Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based surf rock quartet The Elwins, who released their second album, Play For Keeps, on February 24th, 2015, which followed up their 2012 debut album, And I Thank You, performed at the Great Hall in Toronto last night with Calgary-based indie rock/pop band Fast Romantics, who released their second album, Afterlife Blues, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their fifteenth album, 1000 Arms, on October 28th, 2016 via Warner Bros. Canada, which followed up their 2014 album, A Merrie Christmas to You, which contained eight covers of Christmas songs, along with two originals by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie pop singer-songwriter Lyon, who released her newest album, Falling Up, on September 16th, 2016 via Black Box Music, which followed up her self-titled 2015 album, and who has shared the stage with the likes of UK’s A Silent Film and Citizens!, and Canada’s own Neverending White Lights, … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hip-hop artist P.O.S, who is best known as a founding member of the indie hip-hop collective Doomtree, and who released his fifth album, Chill, dummy, on January 27th, 2017, which followed up his 2012 album, We Don’t Even Live Here, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Transit22, and rapper … Continue reading
Photos by: Nicole Banda – El Paso, Texas-based ambient pop band Cigarettes After Sex, who released their debut EP, I, in 2012, which featured the songs “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby”, “I’m A Firefighter”, “Dreaming of You” and “Starry Eyes”, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto with ambient/electronic band Libsyd Read, who released their newest EP, Intrinsic Futuristic, on September … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn, New York-based R&B singer-songwriter Kevin Garrett, who released his debut EP, Mellow Drama, on April 7th, 2015, and who co-wrote and co-produced “Pray You Catch Me”, the lead track on Beyoncé’s album, Lemonade, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with indie trio Arizona, who are best known for the songs “I Was … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Charleston, South Carolina-based americana band Susto, who released their newest album, & I’m Fine Today, on January 1st, 2017 via Acid Boys, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Portland-based hip-hop artist Aesop Rock, who released his seventh album, The Impossible Kid, on April 29th, 2016 via Rhymesayers, which spawned a 48-minute video for the entire album, which is a shot-for-shot remake of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, using small figurines, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night with New York City-based rapper … Continue reading
Photos by: Sarah McNeil – UK Folk-Rock band Bear’s Den, who released their second album, Red Earth & Pouring Rain, on July 22nd, 2016 via Communion, which followed up their 2014 album, Islands, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Canadian Music Week has announced the next wave of artists for the 2017 edition of the festival. Newly added performers include double platinum rock icon Melissa Etheridge, Toronto’s indie-rock mainstays Hollerado, along with the city’s critically acclaimed rising stars Charlotte Day Wilson, Weaves, and Greys, Montreal’s electronic-punk outfit Duchess Says, and the new psychedelic-jazz collaboration from composer/producer Toro Y Moi, Chaz Bundick … Continue reading