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By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Festival d’été in Québec City returns for their 47th edition this summer, with over 1,000 artists, 300 shows, and 10 stunning venues, including Billy Joel, Lady Gaga, The Killers, and Bryan Adams, amidst the beautiful landscapes of downtown Quebec City. It’s easy to get swept up in the mega-superstardom of this … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – In Bloom: A Celebration of Teen Spirit and the Arts, a Toronto-based multi-arts initiative that commemorates Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, held their CMW 2014 showcase on May 6th at The Great Hall in Toronto to raise awareness for youth mental health and promote the arts, which included performances by Sloan, July Talk, DIANA, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based indie rock quintet July Talk, who released their self-titled debut album on October 16th, 2012 via White Girl Records, performed the first of two shows at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night. (Editor’s Note: If you missed July Talk at Lee’s Palace, you can still catch them at The … Continue reading
By: Staff – JUNO Songwriters’ Circle brought together some of todays’ most talented Canadian singer-songwriters yesterday at Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, as they shared songs and stories on stage. Host Randy Bachman led the discussion, and performed some of his hit songs. Throughout out show, Bachman was joined by other accomplished Canadian songwriters including 2014 JUNO … Continue reading
By: Kevan Hannah – With the Grammys in the rear view mirror and the Polaris Music Prize a lifetime away, Canadian music fans will have their eyes on Winnipeg as the JUNO Awards descend upon the city next week. Now in its 43rd year, the JUNO Awards will once again bring an ambitiously wide range … Continue reading
Photos by: Sarah Rix (@beets) – UK folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner, who released his fifth album, Tape Deck Heart, which was produced by Rich Costey (Sigur Rós, Muse, Nine Inch Nails, The Mars Volta), in April via Xtra Mile/Interscope, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Vancouver-based folk singer-songwriter Billy the Kid, who released, Perspective … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Universal Music Canada and Sleepless Records hosted the hometown return of July Talk at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto last night, the very room where the band’s leading duo Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay initiated their mercurial music pairing. The private show at the warmly-lit frontiers-themed venue carried the autumnal … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Festival Music House boasts its reputation for being the best party at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and rightly so with their second night at Toronto’s newest venue Adelaide Hall featuring powerful and engaging performances by July Talk and Dragonette, rounded out by the solo acoustic Anglo-Cuban songs by Alex … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The 3rd day of NXNE brought performances by Toronto-based indie rock quartet July Talk at MOD Club, Montreal-based rock duo AroarA at The Silver Dollar, synthpop artist Big Black Delta at The Garrison, along with a pair of in-store performances at Urban Outfitters by Toronto-based indie rock duo Dusted, whose … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – If the fire was lit many, many years ago by the likes of Neil Young and Randy Bachman, Matt Mays has the wood to keep it burning bright Along with the help of Toronto’s July Talk, Nova Scotia’s Matt Mays blazed through nearly two hours of classics and new standards from his … Continue reading
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