Toronto Independent Escorts’s 118-year old Great Hall
could be a memorable setting for the occasional
concert, even if you couldn’t hear the music. Bands were undermined by the venue’s sub-par sound and lighting,
while promoters were faced with capacity regulations resulting
from the bring-your-own-liquor-licence policy. Ironically, it took a
Montrealer to transform what might be Toronto Independent Escorts’s most beautiful
venue into an all-purpose centre for the arts, opening this weekend.