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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
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: Bruce Emberley – The 2014 Junction Music Festival took over the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto on September 20th with a line-up that included acclaimed Toronto-based alternative country quartet The Sadies, who released their new album, Internal Sounds, on September 17th, 2013 via Outside Music, Toronto-based alternative country band The Beauties, who released their debut … 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: 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: Krystle Merrow – New Jersey-based indie rock band The Gaslight Anthem, who released their fifth album, Get Hurt, on August 12th, 2014 via Island, which was produced by Mike Crossey (The 1975, Foals, Keane, Jake Bugg), and spawned the singles “Get Hurt”, “Stay Vicious”, and “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – Ohio-based country pop band Rascal Flatts, who released their ninth album, Rewind, on May 13th, 2014 via Big Machine, which was co-produced by Howard Benson (Kelly Clarkson, My Chemical Romance, Chris Cornell) and Dann Huff (Faith Hill, Megadeth), and which spawned the singles “Rewind”, and “Playback”, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre as part of their “Rewind Tour” … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – With no topic taboo, no rules, and no script, acclaimed Canadian musician Matthew Good, who released his sixth solo album, Arrows of Desire, on September 24th, 2013 via FrostByte Media, and Canadian actor Jay Baruchel (Million Dollar Baby, Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, How to Train Your Dragon) chatted about everything from music, movies, a bit … Continue reading
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