Rhye Blood Last Gang The soulful R&B duo that is Rhye has never shied away from getting personal. The intimate subject matter and soothing qualities of Mike Milosh’s vocals are distinct factors that give Rhye its mesmerizing sound. [...]
Benjamin Booker @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto October 18, 2017 The gritty sounds of the south made their way up to Toronto this week when Benjamin Booker rolled into town to promote his fantastic new album Witness. Booker showcased a unique [...]
Wolf Parade Cry Cry Cry Sub Pop It’s always hard to predict who will stick around when a band calls an indefinite hiatus. Not every group’s work stands the test of time, and irrelevance sometimes seems imminent for even the most promising of [...]
Midnight Oil w/ Matthew Good @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto August 25, 2017 Who would have thought they’d be back so soon? Only three months after their last sold-out show in Toronto, the Australian political-rock powerhouse Midnight Oil made their [...]
Earth Wind And Fire Featuring Chic: 2054 – The Tour @ The Air Canada Centre, Toronto August 13, 2017 There’s a reason why Ralph Johnson calls fellow band member Phillip Bailey “The Voice”. At 66 years of age, Bailey’s [...]
Father John Misty @ The Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto May 5, 2017 The Royal Alexandra Theatre hosted an event out of the ordinary for them this weekend. A truly unique figure in current indie rock, payed a two night visit to the historic [...]
Feist @ Trinity-St. Paul’s Church, Toronto April 27, 2017 One of Canada’s most beloved songwriters made her long-awaited return this past Thursday with a beautifully intimate performance within the walls of a Toronto church. Leslie Feist, [...]
Spoon Hot Thoughts Matador Records The distinct sounds of indie-rock heroes Spoon returns with one of their most inventive and confident pieces of work to date. The highly anticipated Hot Thoughts finally drops following the ear-worm of a [...]
VOWWS @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto February 4, 2017 An unassuming duo took the stage of Lee’s Palace this past Saturday night. Decked out in all black and leather, the two quietly geared up to perform amidst a loud room of chattering audience [...]
Cate Le Bon @ The Velvet Underground, Toronto February 2, 2017 Toronto’s The Velvet Underground hosted a perfectly fitting performance on the night of February 2nd, when they welcomed Welsh musician Cate Le Bon to their stage. A notable emerging [...]
Sleater-Kinney Live In Paris Sub Pop This legendary feminist-rock trio made their mark throughout the late 90s and early 2000s as a raw, guitar driven, politically charged powerhouse. The all-female group garnered themselves a loyal fan base and [...]
Bill & Phil Songs Of Darkness And Despair Housecore Records Something dark and heavy emerged this week from the minds of an unlikely duo. Bill Moseley, a cherished horror-film figure with a cult following, and metal icon Philip H. Anselmo of [...]
Andy Shauf w/ Chris Cohen @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto November 22 & 25, 2016 Last week Mod Club hosted two sold-out performances featuring two stand-out young songwriters in current indie rock. November 22nd and November 25th brought [...]
Darcys Centerfold Arts & Crafts Sometimes a band needs to make some big changes to keep heading in the right direction. Darcys took a risk back in 2014, after hitting some hard times with their four-piece rock band at the time, when deciding [...]
Royal Canoe @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto October 27, 2016 Last week’s Royal Canoe show at Lee’s Palace was an exceptionally challenging performance for the group to pull off. Just earlier in the week, the band experienced a substantial mid-tour [...]
ANOTHER SMILING PHASE AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS A tribute to Canada’s most influential songwriters, arranged and performed by one of the greats himself. This is what David Clayton-Thomas, of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame, has [...]
Bridges And Powerlines National Fantasy Devise Records One of Brooklyn’s favourite Indie-Pop groups returns after two years in the studio, with its newest LP, National Fantasy. Bridges and Powerlines is a new-comer to the New York music scene, [...]
Fatal Jamz Coverboy Lolipop Records A tribute to all things Glam; Fatal Jamz returns with a 10-track nostalgia trip through all the lush splendor of one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s most memorable eras. Fatal Jamz is not the first musical effort of [...]
Tokyo Police Club Melon Collie And The Infinite Radness, Pt. 2 Mean Beard/Dine Alone Records One of Canada’s most reliable Indie-Rock groups returns with its second release of 2016. Tokyo Police Club is back with its EP Melon Collie and the [...]
Junior Boys Kiss Me All Night EP City Slang Records Hamilton’s favourite Electro-Pop duo is back with another mesmerizing addition to their collection. After dropping its first album release in five years this past February, Junior Boys keeps [...]
