Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day two of Rock The Shores 2016 in Victoria, B.C. on July 23rd featured performances by St. Catharines-based folk-rock artist City and Colour, who released his fifth album, If I Should Go Before You, on October 9th, 2015 via Dine Alone Records, which follows up his 2013 album, The Hurry and the Harm, Australian ska/jazz … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – The 2016 CBC Music Festival took place last night at Echo Beach in Toronto and featured performances by St. John’s, Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta, who released their fourth album, Second Sight, on October 21st, 2014 via Sonic Records, which followed up their 2011 album, Seeds, Vancouver-based indie rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – The 2015 Polaris Music Prize gala was held last night at The Carlu in downtown Toronto and featured an impressive short-list of nominees that included Alvvays, BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, The New Pornographers, Drake, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Viet Cong, and more. In the end, it was Buffy Sainte-Marie and her album, Power in the … Continue reading
On Sept. 21st, the winner of the 2015 Polaris Music Prize will be crowned at The Carlu in Toronto. We want you to be there when they announce the winner and to enjoy some top-notch performances by Alvvays, Braids, Jennifer Castle, Tobias Jesso Jr., Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Viet Cong! Click here to buy tickets. … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day two of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Juno Award-winning Toronto-based indie rock band Metric, who released a new song called “The Shade”, on May 11th, 2015, which serves as an early taste of their upcoming sixth studio album, Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, who released their sixth album, Brill … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day two of the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL last night featured performances by reformed indie rock trip Sleater Kinney, who released their eighth album, No Cities to Love, on January 20th, 2015 via Sub Pop, which was produced by John Goodmanson (Death Cab For Cutie, Soundgarden, Wu-Tang Clan), Baltimore-based synthpop … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Polaris Music Prize announced their 2015 short-list and gala host at an event held at The Carlu in Toronto, ON this morning. The 2015 gala host will be Fred Penner. The Short-List Alvvays – Alvvays BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul Braids – Deep In The Iris Caribou – Our … Continue reading
Date: August 14-16 Venue: Bissell Park, Elora, ON Featuring: Metric, Sam Roberts Band, Bruce Cockburn, Lighthouse, The New Pornographers, Zeus, Shakey Graves, Operators, Tokyo Police Club, The Planet Smashers, The Wooden Sky, The Both (Amiee Mann and Ted Leo), Amelia Curran, The Acorn, Stretch Orchestra, Groenland, The Elwins, + more! Tickets are on sale now. Click here for more … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, who released their sixth album, Brill Bruisers, on August 26th, 2014 via Last Gang Records/Matador, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night as part of NXNE 2015 with Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Best Coast, who released their third album, California Nights, on May 1st, … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Polaris Music Prize announced their 2015 long-list at an event held at The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia this afternoon. The Long-List Lydia Ainsworth – Right From Real Absolutely Free – Absolutely Free The Acorn – Vieux Loup Alvvays – Alvvays Arkells – High Noon Rich Aucoin – Ephemeral BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour … Continue reading