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Photos + Recap: 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

Photos by: Orest Dorosh & Curtis Sindrey – Alessia Cara and Joe Jonas reigned Toronto last night as hosts of the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards, where Canadian DJ collective A Tribe Called Red took home their first ever hardware for Video of the Year (“R.E.D.”) and Best Director (“Stadium Pow Wow”, Kevan Funk). Meanwhile, hometown hip-hop sensation Drake won two … Continue reading →

Photos: Chastity Belt, Sneaks, Pony @ The Great Hall

Photos by: Dan Fischer – Indie Rock band Chastity Belt, who released their third album, I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone, on June 2nd, 2017 via Hardly Art, which followed up their 2015 album, Time to Go Home, performed at the Great Hall in Toronto last night with spoken word artist Sneaks, who released their newest album, It’s a Myth, … Continue reading →

Photos: Imagine Dragons Toronto Pop-Up Shop + Meet And Greet

Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – To celebrate the upcoming release of their third studio album, Evolve, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons held a pop-up shop and fan meet-and-greet in Toronto this afternoon (June 17). The pop-up shop will be open to the general public from Saturday, June 17 (10am to 9pm) to Sunday, June 18 (9am-5pm). … Continue reading →

Photos: The Flatliners, The Dirty Nil, Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs @ Lee’s Palace

Photos by: Alexander Lam –  Toronto-based punk-rock quartet The Flatliners, who released their newest album, Inviting Light, on April 7, 2017 via Rise Records, which followed up their 2016 Nerves EP, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who released their debut full-length album, Higher Power, on February 26th, 2016 via Dine Alone … Continue reading →

Photos: Freddie Gibbs @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Stephan Ordonez –  Hip-Hop artist Freddie Gibbs, who released his third album, You Only Live 2wice, on March 31st, 2017 via Empire, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night.

Review: Etymotic ER-20 XS high-fidelity earplugs

By: Curtis Sindrey – Unless you’re a casual music fan who goes to one concert a year, earplugs are essential to the live music experience. Gone are the days of cheap foam earplugs, and in its place are affordable high-fidelity earplugs. With the new ER20•XS earplugs by Etymotic Research, music fans can experience a concert with remarkably clear sound … Continue reading →

Photos: Sam Hunt, Maren Morris, Chris Janson @ Budweiser Stage

Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri –  Country music singer-songwriter Sam Hunt, who released his debut album, Montevallo, on October 27th, 2014 via MCA Nashville, which featured the singles “Leave the Night On”, “Take Your Time”, “House Party”, “Break Up in a Small Town”, and “Make You Miss Me”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night with country music singer-songwriter Maren Morris, and country music artist … Continue reading →

Photos: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ryan Sheridan @ Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, who released their newest album, 9 Dead Alive, on April 25th, 2014 via Rubyworks, which followed up their 2012 album, Area 52, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Irish rock/pop singer-songwriter Ryan Sheridan, who released his newest album, Here And Now, on August 28th, … Continue reading →

Exclusive Premiere: Stream Quin Galavis’ New Song “We Are Good Here”

By: Staff – Austin, TX songwriter Quin Galavis returns this summer with the followup to 2016’s album-of-the-year topping epic My Life In Steel and Concrete, the more refined yet lyrically weighty, The Battery Line. To celebrate his new album, we have an exclusive premiere of album track “We Are Good Here”, which can be streamed below. Quin Galavis has built a … Continue reading →

Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album “Villains”

By: Staff – Hundreds of epic shows, memory lapses, unexplained injuries, one year-long detour with Iggy Pop and multiple Grammy nominations later, Queens Of The Stone Age re-emerge from the desert newly scarred and somehow strangely prettier with lucky seventh album, Villains, out August 25 on Matador Records. Now available for preorder on deluxe vinyl, standard vinyl, … Continue reading →