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By: Danielle Deschamps – Sydney, Australia-based songwriting/production duo Atlas Bound are making waves with their fluent melodies, smooth-ridden vocals and airy electronics that fuse to produce a trademark sound that is soulful, yet delicate. The dubbed soul-electronica act recently revealed a fresh and undeniably smooth single titled “Tell Me”, released through newly minted Next Wave … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – It was -32C in Toronto the night of February 19th. It’s an important fact to remember because despite all that bitterness hundreds of people lined up outside. Clearly, numb extremities were not enough to keep people away from the Opera House for a rare chance to see Ghostface Killah and local heroes BadBadNotGood align. Yes, Ghostface books numerous Toronto dates … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – South African alternative rock/kwaito band Kongos, who released their second album, Lunatic, on December 28th, 2012, with a re-release on February 25th, 2014, which features the singles “I’m Only Joking”, “Come With Me Now”, and “I Want to Know”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based indie pop … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – Toronto-based jazz trio BadBadNotGood, who released a new collaborative album with Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah called Sour Soul (out Feb. 24th via eOne Music Canada), which follows their third album III (May 6th, 2014) via Innovative Leisure/Pirates Blend, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, performed at The … Continue reading
By: Krystyn Bristol – This weekend, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl will host Shaun White’s Air + Style event as of the very few recurring festivals that flourish with a collaboration of sports and music cultures. White, former two-time champion of Air + Style, is the majority of the shareholder of the Air + Style company. … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – UK alt rock band Bush, who released their sixth album, Man on the Run, on October 21st, 2014 via Zuma Rock Records, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last night with British Columbia-based hard rock band Theory of a Deadman, who released their fifth album, Savages, on July 29th, 2014 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – Florida-based ska-punk band Less Than Jake, who released their eighth album, See the Light, on November 12th, 2013 via Fat Wreck Chords, performed at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on February 17th with Huntington Beach, CA-based ska punk band Reel Big Fish, who released a Christmas-themed EP called Happy Skalidays … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Wong – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania-based indie rock band The Districts, who released their new self-titled EP on January 28th, 2014, which follows their self-released 2012 album Telephone, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based psych-folk-rock band Pine Barons, who released their self-titled debut album on March 16th, 2013, … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Toronto-based pop-punk band School Damage, who released their third EP, Straight D’s, on September 23rd, 2014, hit Noble Street Studios in downtown Toronto this afternoon as part of Converse’s fifth Converse Rubber Tracks “pop-up” studio. Since its 2011 launch in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, Converse Rubber Tracks has provided over 800 emerging artists the opportunity … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – New Zealand-based pop singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser, who released her fourth album, Brutal Romantic, on November 18th, 2014 via Vagrant, which follows her 2010 album Flags, which featured the singles “Something in the Water”, “Betty”, and “Coachella”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with alternative rock band Dark … Continue reading
