Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop artist Ty Dolla Sign, who released his debut album, Free TC, on November 13th, 2015 via Atlantic, which featured guest appearances by R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, Brandy and Kanye West, and which featured the singles “Only Right”, “Blasé”, “When I See Ya”, “Saved”, “Solid” and “Wavy”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Hopsin, who released his fourth album, Pound Syndrome, on July 24th, 2015 via Funk Volume/Warner Bros., which featured the singles “Ill Mind of Hopsin 7”, “Crown Me”, “Fly”, and “Fort Collins”, and which followed up his 2013 album, Knock Madness, which featured guest appearances by SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, and Tech N9ne, among others, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: David Scala – Alt-rock singer-songwriter Alan Frew, who is best known as the lead singer of Canadian pop-rock band Glass Tiger, and who released his newest solo album, 80290 Rewind, in 2015, which offers Frew’s take of some of the best-loved hit songs from the 1980s, performed at The Great Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based alt-pop group, The Balconies, will be releasing their brand new self-produced record, Rhonda, later this year, and today the band has shared the a new video for their brand new single “War”. Watch it below. The album is available for pre-order now. Set for release on October 14th, Rhonda explores a myriad of musical and thematic … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – C anada’s own Royal Wood is back with his new album, Ghost Light, out April 22nd. Wood released the album in the midst of his ongoing Canadian tour, which includes a special album release show at Ottawa’s NAC South Hall on May 6th, followed by shows at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall and three … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) & Kristen Fisher – The 2016 Canadian Music Week will be six days of musical-madness. From May 2-8, award shows and presentations, and back-to-back performances will pack venues sprawled across downtown Toronto with excited fans. Keep reading for our top 5 artists to see at CMW this year. For the full lineup, schedule and … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – Industrial rock band Filter, who released their seventh album, Crazy Eyes, on April 8th, 2016 via Wind-Up Records, which debuted at number 151 on the Billboard 200 charts, the band’s lowest debut to date, and which followed up their 2013 album, The Sun Comes Out Tonight, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Country music trio Runaway Angel, who released their debut album, No End In Sight, on April 22nd, 2016 via Runaway Angel Entertainment, performed at the Boots and Bourbon Saloon in Toronto on April 22nd.
Photos by: Kylee Winn – UK indie pop/alt-rock band Coasts, who released their self-titled debut album on January 22nd, 2016 via Tidal Recordings, which featured the singles “Wallow”, “Oceans”, “A Rush of Blood”, and “Modern Love”, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Montreal-based psychedelic rock band Suuns, who released their third album, Hold/Still, on April 15th, 2016 via Secretly Canadian, which was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, The Walkmen, Modest Mouse, The War On Drugs), and which followed up their 2015 collaborative album with Jerusalem In My Heart, performed at Adelaide Hall … Continue reading