Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Ab-Soul, who released his fourth album, Do What Thou Wilt, on December 9th, 2016 via Top Dawg, which featured the singles “Huey Knew”, and “Braille”, and which followed up his 2014 album, These Days…, which featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Rick Ross, Lupe Fiasco, Action Bronson and … Continue reading
By: Staff – The countdown begins for one of Canada’s biggest street parties as Much announced today the first slate of performers for the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards. Descending on Toronto this year for Canada’s iconic music awards show are former MMVA host Joe Jonas and his multi-platinum pop-rock outfit DNCE; Juno-winning indie rockers Arkells, One … Continue reading
By: Staff – Camp Wavelength returns to Toronto Island for its third year as the city’s annual music festival staycation weekend! A three-day celebration of art, music, community, and beach fun, Camp Wavelength embraces the DIY spirit that have put Wavelength and Toronto on the world map for independent music. Proudly championing local, homegrown, sustainable, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Atlanta-based garage rock band Black Lips, who released their newest album, Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?, on May 5th, 2017 via Vice Music, which followed up their 2014 album, Underneath The Rainbow, which was co-produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
By: Staff – North By Northeast (NXNE) has announced the inaugural year of the Club Land Curator Series. NXNE is bringing back the club-hopping wristband with a twist, offering festivalgoers the chance to discover the hottest acts brewing in Canada’s music scene. Some of the best up-and-coming bands in the country have been hand picked by a … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – UK folk-rock singer-songwriter Laura Marling, who released her sixth album, Semper Femina, on March 10th, 2017 via More Alarming Records, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Much turned up the volume on Toronto’s biggest block party today, announcing the next group of talent confirmed to take the stage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards. Arkells, Niall Horan, and Post Malone are the latest round of chart-topping performers set to belt it out at this year’s show. Much also … Continue reading
By: Staff – Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical will launch in North America with a free mini-concert on Yonge Street in Toronto on May 15th, which will be closed to traffic from Shuter to Dundas for the occasion. Mayor John Tory will welcome the cast of the musical, including stars Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Review by: Adam Harrison – Last night, Massey Hall played host to the sweet and sad tunes of Ryan Adams. Currently touring for his sixteenth studio album, Prisoners, Adams brought us more tales of melancholy as his 2015 divorce to singer/actress Mandy Moore inspired his latest record. However, there was nothing but love for Adams … Continue reading
Photos by: David Scala – New Jersey-based indie rock band Real Estate, who released their fourth album, In Mind, on March 17th, 2017 via Domino, which followed up their 2014 album, Atlas, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with New York City-based indie rock singer-songwriter Frankie Cosmos (aka Greta Kline, the daughter of Academy … Continue reading