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Photos: Dua Lipa, Ro Ransom @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Katrina Lat –  UK synthpop/R&B singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, who is expected to release her self-titled debut album on June 2nd, which will feature the singles “New Love”, “Be the One”, “Last Dance”, “Hotter than Hell”, and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)”, and which will feature production by Zedd, Verse Simmonds (Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony), among others, performed at the Mod … Continue reading

Photos: Ghostface Killah, The People North West @ Rickshaw Theatre

Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Rapper Ghostface Killah, who is best known as a member of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and who released his newest album, Twelve Reasons to Die II, on July 10th, 2015 via Linear Labs, which featured guest appearances from Raekwon, RZA, Scarub, Vince Staples, Lyrics Born, Chino XL and Bilal, performed at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver last night with hip-hop group The People North … Continue reading

Franz Ferdinand Announces 2017 North American Tour

By: Staff – Franz Ferdinand have revealed plans for a rare North American tour, which is their first US tour in three years when they played in support of their critically acclaimed fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. The band will perform in several cities across the U.S including Nashville, Louisville, New York City and Los Angeles … Continue reading

Photos: Billy Talent, Monster Truck @ Air Canada Centre

Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Juno Award-winning punk rock quartet Billy Talent, who released their fifth album, Afraid of Heights, on July 29th, 2016 via Warner Music Canada, which followed up their 2012 album, Dead Silence, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with Juno Award-winning Hamilton-based hard rock band Monster Truck, who released their second album, Sittin’ Heavy, … Continue reading

Photos: The Joy Formidable @ Lincoln Hall

Photos by: Kris Cortes – Welsh indie rock band The Joy Formidable, who released their third album, Hitch, on March 25th, 2015 via Caroline, which was recorded in lead singer Ritzy Bryan’s childhood home in Wales, and which featured the single “The Last Thing On My Mind”, performed at Lincoln Hall in Chicago last night.  

Photos: Dorothy @ Mercury Lounge

Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Hard Rock band Dorothy, who released their debut album, Rockisdead, on June 24th, 2016 via Roc Nation, which featured the singles “After Midnight”, “Wicked Ones”, “Gun in My Hand”, “Bang Bang Bang”, “Missile”, and “Raise Hell”, performed at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on February 26th.

Alexisonfire to play five Canadian Shows this June

By: Staff – Alexisonfire has announced a limited engagement of five Canadian performances this June. The reunited group will come together to perform four shows in June at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall – including a June 18th All Ages show and three 19+ shows presented by Budweiser’s Discover What’s Brewing series – as well as a special appearance at Montebello Rockfest. Although … Continue reading

Slayer, Lamb of God, Behemoth Announce 2017 Summer Tour

By: Staff – There are many perilous ways one can spend time off – Volcano-boarding down Cerro Negro, Nicaragua’s active volcano, or maybe bungee jumping from a helicopter over the bubbling crater of Chile’s Villarrica.  How about a visit to Sao Paulo’s Snake Island, home of some 4000 golden lancehead vipers whose venom can melt human flesh, or shark diving … Continue reading

CBC Music Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – The CBC Music Festival today announced its return to Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 27th. Celebrating its fifth year, the festival will proudly showcase an all-Canadian lineup featuring co-headliners Serena Ryder and Walk Off The Earth. The day promises many more talented acts including Keys N Krates, Ruth B, Scott Helman, Bobby Bazini, Austra, BROS, William Prince, … Continue reading

Photos: Waterparks, Too Close To Touch, Incase We Crash @ Hard Luck Bar

Photos by: Chloe Thomson –  Houston, Texas-based pop-punk band Waterparks, who released their debut album, Double Dare, on November 4th, 2016 via Equal Vision, which was co-produced by Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, and which featured the singles “Stupid for You”, “Hawaii (Stay Awake)”, and “Royal”, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night with Kentucky-based post-hardcore band Too Close … Continue reading