By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Danish indie pop trio Slaughter Beach are expected to release their debut full-length album later this year, and they revealed a new ’60s pop-influenced, mellow-sounding track called “Nuked”. If you’re into the sounds of bands like MGMT or Tame Impala, you’ll love Slaughter Beach.
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – London indie electronic band Oh Wonder revealed their first new song of 2015 called “The Rain”. The duo, who plan to release one new single per month, sings “I’ve given all my love to you”, and speaks of a heart shattered by a broken relationship and looks for the rain to … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Since the release of her new EP, Invisible Lines, on Dec. 2nd, Portland, OR-based eccentric Oregon pop (read: indie pop) project Pink Feathers (aka Liz Anjos), has released a cover of Garbage‘s “Can’t Cry These Tears”, which features Capital Cities‘ Spencer Ludwig providing his trumpet skills to the track.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – You might approach Slim Bone Head Volt, the new spoken word album by actor Vincent D’Onofrio and multi-instrumentalist Dana Lyn, with pre-conceived notions, but it only takes a listen or two to quash them. This is not an album that exists to indulge an actor’s rock star fantasies because this album is on … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – The second and final night of Solaris Festival 2014 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto featured Skillex, who released his debut album, Recess, on March 14th, 2014 via Asylum/Big Beat/OWSLA/Atlantic, Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, German DJ/Producer Boys Noize, French DJ/Producer Tchami, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – Night one of Solaris Festival 2014 brought Kaskade, Adventure Club, 3LAU, and more, to the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Check out our Solaris Festival night two photos here.
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Canadian progessive metal quintet Protest The Hero, who released their fourth album, Volition, on October 29th, 2013 via Razor & Tie, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Wakefield, MA-based metalcore band Unearth, who released their sixth album, Watchers of Rule, on October 28th, 2014 via eOne … Continue reading
Photos by: Kevin Leung – Some of Toronto’s best indie musicians joined forces last night at Lee’s Palace for a night of cover songs called Cover Me Impressed. The show, which featured members of July Talk, Steven Stanley, Spencer Burton, Brendan Canning, CATL, Taylor Knox, Ferraro, Whitney Rose and Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs, benefited both … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – We sit down with Toronto-based trap trio Keys N Krates, who talk about finding the perfect sample, their big break, crazy tour stories, and more, before their show at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto on November 20th as part of the 2014 Hennessy Artistry Series.
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Academy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated rapper and founding member of Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, Juicy J, who will released his fourth solo album, Pure THC: The Hustle Continues, sometime in 2015, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night.