Photos by: Adam Horton – California-based ska-punk band Mad Caddies, who released their sixth album, Dirty Rice, on May 13th, 2014 via Fat Wreck Chords, which serves as their first new album in seven years, following 2007’s Keep It Going, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Today, The Darcys took up the challenge of covering Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, no easy feat given the list of pop artists and outfits which have put their own spin on the holiday classic before them. Stream the song below. Of the song, drummer Wes Marksell claims, “this was the only holiday … Continue reading
By: Staff – Polaris Music Prize shortlisters and JUNO winners, The Sadies have announced their 10th studio album, Northern Passages. The album, which is set for release on Feb. 10th via Dine Alone, is now available to pre-order digitally HERE, with a physical pre-order available HERE. The band also shared a brand new single “It’s Easy (Like Walking”, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Toronto-based punk band PUP, who released their second album, The Dream Is Over, on May 27th via Royal Mountain Records, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, and which featured the singles “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will”, and “DVP”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – New Jersey-based punk rock band The Bouncing Souls, who released their tenth album, Simplicity, on July 29th, 2016 via Rise/Chunksaah, which serves as their first album with drummer George Rebelo, who joined the band in 2013, and which followed up their 2012 album, Comet, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Chloe Thomson – Country music duo Dan + Shay, who released their second album, Obsessed, on June 3rd, 2016 via Warner Bros. Nashville, which featured the singles “From the Ground Up”, and “How Not To”, and which debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 8 and the Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, performed at the Danforth Music Hall … Continue reading
By: Staff – Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós have announced a new leg of North American tour dates for Spring of 2017. Continuing the experiment begun this year, the group will be performing as trio, eschewing the string, brass, and other auxiliary musicians that have been a hallmark of live performances the past decade. Once again they will be … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Pittsburgh-based hip-hop artist Mac Miller, who released his fourth album, The Divine Feminine, on September 16th, 2016 via Warner Bros., performed at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Toronto-based indie rock band Tokyo Police Club, who released their new EP, Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness, on April 8th, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, performed the first of three nights at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with soft rock singer Your Boy Tony Braxton (aka Shad), who released his debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies, who released their debut album, 3001: A Laced Odyssey, on March 11th, 2016 via Glorious Dead Recordings, which featured the singles “Bounce”, and “This Is It”, and which featured artwork by David Nakayama (Marvel Adventures, Deadpool, Big Hero 6), performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night New York City-based rapper … Continue reading