Photos by: Janine Wong – Indie Folk singer-songwriter M. Ward, who released his eighth solo album, More Rain, on March 4th, 2016 via Merge, and who is best known as a member of pop duo She & Him and folk-rock supergroup Monsters of Folk, performed at the Great Hall in Toronto last night with Toronto-based folk band The Weather Station, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Tacoma, Washington-based garage rock band The Sonics, who released their newest live album, The Sonics Live at Easy Street, on April 16th, 2016, which served as an exclusive Record Store Day release, and which followed up their 2015 album, This is the Sonics, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – French electronic artist FKJ, who released his newest album, French Kiwi Juice, on March 3rd 2017 via Roche Musique, performed at Velvet Underground in Toronto on March 24th.
Photos by: Charito Yap – UK indie pop band Bastille, who released their second album, Wild World, on September 9th, 2016 via Virgin EMI, which featured the singles “Good Grief”, “Send Them Off!”, and “Blame”, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with indie rock singer-songwriter Mondo Cozmo, who released his debut single “Shine”, which hit #1 … Continue reading
Photos by: Sarah Traversy – Stockholm-based DJ duo Dada Life, who released their newest studio album, The Rules of Dada, on October 16th, 2012 via So Much Dada/Universal, which spawned four singles including, “Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker”, “Feed The Dada”, and “So Young, So High”, and which featured vocals by Britta Persson, Vincent Pontare, Michaela Shiloh, and Anthony Mills, performed at … Continue reading
By: Staff – CMW has announced the nominees and performers for the 20th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The Strumbellas, Alessia Cara, Ruth B, and Justin Bieber lead in nominations. The Canadian Radio Music Awards will spotlight first-time charting artists on the airwaves.The CRMA ceremony will feature performances by Bleeker, James Barker Band, Jonathan Roy, Modern Space, Ruth B, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Synthpop/R&B singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, who released her second EP, All Your Fault: Pt. 1, on February 17th, 2017 via Warner Bros., which featured guest appearances from G-Eazy and Ty Dolla $ign, and featured the single “I Got You”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Daniel Skye, and singer-songwriter and trumpet … Continue reading
Photos by: David Scala – Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm, who will release their fifth album, No Grave But The Sea, on May 26th, 2017 via Napalm Records, which will follow up their 2014 album, Sunset on the Golden Age, which featured the single “Drink”, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night with Toronto-based speed metal band Crimson Shadows, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Long Beach, CA-based indie rock band Cold War Kids, who will release their sixth album, L.A. Divine, on April 7th via Capitol, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Sydney, Australia-based alternative rock band The Middle Kids, who released their self-titled debut EP on February 17th, 2017 via … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, who released their seventh album, Whiteout Conditions, on April 7th, 2017 via Dine Alone Records, which followed up their 2014 album, Brill Bruisers, performed at the 102.1 The Edge studio in Toronto last night.