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Dwayne Gretzky Announces 2018 New Year’s Eve Bash

By: Staff – Live music phenomenon Dwayne Gretzky is seeing out 2017 and kicking off the start of a new Toronto tradition with The Infinity Ball, a massive New Year’s Eve bash at The Enercare Centre. In addition to three genre and decade spanning true-to-artist cover sets with an impressive lineup of surprise guests, revelers will … Continue reading →

Photos: Goldlink, J.I.D. @ Mod Club

Photos by: Anton Mak – Hip-Hop artist Goldlink, who released his debut album, At What Cost, on March 24th, 2017 via RCA, which featured the singles “Crew”, and “Meditation”, and guest appearances from Wale, Shy Glizzy, Steve Lacy, Jazmine Sullivan, Kaytranada, Mýa, Ciscero, Kokayi, Hare Squead, Radiant Children, April George and Lil Dude, performed at the Mod Club … Continue reading →

Photos: Contact Music Festival 2017 – Armin Van Buuren, Carnage, Tchami

Photos by: Ryan Deasley – The second and final night of the 2017 Contact Music Festival took place on December 27th at BC Place in Vancouver, which featured performances by DJ EDM DJ/Producer Armin Van Buuren, who released his newest album, Embrace, on October 29th, 2015 via Armada, trap DJ/Producer Carnage, who released a collaborative EP with … Continue reading →

Interview: Dave Porter Talks “The Disaster Artist”, Working With James Franco, & Dealing With Creative Block

By: Lucy Sky – With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau — an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable — into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. Based on Greg Sestero’s best-selling tell-all … Continue reading →

Photos: Contact Music Festival 2017 – Marshmello, Adventure Club, Rezz

Photos by: Ryan Deasley – The first night of the 2017 Contact Music Festival took place on December 26th at BC Place in Vancouver, which featured performances by house music DJ/Producer Marshmello, who has remixed songs by artists like Calvin Harris, Zedd, Ariana Grande, Avicii, Justin Bieber, and Adele, Montreal-based EDM duo Adventure Club, Niagara Falls-based EDM DJ/Producer Rezz, whose influences … Continue reading →

Photos: Serena Ryder, Reuben And The Dark @ Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Nicole De Khors –  JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based folk-rocker Serena Ryder, who released her newest album, Utopia, on May 26th, 2017 via Universal Music Canada, which featured the singles “Got Your Number”, and “Electric Love”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Dec. 21) with Toronto-based indie folk band Reuben and the Dark, who released … Continue reading →

Photos: Dallas Smith, Andrew Hyatt @ Commodore Ballroom

Photos by: Kristina Kimlickova – Country Music singer-songwriter Dallas Smith, who released his third solo album, Side Effects, on September 2nd, 2016 via 604, which featured the singles “Kids with Cars”, “One Little Kiss”, “Autograph”, “Side Effects”, “Sky Stays This Blue”, and “Sleepin’ Around”, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night with country music singer-songwriter Andrew Hyatt, who released his … Continue reading →

Photos: Hey Rosetta @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Morgan Harris – St. John’s, Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta, who released their fourth album, Second Sight, on October 21st, 2014 via Sonic Records, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Dec. 17th).

Watch Run The Jewels’ Apocalyptic New Video For “Call Ticketron”

By: Staff – Grammy-nominated group (we couldn’t resist saying it) Run The Jewels have just unveiled a video for “Call Ticketron,” a standout track from their breakthrough album Run The Jewels 3. Directed by Brad Palmer & Brian Palmer of Surround, the clip depicts a sold out show at the Garden in NYC which goes awry when the audience mysteriously disappears. As the guys investigate, matters … Continue reading →

Photos: Austra, Devon Welsh, Ela Minus @ Velvet Underground

Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Toronto-based synthpop band Austra, who released their third album, Future Politics, on January 20th, 2017 via Domino, which featured the singles “Utopia”, “Future Politics”, and “I Love You More than You Love Yourself”, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night (Dec. 14th) with indie rock singer-songwriter Devon Welsh, who is best known … Continue reading →