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By: Staff – Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new video for “Blacktop”. Watch it below. “‘Blacktop’ stuck out to me early on, the demo was very stripped down instrumentally and emotionally. It was a step towards what radical closeness feels like after a long separation,” Karen O explains. “Each record has one of these … Continue reading →

Photos by: Ben Shillabeer – Synthpop artist Lights, who released her newest album, Pep, on April 1st, 2022 via Fueled By Ramen, which featured the singles “Prodigal Daughter”, “Real Thing”, “Salt and Vinegar”, “In My Head”, and “Okay Okay”, and which followed up her 2017 album, Skin & Earth, performed at Midway in Edmonton last night with Canadian drag queen … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Toronto-based synthpop band FEATURETTE is back with their brand new single “Cocaine”, which can be streamed below. FEATURETTE is a late night snack of gritty earporn with hooks you can sink your teeth into. Think Flume meets NIN with a little Billie sprinkled in there. Female fronted by Lexie Jay (Vox) and … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Joey Stylez’s new video for “Finally” feat. Lancelot Knight, the Cree hip hop artist curated a new Spotify playlist to help kick off your 2023 the right way. Joji – “Glimpse of Us” I’m guilty of enjoying me a melancholy track every now and then, and this … Continue reading →

Photos by: Joanna Glezakos –  Photos by: Kirsten Sonntag – The JUNO Awards held a press conference at the CBC building in Toronto on January 31st to announce its 2023 nominees; the winners being announced in Edmonton, Alberta at The JUNO Opening Night Awards on Saturday, March 11 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Monday, March 13. Several … Continue reading →

By: Staff – The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards were announced today. This year’s winners will be unveiled in Edmonton, Alberta at The JUNO Opening Night Awards on Saturday, March 11 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Monday, March 13, broadcasting live on CBC. It was also revealed today that three more of … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper have announced the 2023 Freaks on Parade Tour. Following a very successful run last summer, Rob Zombie is at it again. This year he joins forces with the “godfather of Shock Rock” Alice Cooper, along with industrial pioneers Ministry and eclectic alternative rock act Filter. The 19-city … Continue reading →

By: Staff – VELD Music Festival is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with the announcement of its stacked 2023 lineup for the three-day event taking place between August 4th and August 6th, 2023. To mark the 10th anniversary milestone, VELD guests will get to experience the festival’s most exciting lineup to date, including a … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of River Town Saint’s new single, “Goodbye Ain’t a Game”, the country-rock band curated a brand new curated Spotify playlist featuring a collection of some of their favourite songs. Stream it below! It’s no secret that River Town Saints have endured more than most bands could handle in … Continue reading →

By: Staff – John Mayer has announced a solo acoustic tour for spring 2023. This trek features solo performances by Mayer, leaning heavily on his acoustic guitar work with performances on piano and electric guitar, in arenas throughout the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off Saturday, March 11th, in Newark, New Jersey, at the … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Experimental Montreal-based rock trio SUUNS share the Ilyse Krivel-directed music video for their new song “Wave.” Watch it below. Engineered by Adrian Popovich at Mountain City Recording Studio in July 2022, “Wave” has evolved over the past year and a half of touring in support of SUUNS’ 2021 album The Witness. “While … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Nickelback announced the upcoming 2023 Get Rollin’ Tour, in support of their 10th studio album, Get Rollin’. The run will hit 38 cities this summer, kicking off on Monday, June 12 in Quebec City, QC at Videotron Centre, with stops across North America in Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Eight-time Grammy-winning artist Beck and Grammy-winning French band Phoenix announced their upcoming co-headline Summer Odyssey tour. The 19-city run kicks off on Tuesday, August 1st in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena, with stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Boston, New York, and more before wrapping up on Sunday, September 10th in … Continue reading →

By: Joanna Roselli – Two-time JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, who released his newest album, Being Somewhere, on October 28th, 2022 via Arts & Crafts, performed at Longboat Hall in Toronto last night (Jan. 19th).

By: Staff – Toronto-based indie rock band Fast Romantics make their return today with their first new music in three years, via new sing-along single, “Outta Love”. The accompanying video was directed and produced by Raven Shields at Cheval Studio. Watch it below.

By: Staff – GRAMMY-nominated country artist Zach Bryan returns to the road in 2023 for the Burn Burn Burn North American tour. Throughout the summer, he will headline l arenas and amphitheaters coast-to-coast along with festival appearances. This run kicks off on May 10 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, and comes to … Continue reading →

By: Staff – City and Colour – acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green – has announced that his new album, The Love Still Held Me Near, will be released on March 31 via Still Records, an imprint of Dine Alone Records. The record is available to pre-order tomorrow at 10am ET HERE. New track … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Following news that they will be performing at this year’s Coachella music festival, Boygenius have announced their return with the release of three singles from their upcoming album, The Record, via Interscope Records: “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue.” The album is due out March 31, 2023 and marks the first … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Today, The National has announced the release of their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, due April 28, 2023 via 4AD. The 11-song album was produced by The National at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. Pre-order … Continue reading →

By: Staff – JUNO Award nominated alternative-pop band Valley kick off the year by announcing their sophomore album Lost In Translation, is set to release on June 23 via Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada. Pre-save/pre-add the album today here. Valley celebrates the announcement with the release of the lead single off the record, “Throwback Tears” today. … Continue reading →

By: Staff – The eighth album by U.S. Girls, the nom de plume of North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist Meg Remy, will be released on February 24, 2023 – Bless This Mess (via Royal Mountain Records). A dynamic suite of dexterous melodies and a nuanced artistic response to the complexities of motherhood, Bless … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Neutral Milk Hotel have announced the release of The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel, a box set out February 24th via Merge, and present the first official release of “Little Birds.” Stream “Little Birds” below and pre-order here. The work has always come together subconsciously for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum, … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Continue as a Guest, the new album from The New Pornographers, is set for release on March 31 via Merge Records—their first for the label. Pre-save/pre-order here. The first single, “Really Really Light,” is out today with an accompanying video directed by Christian Cerezo—watch below. In celebration of the new album, The … Continue reading →

Photos by Diana Thompson – EDM duo Sofi Tukker, who released their newest album, Wet Tennis, on April 29th, 2022 via Ultra Music, performed at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon last night (Jan. 6th).

By: Staff – The Hold Steady have announced the release of their ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, arriving everywhere on March 31, 2023. It will be available digitally as well as on CD, standard black vinyl, translucent green-colored vinyl (band store), metallic gold (indie retail), metallic silver (Vinyl Me, Please), and white (Rough … Continue reading →

By: Curtis Sindrey – Canadian operatic pop group The Tenors, who released their newest album, Christmas Together, on October 13th, 2017 via Universal, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night (Dec. 23rd).

By: Curtis Sindrey – Toronto-based alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies, who released their newest album, Detour de Force, on July 16th, 2021 via Raisin’ Records, which featured the singles “Flip”, “New Disaster”, and “Good Life”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night (Dec. 22nd) with Toronto-based pop-rock band High Flyer, who formed in 2019, and who released their debut … Continue reading →