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
Photos by: Jessie Lau – Acoustic Pop singer-songwriter Kina Grannis, who released her newest album, Elements, on May 6th, 2014, which was produced by Matt Hales (a.k.a. Aqualung), and which followed up her 2010 album, Stairwells, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Imaginary Future, who released his newest album, Sunlight, on March 24th, 2015, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based indie rock singer-songwriter Jason Collett, who is best known as a member of acclaimed indie rock band Broken Social Scene, and who released his sixth full-length album, Song And Dance Man, on February 5th, 2016 via Arts & Crafts, which was produced by Bahamas’ Afie Jurvanen, and which followed up his 2012 album, Reckon/Essential Cuts, … Continue reading
By: Staff – If you were asked to describe the music of Chad Price’s self-titled sophomore album (out Jan. 27th) in three words, those words might just be, “grown folk music”…at least that’s how Price himself answers the question of what his music has evolved into since his 2012 debut album: “The music I’m making now has … Continue reading