2023 KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL @ KENSINGTON MARKET, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1, 2023 The Kensington Market Jazz Festival celebrated its 8th year of existence in Toronto’s vibrant Kensington Market this month. The Shuffle [...]
MARIA ELENA SILVA DULCE ASTRAL SPIRITS/BIG EGO RECORDS Dulce is María Elena Silva’s fourth album and her first since her phenomenal Big Ego Records debut, Eros in 2021. Chris Schlarb, who produced Eros, has produced the album but that is where [...]
311 MUSIC (30th ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED EDITION) VOLCANO ENTERTAINMENT/LEGACY RECORDINGS Thirty years ago, 311 released Music, their debut album. It was a unique combination of rock, rap, funk, ska, reggae, metal, and hip-hop. They had an insane [...]
ART BERGMANN SHADOWWALK WEEWERK Maybe Art Bergmann is not catching the headlines outside of Canada, but he should certainly be, particularly after his latest album ShadowWalk. While he describes himself as “anti-hero-iconoclast of Canadian [...]
MIKE GALE THANKS FOR ALWAYS WAVING INDEPENDENT Mike Gale, singer-songwriter from Southampton, England has been making some seemingly unassuming and quiet, but at the same time excellent music for quite a while now. Actually, his latest album, [...]
WILCO COUSIN DBPM RECORDS Since the early 2000s, Wilco has been one of the best and most creative alternative bands in the world, constantly experimenting with different genres and elaborate sounds. Their latest release, Cousin, sees the band [...]
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA AND KRONOS QUARTET SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES: THE MUSIC OF MOONDOG CANTALOUPE MUSIC Songs And Symphoniques: The Music Of Moondog is an album that pays tribute to minimalist musical artist Louis Hardin, also known as “Moondog”. [...]
THANKS FOR COMING WHAT IS MY CAPACITY TO LOVE? DANGER COLLECTIVE RECORDS Facts first – Thanks For Coming is the songwriting project of Rachel Brown (they/them), one half of the duo Water From Your Eyes. Her PR notes that Brown Started [...]
DATAROCK MEDIA CONSUMPTION PYRAMID YAP RECORDS DATAROCK formed in 2000 in Bergen, Norway and their debut album was released in 2003 (Datarock Datarock). Media Consumption Pyramid is their sixth studio album and their first since 2018’s Face The [...]
SEX BEAT – “TILLIE” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Driving drums, distorted bass lines and noisy guitars, Sex Beat is the last snotty farewell to a generation going down the drain. Sex Beat unleash an unbridled fury, original [...]
LUCIA STAVROS BURN YOU UP INDEPENDENT Lucia Stavros is not just your run of the mill singer songwriter, she is a composer and a vocalist, but also a multi-instrumentalist, with harp as her main instrument. If that is an indication of what you [...]
NATALIE PRICE NATALIE PRICE INDEPENDENT What can you fit within the Americana genre these days? Well, almost anything and everything, which probably inspired Texas singer-songwriter Natalie Price to label her latest self-titled, full-length [...]
WITHIN TEMPTATION RELEASE NEW SINGLE “RITUAL” OFF FORTHCOMING STUDIO ALBUM BLEED OUT COMING OCTOBER 20 FORCE MUSIC RECORDINGS/BERTUS DISTRIBUTION Dutch metallers, Within Temptation, have released their brand-new single [...]
BIBLIOTEKA – “SHE’S BAD” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Today, Seattle garage rock outfit Biblioteka have announced their upcoming three-track EP Kikimora, alongside the release of their delightfully cacophonous new [...]
CANADA’S ROCK OF FAME @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 An electrifying evening unfolded in the world of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll as the Walk of Fame proudly embraced the induction of 13 extraordinary talents, all while [...]
FUELED BY STRUGGLE; BUILT FOR SUCCESS A CONVERSATION WITH TORONTO METALCORE BAND THE NORTHERN When it comes to the metalcore genre, few bands can execute a balance of melody and heavy cadence as well as Canadian metalcore band, The Northern. In [...]
DAN MANGAN – “JUST KNOW IT (ELSEWHERE VERSION)” GOING SOMEWHERE TOUR DATES CONTINUE | BEING SOMEWHERE OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS Dan Mangan’s latest album, Being Somewhere, recently had the honour of being shortlisted for the [...]
COSMIC FORCES UNITE MEGADETH GUITARIST MARTY FRIEDMAN & BRITISH KEYBOARD KING BRIAN AUGER ON NEW FUSION SYNDICATE SINGLE “METEOR SHOWER” CLEOPATRA RECORDS If you thought you would have to wait another 10 years for a new Fusion [...]
JERRY LEGER SHARES NEW SINGLE “SLOW NIGHT IN NOWHERE TOWN” DONLANDS OUT OCTOBER 27 VIA LATENT RECORDINGS On his new album Donlands, internationally acclaimed Toronto singer/songwriter Jerry Leger has teamed up with legendary Canadian [...]
SUM 41 SIGN TO RISE RECORDS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “LANDMINES” Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 make a boisterous return with “Landmines”, their newest single and first release on Rise Records. “Landmines” is a testament of going to hell and back for [...]
AVIV SEARCHES FOR AN ESCAPE ON NEW SINGLE “RUNNING SHOES” DINE ALONE RECORDS 17-year-old indie prodigy AVIV has released a new single titled “Running Shoes” which she explains “represents an escape. [Running Shoes] symbolize a gateway to comfort [...]
BABY JEY – “WHAT’S THE POINT OF SAYING SORRY” INDEPENDENT Baby Jey is an Edmonton indie pop band who wear their love of classic disco and synth-pop music on their sleeves. “What’s the Point of Saying [...]
MÅNESKIN @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO Måneskin’s triumphant return to Toronto took center stage on a grander scale, and the Italian rock band exuded an electrifying energy right from the moment the curtain fell. They epitomized the essence [...]
ROCKET ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP VERSIONS OF YOU OUT OCTOBER 27 SHARE LEAD SINGLE “PORTRAIT SHOW” Los Angeles-based Rocket have announced their debut EP, Versions of You, out October 27th, and share lead single “Portrait Show.” Pitting Sonic Youth & [...]
