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By: Robert Liwanag – Being a political band today can be incredibly difficult. It’s harder for artists to express anything worthwhile, and easier to express misguided sentiments. Political bands also have the added pressure of wanting to be serious, and taken seriously, without coming across like self-righteous wannabe rebels. To make matters worse, … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol, Christopher Polk, & Jeff Kravitz – The first night of the inaugural Made in America festival in Los Angeles took place in the scenic Grand Park, a green space in the heart of downtown LA. Over 35,000 fans were treated to performances by Grammy Award-winning (Best Rock Performance – “Radioactive”) Las Vegas-based alternative rock … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – The fourth and final installment of Electric Island, Toronto’s concert and picnic series, is taking place tomorrow (September 1st) for the Labour Day long weekend. The show will feature performances by Tales of Us, a Techno duo born in Toronto and New York then raised in Milan, Italy with releases on Seth Troxler’s labelVisionquest, Jamie … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – UK post-dubstep-ambient duo Mount Kimbie, who released their second album, Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, on May 23, 2013 via Warp, which features two collaborations with King Krule, performed a DJ set by member Dominic Maker, despite the show being advertised as a live show due to member Kai Campos having passport … Continue reading
By: Paula Reid – As Kingston-based indie rock band The Glorious Sons burst into their new song “Man Made Man”, the lead-off track from their debut full-length album, The Union, (out September 16th via Black Box), the small crowd at The Hard Rock Cafe on August 28th, steps from the bustling Yonge-Dundas Square, held up their beers and let out a … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Oklahoma-based rock-pop trio Hanson, which consists of brothers Issac, Taylor, and Zac, who are best known for their 1997 hit song “MMMBop”, and who released their ninth album, Anthem, on June 18th, 2013 via 3CG, performed at the CNE in Toronto last night with Quebec City-based indie folk-pop band The Seasons, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – New York City-based indie pop band Bleachers (the side project of GRAMMY Award-winning indie rock band fun.), who released their debut album, Strange Desire, on July 10th, 2014 via RCA, which features the singles “I Wanna Get Better”, “Shadow”, and “Rollercoaster”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto on … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Everything Under the Sunday is a Sunday afternoon affair celebrating music & culture through a sunsetter frame-of-mind, at the Pacific Junction Hotel in Toronto. The Everything Under the Sunday podcast is an eclectic mix of music, live performances, guest DJ sessions and interviews with emerging artists, recording live on Girth Radio with host Patrick … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Friesen – British Columbia-based powerpop band These Kids Wear Crowns, who appeared on MuchMusic’s “disBand” and signed to a contract with Capitol Records/EMI, and who released their third album (second on Capital/EMI) called Jumpstart on March 1st, 2011, performed at the CNE in Toronto last night with Bowmanville, ON-based pop band Eleven Past One, who released … Continue reading
By: Anan Rahman – What sets apart Imogen Heap’s latest album Sparks beyond an ostensible collection of lush, post-modern pop songs is Heap’s truly panoramic breadth of vision. The album was painstakingly assembled over four years, featuring snippets of crowd-sourced audio bites, Bhutanese dranyens (when was the last time you heard that in a pop song?), and Heap’s … Continue reading
