By: Staff – The young and provocative music of Toronto trio New City — Adrian Mitchell (vocals), Jed Webster (guitar, programming) and Nathan Brown (drums, programming) — is a much-needed sonic jolt of joy. The band are unapologetic about their pursuit of a good time with their electro party pop songs like the aspirational “Coachella,” … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Southern Rock band Drive-By Truckers, who released their eleventh album, American Band, on September 30th, 2016 via ATO, which was produced by long-time collaborator David Barbe, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (April 3rd).
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Danish alternative rock band New Politics, who released their fourth album, Lost In Translation, on October 6th, 2017 via Warner Bros., which featured the singles “One Of Us”, “CIA”, “Color Green”, “Madeleine”, and “Lifeboat”, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (April 1st) with indie rock band Dreamers, who released their debut album, This Album Does … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Irish indie rock band The Strypes, who released their third album, Splitting Image, on June 16th, 2017 via Virgin EMI, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (March 31st).
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Toronto-based jazz/hip-hop band BadBadNotGood, who released their newest album, IV, on July 8th, 2016 via Innovative Leisure, which featured the singles “Speaking Gently”, “Time Moves Slow”, “Confessions Pt II”, “Lavender”, and “In Your Eyes”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (March 30th) with New York City-based free jazz/experimental band Standing On The Corner, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Patrick Bales – Indie Pop band Superorganism, who released their self-titled debut album on March 2nd, 2018 via Domino, which featured the singles “Something for Your M.I.N.D.”, “It’s All Good”, “Nobody Cares”, “Everybody Wants to Be Famous”, “Reflections on the Screen”, and “Night Time”, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (March 30th) with Quebec-based singer-songwriter Helena … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Two decades following the debut of the award-winning theatre adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Overcoat”, Tapestry Opera, Canadian Stage and Vancouver Opera have created a delightful reimagining of the classic tale with “The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring” last night at the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto. In a tour-de-force performance by baritone Geoffrey Sirett (Arabella, H.M.S. … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Los Angeles-based synthpop artist Billie Eilish, who released her debut EP, Don’t Smile At Me, on August 11th, 2017 via Interscope, which featured the singles “Ocean Eyes”, “Bellyache”, “Watch”, and “&Burn”, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night (March 28th) with hip-hop artist Reo Cragun, who released his debut album, Growing Pains, on August … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Australian indie rock band Gang of Youths, who released their second album, Go Farther in Lightness, on August 18th, 2017 via Sony Music Australia, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night (March 28th).
By: Staff – The Prism Prize has announced the top 10 best Canadian music videos of the year, as voted by a jury of more than 120 Canadian music, film and media arts professionals. After viewing hundreds of music videos, jurors selected the Prism Prize top 10 based on originality, style, creativity, innovation and effective … Continue reading