TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL @ PARADISE THEATRE & THE REC ROOM, TORONTO NOVEMBER 8-10, 2024 Last year the Toronto International Music Video Festival established itself as a go-to platform for artistry and innovation within the [...]
IDLES @ COCA-COLA COLESIUM, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 British punk band Idles took the Coca-Cola Coliseum by storm last night in support of their latest album Tangk. They kicked off the set with “IDEA 01” before jumping right into [...]
SQUID & WATER FROM YOUR EYES @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 17, 2024 It’s no wonder UK post-punk band Squid has earned such critical acclaim in recent years. Fusing elements of krautrock, jazz, punk, and more, at times it’s [...]
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL @ FOX THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2023 Years in the making, the Toronto International Music Video Festival had its first annual run on November 12, 2023, bringing together people from all over the [...]
BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD @ THE CONCERT HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 Black Country, New Road have gone through quite a few changes since they first came onto the scene in 2019 with the electrifying singles “Athens, France” and “Sunglasses”. [...]
BECK & PHOENIX w/ WEYES BLOOD @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 With only a week left of the Summer Odyssey Tour, Toronto was treated to over three decades worth of Beck tunes, and fresh new hits from Phoenix, who recently [...]
ALVVAYS W/ ALEX G @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO AUGUST 28, 2023 Alvvays and Alex G sure make a great doubleheader. Both acts are at the top of their game and it’s impossible to listen to an indie playlist that doesn’t have at least one song by both [...]
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE w/ THE ARMED @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO AUGUST 4, 2023 It’s been a long six years since Queens of the Stone Age was last in Toronto and their new album, In Times New Roman, is a bit of a departure from their previous work [...]
GIVING BACK TO THE INDUSTRY A CONVERSATION WITH MAC DOWNEY, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OF THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL Toronto has one of the most distinguished music scenes in the entire world, from icons like The Weeknd, to visionary [...]
ALEXISONFIRE w/ PUP & METZ @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 16, 2023 Seeing Alexisonfire live is a Canadian right of passage. Formed in 2001, the band has become one of the biggest names and influences in the post-hardcore scene. In 2022 [...]
PROTOMARTYR w/ WEIRD NIGHTMARE @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2023 Protomartyr may be the greatest post-punk band of this generation. The Detroit group was formed in the early 2010’s by Joe Casey who needed an outlet after his father [...]
COLA w/ NUTRIENTS @ THE BABY G, TORONTO APRIL 19, 2023 Cola kicked off the start of its 2023 tour with an intimate sold out show at The Baby G. As people poured into the venue you could sense that the newly-formed band already has a cult [...]
LISTENING TO MYSELF SAVED MY LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH MYER CLARITY & DANIELLE KNOLL Eccentric Canadian hip hop artist Myer Clarity is known for his moody production and motivational lyrics. The 27-year-old Montreal native moved to Toronto in [...]
VibeByMelo And Travis Thickle THE HILLS HAVE WIFI Independent VibeByMelo is back with another quality album. Paired with Ottawa-based producer Travis Thickle, the two artists find their own lane creating a catchy project with conscious hip hop [...]
EARTHGANG w/ MICK JENKINS @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 9, 2020 Hailing from Chicago, Mick Jenkins has most recently released The Circus, a 19-minute EP full of soulful, lyrical hip hop. It serves as a prelude to his up and coming album. [...]
REX ORANGE COUNTY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 30, 2020 Toronto loves Rex Orange County, so it’s no wonder he sold out three nights in a row at the Danforth Music Hall. The energy was feverishly high even on the second night, and [...]
EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL ALONE, YOU’RE NOT A CONVERSATION WITH VIBEBYMELO Durham Region hip hop artist Vibebymelo has had a busy year, releasing the album Project: M and following that up with a string of singles. At times it’s hard to pinpoint his [...]
FKA TWIGS @ REBEL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 17, 2019 FKA Twigs is a very interesting and fresh artist hailing from the U.K. She is known for being more of a songwriter than a musician, mixing dance, music, and eye-catching visuals all together in her [...]
BLACK MIDI w/ FAT TONY @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Fat Tony opened for black midi as people packed into Lee’s Palace. The Houston via Brooklyn rapper has been influenced by all sorts of genres, blending country and electronic [...]
INJURY RESERVE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 1, 2019 Injury Reserve is an abstract hip hop group consisting of producer Parker Corey, and rappers Stepa J.Groggs and Ritchie With a T. They’re known for mixing jazzy boom bap with [...]
MAC DeMARCO @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 The fact that Mac DeMarco had broken one of his most cherished guitars before tonight’s performance at Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach did not slow down the multi-instrumentalist from his usual [...]
PARKJAM HIP HOP NIGHT FT. ICE CUBE, REDMAN & METHOD MAN, SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, MAESTRO FRESH WES & HAVIAH MIGHTY @ LONDON MUSIC HALL, LONDON (ON) SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Parkjam Hip Hop Night was a celebration of boombap music from the ‘90s. [...]
THROW IT UP (DIJAHSB, HAF N’ HAF, LINCOLN WOODS, VIBEBYMELO, PATRIK) @ SMILING BUDDHA, TORONTO AUGUST 23, 2019 Toronto’s Smiling Buddha was overflowing with excitement tonight as it hosted Throw It Up, a nonprofit event created by The Soul Space [...]
LITTLE SIMZ @ VELVET UNDERGROUND, TORONTO JUNE 27, 2019 Fresh off the release of the album GREY Area, Little Simz came to Toronto for the last stop of her sold out North American tour. The 25-year-old hip hop artist started her set with the [...]
