By: Staff – Two of contemporary rap music’s most undefinable figures, JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown have spent their respective careers confounding expectations and creating some of the most postmodern sounds to ever grace the genre. Their highly anticipated collaborative album SCARING THE HOES lands this Friday, capping off over a year of fervent anticipation from … Continue reading
By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Sam Casey’s new single “Stupid Bitch”, the Toronto-based songstress curated a brand new Spotify playlist. Stream it below and watch the official “Stupid Bitch” music video here. Toronto songstress Sam Casey’s music effortlessly weaves two separate yet overlapping themes together over pop-driven beats and contagious choruses. The powerhouse anthems … Continue reading
Photos by: Jeremy Sobocan – Pop-Punk band The Wonder Years, who released their newest album, The Hum Goes on Forever, on September 23rd, 2022 via The Loneliest Place on Earth/Hopeless, which featured the singles “Oldest Daughter”, “Summer Clothes”, “Wyatt’s Song (Your Name)”, “Low Tide”, and “Old Friends Like Lost Teeth”, performed at History in Toronto last night (March 20th) with emo … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Synthpop artist Betty Who, who released her newest album, Big!, on October 14th, 2022 via BMG, which followed up her 2019 album, Betty, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (March 17th) with Shea Couleé, who won the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2020 … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts (except where noted) – The 2023 JUNO Awards took place last night (March 13th) with host Simu Liu at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The first traveling JUNOS since 2019, the show opened with Calgary native and five-time JUNO Nominee, Tate McRae, with her performance of her pop-punk track “she’s all i wanna be.” Following his … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – JUNO Award-winning punk rock quartet Billy Talent, who released their sixth album, Crisis of Faith, on January 21st, 2022 via Spinefarm, which followed up their 2016 album, Afraid of Heights, performed at Midway in Edmonton, Alberta last night (March 12th) with Canadian alt-rock band OMBIIGIZI, who released their newest album, Sewn Back Together, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Madison Bullock – Indie Rock singer-songwriter Indigo de Souza, who is expected to release her new album, All of This Will End, on April 28th, 2023 via Saddle Creek, which will follow up her 2021 album, Any Shape You Take, which was co-produced by Brad Cook (Liz Phair, Bon Iver, Waxahatchee), performed at Saturn in Birmingham, … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) paid tribute to the artists at the top of Canada’s music scene on March 11th at the 2023 JUNO Opening Night Awards, inside the Edmonton Convention Centre. Co-hosted by Alberta duo Andrew Phung (CBC’s Run the Burbs and Kim’s Convenience) and Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe (CBC … Continue reading
By: Staff – Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra have announced their upcoming co-headline “The Amplified Echoes Tour”. The 29-city run kicks off on Tuesday, July 11 in Missoula at Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheater, with stops across North America in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 26 … Continue reading
Photos by: Ben Shillabeer – Toronto-based indie rock band Alvvays, who released their newest album, Blue Rev, on October 7th, 2022 via Celsius Girls, which featured the single “Pharmacist”, and which followed up their 2017 album, Antisocialites, which won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2018, and was a shortlisted finalist for the … Continue reading