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Photos: Hozier @ The Fillmore Detroit

Photos by: Jamie Limbright – Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his second album, Wasteland, Baby!, on March 1st, 2019 via Island, performed at the Fillmore in Detroit on May 28th.

Watch King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Insane New Video for “Self-immolate”

By: Staff – Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are on fire… literally. The band has released a wildly heavy new single “Self-Immolate ” alongside an insane video which sees the members of the band burnt alive in a Satanic ritual. It follows in the same vein as their previous John Angus Stewart-directed video for “Planet B” … Continue reading

Photos: Twenty One Pilots, Bear Hands @ Scotiabank Arena

Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Hip-Hop/Indie Rock band Twenty One Pilots, who released their fifth album, Trench, on October 5th, 2018 via Fueled By Ramen, which featured the singles “Jumpsuit”, “Nico and the Niners”, “Levitate”, “My Blood”, and “Chlorine”, performed at in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena on May 28th with indie rock band Bear Hands, who released their newest album, Fake … Continue reading

Riot Fest Announces 15th Anniversary Line-Up

By: Staff – Like a lot of good music, Riot Fest began in a basement, when a rabid fan wanted to connect his favorite bands with like-minded music lovers in Chicago. Fifteen years and 1,500+ bands later, Riot Fest returns to Douglas Park with a stacked array of bands to score the festivities—featuring many friends … Continue reading

Photos: Boston Calling 2019 – Logic, Travis Scott, Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Photos by: Alx Bear –  The third and final day of Boston Calling took place at Harvard University Athletics Complex in Boston on May 26th, and featured performances by Logic, Travis Scott, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and more!

Album Review: Justin Rutledge – “Passages”

By: Kirstin Bews –       Justin Rutledge is back with a new band, but the same ambient and rhythmic textures fill his new album, Passages, that is set for release on May 31st via Outside Music. Many Canadians will remember one of the new band members, Rob Baker, from the Tragically Hip. The friendship … Continue reading

The Bash Announces 2019 Lineup

By: Staff – Legendary punk rock band Rancid has been tapped as headliner to debut The Bash — a brand new music and craft beer festival hitting the U.S. this spring. The Bash launched on May 11 in Phoenix, AZ and includes a total of seven stops in May and June. With a lineup curated by Rancid, all dates of The Bash will feature music from Rancid, Pennywise (excluding … Continue reading

Album Review: Jenn Grant – “Love, Inevitable”

By: Kirstin Bews –     Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant is back with her new album, Love, Inevitable (out May 31st). Hailing from Halifax, Grant wrote the songs from her home city, before flying out to Portland to record with Tucker Martine. This marks a change in her production pattern, as her last four albums were … Continue reading

Photos: CBC Music Festival 2019 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charlotte Cardin, Emmanuel Jal

Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – The 2019 CBC Music Festival took place last night at Echo Beach in Toronto and featured performances by folk-rock singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, who released her newest album, Medicine Songs, on November 10th, 2017 via True North Records, which featured the single “You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)(feat. Tanya Tagaq), Montreal-based … Continue reading

Photos: The Distillers, Starcrawler @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Brendan Albert – Punk Rock band The Distillers, who released their first new song in 15 years titled “Man vs Magnet”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (May 25) with heavy metal band Starcrawler, who released their self-titled debut album on January 19th, 2018 via Rough Trade, which featured the … Continue reading