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Much announces first performers for 2016 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs

By: Staff – Much announced today the evolution of Canada’s most iconic street level music awards show into The IHEARTRADIO Much Music Video Awards. The rename is the next step in the introduction of iHeartRadio into Canada prior to its official launch later this year. It was also confirmed today that the first group of A-listers descending on Much to … Continue reading →

Photos: X Ambassadors @ House of Blues Chicago

Photos by Callie Craig – New York City-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, who released their debut album, VHS, on June 30th, 2015 via Interscope, which featured the singles “Jungle”, “Renegades”, and “Unsteady”, and which follows up their 2014 EP, The Reason, performed at the House of Blues Chicago last night.

Photos: Generation Axe @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Photos by: Emily Chin – The Generation Axe tour, which features five acclaimed guitar players, including: Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi, stopped into the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver last night.

Photos: The Smith Street Band, Hard Girls, Signals Midwest, Deforesters @ Hard Luck Bar

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Australian punk rock band The Smith Street Band, who released a pair of seven inch singles in 2015 entitled “Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face”, and “I Scare Myself Sometimes”, which follow up their 2014 third album, Throw Me In The River, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last … Continue reading →

Photos: Puscifer @ Sony Centre

Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Los Angeles-based alt rock band Puscifer, which features Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, and who released their third album, Money Shot, on October 30th, 2015, performed at the Sony Centre in Toronto last night.

Letlive announce new album “If I’m The Devil…”

By: Staff – Los Angeles punk band Letlive has announced the release of their fourth studio album entitled If I’m The Devil…, which is set for release on June 10th. The album is the follow up to Letlive’s critically-acclaimed 2013 release, The Blackest Beautiful, and the time spent between that and 2016 are defined by the band’s engagement with the … Continue reading →

Pemberton Music Festival announces 2016 lineup

By: Staff – The Pemberton Music Festival, which is set to take place from July 14-17, has announced its 2016 lineup. Headlining this year’s festival will be acclaimed alt rock band Pearl Jam, who will also be appearing at Bonnaroo this summer. Other announced artists include: J. Cole, Kaskade, Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Wiz Khalifa, Ice … Continue reading →

Photos: The Joy Formidable, Everything Everything @ First Avenue

Photos by: Sam Ungemach – Welsh alt 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 old family home in Wales, and which featured the single “The Last Thing On My Mind”, performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night with UK indie … Continue reading →

Photos: The Oh Hellos, The Collection @ Adelaide Hall

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Texas-based folk rock duo The Oh Hellos, who released their fourth album, Dear Wormwood, in 2015, which followed up both their 2013 Christmas album, The Oh Hellos’ Family Christmas Album, and their 2012 debut full-length album, Through the Deep Dark Valley, on October 30th, 2012, which is best described as a “self-contained concept album” and “for … Continue reading →

Photos: Chairlift, Starchild and the New Romantic @ Lee’s Palace

Photos by: Jaime Espinoza –  Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Chairlift, who released their third album, Moth, on January 22nd, 2016 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Ch-Ching”, and “Romeo”, and which followed up their 2012 album, Something, which serves as the band’s first album since founding member Aaron Pfenning left the band in 2010, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto … Continue reading →