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By: Staff – Toronto-based indie rock band Hooded Fang have announced their new album,Venus On Edge, out May 13 via the band’s own label Daps Records. Stream the album’s first single “Tunnel Vision” via SoundCloud. Where once in their career lead songwriter Daniel Lee would have used lush instrumentation or thick harmony to evoke urgency, Venus on Edge gives us Ritalin tempos and sheet … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Vancouver-based synthpop quintet Young Galaxy, who released their fifth album, Falsework, on October 30th, 2015 via Paper Bag Records, which followed up their Polaris Music Prize short-listed album, Ultramarine, which was produced by Dan Lissvik (Studio, Atelje, Taken By Trees, Lake Heartbeat), and who commissioned Scotiabank Giller Prize winning novelist/blogger/journalist Sean Michaels to write a story that would work as a … Continue reading
By: Staff – OVO Sound R&B duo Majid Jordan have released the Ben Strebel-directed video for “Learn From Each Other.” Watch it below. To support their self-titled debut, the Toronto duo will hit the road in their first headlining tour next month. Tickets for the 10-city tour will be available for purchase this Friday, February 19th at 10am … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Field Trip Music Festival has revealed its 2016 line-up. Headlining the 2016 edition will be Brooklyn indie rock band The National, along with Swedish electropop artist Robyn. In addition to The National, and Robyn, other announced artists include: July Talk, Santigold, Of Montreal, DIIV, Charles Bradley, Jazz Cartier, Boy and Bear, Bully, Holy … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – South African-born-New York-based indie pop artist St. Lucia, who released his second album, Matter, on January 29th, 2016 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Dancing on Glass”, “Physical”, and “Love Somebody”, and which followed up his 2013 debut LP, When The Night, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Hamilton-based psychedelic folk band Lee Harvey Osmond, who released their third album, Beautiful Scars, on April 7th, 2015, which received a long-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, and which followed up their JUNO-nominated 2013 album, The Folk Sinner, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Thompson Wilson, and Toronto-based indie rock band Sam Cash … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Nova Scotia-based hip-hop artist Classified, who released his fourth album, Grateful, on January 15th, 2016 via Universal Music Canada, which featured the singles “No Pressure” featuring Snoop Dogg, and “Filthy” featuring DJ Premier, and which followed up his self-titled third album on January 22nd, 2013, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Acclaimed hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg, who released his 13th album, Bush, on May 12th, 2015 via Doggystyle Records/I Am Other/Columbia, performed a DJ set at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto last night under the name DJ Snoopadelic as part of the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Mashup artist Girl Talk, who released his newest EP, Broken Ankles, in 2014, which followed up his 2010 album, All Day, which was composed using overlapping samples of 372 songs by other artists, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night as part of the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, and San Antonio Spurs player Matt Bonner’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – The 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game After-Party took place at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night with host actor/comedian Kevin Hart, whose new film, Ride Along 2, is in theatres now.
