By: Curtis Sindrey – Mashup king Girl Talk brought his first tour in nine years to a sold-out Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (April 5th). As is standard with all Girl Talk performances, there was also plenty of balloons, confetti, and good vibes. With Ontario mask mandates getting the axe, and with COVID-19 … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – If The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) don’t make you want to pick up a guitar (or tambourine) and jam with your friends, you’re dead inside. BJM is vintage, yet modern. They sound like they could be a 70s band, but would fit perfectly fine on a Coachella stage. Their unique sensibilities, … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – UK indie rock band Wolf Alice, who released their third album, Blue Weekend, on June 4th, 2021 via Dirty Hit, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night (March 29th).
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto-based punk band PUP, who will release their new album, The Unraveling of Puptheband, on April 1, which was recorded and mixed over the course of five weeks in the summer of 2021, in GRAMMY Award winning producer Peter Katis’ mansion in Connecticut, performed at the El Mocambo in Toronto last night (March … Continue reading
By: Connor Tadao – Norwegian indie pop artist Girl In Red, who released her debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, on April 30th, 2021 via AWAL, which featured the singles “Midnight Love”, “Rue”, “Serotonin”, “You Stupid Bitch”, and “Body and Mind”, and which followed up her 2019 EP, Chapter 1, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Field Trip Music Festival will return to Fort York in Toronto on July 9th following a two-year hiatus. This year’s lineup will feature performances by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Peach Pit, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lucy Dacus, The Halluci Nation, Valley, Busty and The Bass, Rheostatics, The Rural … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Grammy-nominated hard rock band Papa Roach, who will release their newest album, Ego Trip, on April 8th, 2022 via New Noize, performed at History in Toronto last night (March 19th) with Los Angeles-based rap-rock band Hollywood Undead, who released their newest albums, New Empire, Vol. 1, on February 14th, 2020 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephanie Montani – Indie Rock artist Mitski, who released her newest album, Laurel Hell, on February 4th, 2022 via Dead Oceans, which featured the singles “Working for the Knife”, “The Only Heartbreaker”, “Heat Lightning”, and “Love Me More”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night (March 18th) with New York-based indie pop collective Michelle, who released their newest … Continue reading
Photos by: Jeremy Sobocan – Chicago-based pop-punk band Knuckle Puck, who released their newest album, 20/20, in 2020, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night (March 14th) with Michigan-based emo band Hot Mulligan, who released their newest EP, Acoustic Vol. 1, in 2021 via Wax Bodega, and pop-punk band Meet Me @ The Altar, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Indie pop band half•alive, who released their newest album, Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1, on February 11th, 2022 via RCA, which featured the singles “Summerland”, “Make of It”, and “Hot Tea”, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night (March 12th).