Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Acclaimed Canadian alt-rock singer-songwriter Matthew Good, who released his newest EP, I Miss New Wave: Beautiful Midnight Revisited, on December 2nd, 2016 via M. Good Productions, which featured new versions of select songs from the 1999 Matthew Good Band album, Beautiful Midnight, and which followed up his 2015 album, Chaotic Neutral, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in … Continue reading
By: Staff – In 2017, a new journey begins for Bud Light Dreams. Evolving from the popular Bud Light Digital Dreams, Bud Light Dreams is a 19+ boutique festival experience for a discerning electronic music fan. A new festival with a familiar feel, Bud Light Dreams is a two-day, three stage, outdoor, sensorial celebration of … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Montreal-based electropop/jazz singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin, who released her debut EP, Big Boy, on July 15th, 2016 via Cult Nation Records, which featured songs in both English and French, and which included the song “Les échardes”, which was a shortlisted SOCAN Songwriting Prize finalist in the French division, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Maddie Zekkou – UK punk rock band Slaves (UK), who released their second album, Take Control, on on September 30th, 2016 via Virgin EMI, which was produced by former Beastie Boys member Mike D, who also makes a guest appearance on the song “Consume or Be Consumed”, performed at the Garrison in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based garage … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Singer-Songwriter Greg Graffin, who is best known as the lead singer of acclaimed punk rock band Bad Religion, and who released his newest solo album, Millport, on March 10th, 2017 via ANTI-/Epitaph, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – North By Northeast (NXNE) has unveiled its first round of performers to kick off the summer at its second annual NXNE Port Lands festival taking place June 23 to June 25 in Toronto. Headliners for the three-day festival include chart-topping indietronica act Passion Pit, the multi-talented rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator and genre-bending hip hop artist … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe, who released their fourth album, Maximalism, on October 21st, 2016 via Spinefarm, which featured the singles “That Song”, “Fury”, and “Maximize”, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night with hard rock band Failure Anthem, who released their debut album, First World Problems, on January 22nd, 2016 via Razor … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – UK indie rock band Los Campesinos, who will release their sixth album, Sick Scenes, on February 24th via Wichita Recordings, which was produced by John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney) and the band’s guitarist Tom Campesinos, performed at Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with New York City-based electropop band Crying, who released their newest album, Beyond the … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto’s essential downtown music and arts festival is celebrating five years with its biggest lineup yet. Field Trip has become the unofficial kick off to the city’s busy summer festival season and this year’s bill continues a tradition of curating a world-class, boutique music event inside the gorgeous and intimate confines of the city’s Historic … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Montreal-based psychedelic rock band Suuns, who released their newest album, Hold/Still, on April 15th, 2016 via Secretly Canadian, which was produced by John Congleton (Brian Wilson, Earl Sweatshirt, Franz Ferdinand, Future Islands), performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night.