venues shut down in rapid succession. It'spromptedfears of a "homogeneous" Toronto culture and a cityscape composed entirely of "condos and restaurants."

"Where'd the night go?" is a Radio-Canada documentary that goes behind the scenes with Toronto's DIY venue operators, musicians, DJs and promoters that fuel the city's music scene and asks what can be done to keep it healthy and vibrant.

Read more here:Shuttered music venues raise fears of 'homogeneous' Toronto culture

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Documentary: Where'd the night go?

7 years ago

Duration 13:10

A spate of venue closures in early 2017 sent shockwaves through Toronto's music community and raised fears that the city will become nothing but condos and restaurants.