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By: Gavin Clark – Adelaide, Australia’s hip-hop pioneers the Hilltop Hoods invaded The Hoxton in Toronto last night with the third stage of their “Cosby Sweater” world tour in support of their new album Walking under Stars. Their veteran presence was on full display as they treated hip-hop heads to a night of Aussie awesomeness. The group, which consists of MC Pressure, Suffa, … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – It was in 1885 when Nietzsche proclaimed that God is dead. Similarly, earlier this year, a figure no less august than Gene Simmons declared that rock is finally dead. While there are those amongst us who wouldn’t be too heartbroken to read the last rites over their copy of Love Gun, the audience who were in attendance … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably heard “Sail”, AWOLNATION’s enduring mega hit before. It’s the one that goes “Blame it on my A-D-D BABY” and has been used in a laundry list of ads, trailers and television shows, including Pretty Little Liars, Vikings, BMW ads, NBA playoff preview videos … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Friesen – The third and final day of the KOI Music Festival featured performances by Toronto-based alternative dance duo USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker), who released their second album, Advanced Basics, on February 11th, 2014, which was funded through crowdsourcing site PledgeMusic, with the project being titled “#Letsgetweirdtogether”, Canadian progessive metal quintet Protest The Hero, who released their fourth … Continue reading
Photos by: André Varty – Arcade Fire’s Win Butler, who just wrapped up their highly successful tour in support of their 2014 Polaris Prize-shortlisted album, Reflektor, did a DJ set at Coda Toronto last night under the name DJ Windows 98.
Photos by: Josh Friesen – Day two of KOI Music Festival 2014 featured performances by Michigan-based post-hardcore band Chiodos, who released their fourth album, Devil, on April 1st, 2014 via Razor & Tie, which was produced by David Bottrill (Moneen, Tool, Silverchair), pop-punk band Four Year Strong, who released their new EP, Go Down in History, on … Continue reading
By: Robert Liwanag – Abel Tesfaye didn’t toil away like most artists do – he went from mysterious figure posting tracks onto YouTube to singular figure in R&B in a relatively short time period. It did, however, take some time for the Weeknd to build a reputation as a live act. How can you possibly replicate such dark, intimate, moody sounds in a larger, rowdier … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – “Prolific” is one of the first words that come to mind when you mention Ty Segall. The 27-year-old San Francisco native has established himself as garage rock royalty by cranking out a steady stream of bracing, hard-bitten albums that occasionally come off as raw, unedited portraits of a wunderkind doing his thing. It’s as … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – There were many stories going into the 2014 Polaris Music Prize gala. Admittedly, none brought with them the controversy of 2013. That’s because unlike any previous year, the artists were the focus in 2014. Rolling into the posh Carlu in downtown Toronto, you could feel the tension everywhere. Among artist, critic and fan alike … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – JFL42 2014 hosted another great batch of comics on September 21st including Toronto-based improv group Bad Dog Theatre, who were dubbed “Toronto’s improv hub” by NOW Magazine and led by renowned improv veteran Julie Dumais Osborne, plus a bunch of great comics at both the Yuk Yuks comedy club and the Comedy Bar including … Continue reading
