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Photos: Sevendust, Crobot, Red Tide Rising @ The Opera House

Photos by: Jon Wishart –  Heavy metal band Sevendust, who released their tenth album, Kill The Flaw, on October 2nd, 2015 via Asylum, which featured the singles “Thank You”, “Death Dance”, performed at the Opera House in Toronto on August 17th with hard rock band Crobot, who will release their second album, Welcome to Fat City, on September 23rd, and hard rock … Continue reading

5 Must-See Artists at Rifflandia 2016

By: Staff – Rifflandia is back with four nights of great music from the likes of Jurassic 5, Michael Franti, Wolf Parade, X Ambassadors, Charles Bradley, De La Soul, Band Of Skulls, Coleman Hell, and more! With the addition of BreakoutWest last year, Rifflandia grew to over 20 venues and 150 performances over four days and four … Continue reading

Interview: Paul White talks bringing The Beatles to Canada, and 1960s Toronto

By: Lucy Sky – T he 1960’s was the golden age of mainstream rock and roll, and with the rise of legendary bands like The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones, retired Capitol Records executive Paul White was at the centre of a cultural revolution. August 17th marked the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ final Toronto concert, which … Continue reading

Photos: July Talk @ 102.1 The Edge

Photos by: Mike Fowler – Toronto-based indie rock band July Talk, who will release their second album, Touch, on September 9th via Sleepless Records, which will feature the single “Push + Pull”, and which will follow up their 2012 self-titled debut album, performed at the 102.1 The Edge studio in Toronto last night.

Photos: Case/Lang/Veirs, Ciaran Lavery @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Orest Dorosh –  Supergroup Case/Lang/Veirs, which consists of JUNO Award, and GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter k.d. lang, Neko Case (The New Pornographers), and Laura Veirs, and who released their self-titled debut album on June 17th, 2016 via ANTI-, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with UK folk-rock singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery, who released his newest EP, Kosher, on June … Continue reading

Desert Trip Festival To Feature The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, and more

By: Staff – A once-in- a-lifetime concert featuring The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters, and The Who will take place in Indio, California on October 7, 8 and 9 and 14, 15, and 16 when six of the world’s most iconic and influential rock and roll artists come together for Desert Trip. … Continue reading

Wilco to Hold ‘Schmilco’ In-Store Listening Parties

By: Staff – Wilco fans can have an early listen to the band’s forthcoming album Schmilco on Tuesday, Sept. 6, three days before the album’s official worldwide release Sept. 9. But it won’t be via an early online stream; instead, the Chicago band is showing its support for independent record stores — and the vinyl format in general — by encouraging … Continue reading

Stream The Flatliners’ Cover of The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead By A Century”

By: Staff – Toronto-based punk band The Flatliners have just released a cover of The Tragically Hip’s iconic 1996 single “Ahead By A Century”. Inspired by Toronto Mayor John Tory’s recent action to make August 10th ‘Tragically Hip’ Day, The Flatliners decided to record their own acoustic version of “Ahead By A Century” to celebrate the band that has been such … Continue reading

Tom Power Named New Host of ‘q’

By: Staff – CBC Radio One today announced that Tom Power, current host of Radio 2 Morning on CBC Radio 2, has been named the new host of q. Shadrach Kabango (Shad) will explore new creative opportunities including a new radio show with CBC. Power will take the helm at q in October, with more specific timing to be confirmed at a later … Continue reading

Photos: Boots And Hearts 2016 – Chase Rice, Jason Blaine, Lindsay Ell

Photos by: Jeremy Mac Knott – The fourth and final day of Boots And Hearts 2016 at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, ON on August 7th featured performances by country music singer-songwriter Chase Rice, who released his major label debut album, Ignite The Night, on August 19th, 2014 via Columbia Nashville, country music artist Jason Blaine, who … Continue reading