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By: Curtis Sindrey – Pearle Harbour Walks Into a Bar at Luminato Festival 2026 held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto is a truly captivating experience that blends wit, storytelling, and innovative performance art. From the moment the award-winning drag performance artist stepped into the what’s best described as a cabaret bar meets quirky hunting … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Vocalist, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon continues a landmark year with her new single, “Work To Do”—listen below. “I wrote ‘Work To Do’ about a man who never said sorry, and had a wholeeee lot of work to do on himself,” Avalon shares. Over the weekend, Avalon teased the track during her CMA Fest performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium to a … Continue reading →

Photos by: Alden Bonecutter –  Jimmy Eat World kicked off their Bleed American 25th Anniversary World Tour last night (June 9th) with a sold-out performance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado.

By: Staff – Interpol today announce their new album This Mirror Weighs a Ton, their first in four years and debut for Partisan Records, arriving August 28. Alongside the announcement, the band share the two opening tracks, the title track and “See Out Loud.” Listen below. Produced by Andrew Wyatt (ROSALÍA, Charli xcx) and mixed by David Fridmann (Sleater-Kinney, MGMT), This Mirror … Continue reading →

Photos by: David McDonald –  Ukrainian metalcore Jinjer, who released their newest album, Duél, on February 7th 2025 via Napalm, which followed up their 2021 album, Wallflowers, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (June 7th) with progressive metal band Entheos, who released their newest EP, An End to Everything, on October 25th, 2024, … Continue reading →

Photos by: Darryll Magboo –  Acclaimed singer-songwriter Feist, who released her newest album, Multitudes, on April 14th, 2023 via Fiction Records/Universal Music Canada, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on June 6th as part of Join Together 2026, a free festival in support of the UHN Foundation and the Michael Garron Hospital Foundation, along … Continue reading →

By: Curtis Sindrey – Australian punk rock band Amyl and the Sniffers, who released their newest album, Cartoon Darkness, on October 25th, 2024 via B2B/Virgin, which featured the singles “U Should Not Be Doing That”, “Chewing Gum”, “Big Dreams”, and “Jerkin’”, performed at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto last night (June 4th) with punk rock band L7, … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Following a sold-out acoustic show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden last night, Phoebe Bridgers has revealed details of The Lost Tourfor 2026. Other than the series of surprise pop-up acoustic shows that have wrapped around the country over the last few weeks – beginning in Roswell, New Mexico on May 8th, continuing on … Continue reading →

Photos by: Krysia Caldwell – R&B artist Summer Walker, who released her newest album, Finally Over It, on November 14, 2025 via LVRN/Interscope, performed at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on May 26th. 

By: Curtis Sindrey – Hip-Hop artist Big Boi, who released a collaborate album with Sleepy Brown titled Big Sleepover on December 10th, 2021 via Purple Ribbon, and who is best known as one-half of acclaimed hip-hop duo OutKast, performed at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto last night (May 26th) with Canadian DJ A-Trak, who released his newest … Continue reading →

Photos by: Krysia Caldwell – R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Khalid, who released his newest album, After the Sun Goes Down, on October 10th, 2025 via RCA, which featured the singles “In Plain Sight”, “Out of Body”, “Nah”, performed at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto last night (May 24th) with San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Lauv, who released his newest album, … Continue reading →

By: Curtis Sindrey – Australian indie rock singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, who released her newest album, Creature of Habit, on March 27th, 2026 via Mom + Pop, which featured the singles “Stay in Your Lane”, “Site Unseen”, “Mantis” / “Sugar Plum”, and “One Thing at a Time”, performed at History in Toronto last night (May 22nd) with … Continue reading →

Photos by: Aaron Quintanilla – Hip-hop artist Juvenile, who released his newest album, Boiling Point, on March 27th, 2026 via UTP/DNA Music/Hitmaker Distro, performed at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas last night (May 20th).

Photos by: David McDonald –  Electropop artist Ashnikko, who released her newest album, Smoochies, on October 17, 2025 via Parlophone/Warner, which featured the singles “Itty Bitty”, “Trinkets”, “Sticky Fingers”, “Smoochie Girl”, and “Wet Like”, performed at History in Toronto last night (May 19th) with indie pop artist Royal and The Serpent, who released her debut album, … Continue reading →

Photos by: David McDonald –  UK rock/pop/new wave/jazz/classical artist Joe Jackson, who released his newest album, Hope and Fury, on April 10th, 2026 via earMUSIC, which featured the singles “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea”, “Fabulous People”, and “After All This Time”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on May 14th.

By: Staff – My Chemical Romance have announced  Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition), an expanded reissue of their fourth studio album, out July 10, 2026 via Reprise Records. The collection features remastered versions of the album’s original songs, as well as nine bonus tracks, and reimagined artwork. All bonus tracks are currently unavailable … Continue reading →

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Indie folk singer-songwriter Searows, who released her newest album, Death in the Business of Whaling, on January 23rd, 2026 via Last Recordings On Earth, which featured the singles “Dearly Missed”, “Photograph of a Cyclone”, “Dirt”, “In Violet”, and “Hunter”, and which followed up her 2024 EP, flush, performed at the Danforth Music Hall … Continue reading →

Photos by: David McDonald –  Australian indie folk/rock band The Paper Kites, who released their newest album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, on January 23rd, 2026 via Wonderlick/Sony Australia, which featured the singles “When the Lavender Blooms”, “Every Town”, “Shake Off the Rain”, “Change of the Wind”, and “Morning Gum”, performed at … Continue reading →

By: Staff – the Mountain Goats—John Darnielle, Matt Douglas, and Jon Wurster—announce their 24th full-length album, Days, out August 7th, 2026. To mark the announcement, the band is sharing its driving lead single “Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds.” Stream it below. “This album began life as Grunges, a sequel to Goths, after I made a joke on social … Continue reading →

Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Death metal band Behemoth, who released their newest album, The Shit Ov God, on May 9th 2025 via Nuclear Blast, which featured the singles “The Shit Ov God”, “The Shadow Elite”, and “Sowing Salt”, and which followed up their 2022 album, Opvs Contra Natvram, performed at History in Toronto last night … Continue reading →

Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Australian post-hardcore band The Amity Affliction, who released their newest album, House of Cards, on April 24th, 2026, which featured the singles “House of Cards”, “Bleed”, and “Heaven Sent”, performed at History in Toronto last night (May 10th) with metalcore band August Burns Red, who will release their new album, Season … Continue reading →

Photos by: Darryll Magboo –  Sarah McLachlan performed alongside Toronto’s own internationally acclaimed sing-along duo, Choir! Choir! Choir! on May 6th at Massey Hall in a special event supporting the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. View this post on Instagram

Photos by: Darryll Magboo –  UK pop artist Calum Scott, who released his newest album, Avenoir, on October 10th 2025 via Capitol, which featured the singles “At Your Worst”, “Lighthouse”, “Roots”, “My World”, “God Knows”, “Die for You”, and ” I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Fresh off a pair of Saturday night appearances at Coachella, Interpol return today to announce an expansive North American headline tour set to begin this summer.  The newly announced run starts in late July with stops in 23 cities across North America for some of the band’s biggest shows to date at iconic venues, … Continue reading →

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Hamilton-based garage punk band TV Freaks, who released their newest album, Blue Genie, on October 30th, which followed up their 2020 album, People, performed at the Warehouse Concert Hall in St. Catharines on April 26th with Hamilton-based shoegaze/pop-rock band Slow Reader, who released their newest album, Soft Eviction, on May … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Pop-Punk icons Taking Back Sunday have announced an upcoming fall headline tour featuring special guests Thrice and Saves The Day. The month long run kicks off on September 16th in Nashville, and will make stops in Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Las Vegas, and more. Front man Adam Lazzara shares: “We’ve been planning and preparing for this tour for a … Continue reading →

Death Cab For Cutie Shares New Single “Punching The Flowers” Continue reading →

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – UK art rock band The Last Dinner Party, who released their newest album, From the Pyre, on October 17th, 2025 via Island, which featured the singles “This Is the Killer Speaking”, “The Scythe”, “Second Best”, and “Count the Ways”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night (April 23rd) with … Continue reading →