CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2024 – THE ANTI-QUEENS @ THE AXIS CLUB, TORONTO JUNE 1, 2024 Toronto is alive with the sound of Canadian Music Week, the annual festival which marks the beginning of the superior concert season: summer. Among an array [...]
CORY duBROWA – AN IDEAL FOR LIVING – A CELEBRATION OF THE E.P. (EXTENDED PLAY) HOZAC BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Veteran music journalist Cory duBrowa has released a love letter to the musical format that is the EP. Longer [...]
GARY CLARK JR. w/ ABRAHAM ALEXANDER @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 26, 2024 Within the last two months, Gary Clark Jr. has dropped his latest album, JPEG RAW, has opened for The Rolling Stones, and was a featured artist on Slash’s Orgy Of The Damned. [...]
LOLLA: THE STORY OF LOLLAPALOOZA FUNMETER/C3 PRESENTS/MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS MAY 21, 2024 The first ever Lollapalooza touring festival kicked off in 1991 as a means for the festival founder and alternative icon, Perry Farrell, to both embark [...]
ANDREA SWENSSON – PRINCE AND PURPLE RAIN: 40 YEARS MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Prince And Purple Rain: 40 Years is the first book to emerge from author Andrea Swensson. The Minneapolis-based journalist, and host and co-producer [...]
SLASH ORGY OF THE DAMNED GIBSON RECORDS Slash has returned with, Orgy Of The Damned, his first solo album without Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators in nearly 14 years. Much like his 2010 self-titled release, his latest record sees a [...]
THE ANTI-QUEENS DISENCHANTED STOMP RECORDS In 2019, The Anti-Queens released their incredible debut full-length album, The Anti-Queens, which followed a pair of EP’s since 2012. The band, led by Emily Bones and Valerie Knox, has since become [...]
THUNDERPUSSY WEST TRASH CASUAL Thunderpussy, one of the most electrifying bands to emerge from the last decade, have returned with their second full-length album, West, their first collection of new music since their 2019 EP, Milk It. The [...]
INCUBUS MORNING VIEW XXIII VIRGIN MUSIC Morning View remains a pivotal moment for not only Incubus, but for the alternative rock as the genre grew out of the ‘90s and into the early aughts. At a time where much of rock was trying to recapture [...]
LYRICS BORN THAT 1 TYME IN THE STUDIO: ACOUSTIC SELECTIONS INDEPENDENT For his 15th album, underground hip-hop icon Lyrics Born has returned with That 1 Tyme In The Studio: Acoustic Selections. In a unique step for the rap genre, the 10-track [...]
KAMASI WASHINGTON w/ SHEBAD @ HISTORY, TORONTO MAY 7, 2024 Last week, Kamasi Washington released Fearless Movement, a monumental collection of music that has proven to be absolutely vital for the progression of jazz for the modern jazz age. The [...]
KAMASI WASHINGTON FEARLESS MOVEMENT YOUNG Kamasi Washington exudes ambition. For evidence of this, look not only to his virtuosic performance and songwriting, but look to the fact that his debut album, 2015’s The Epic, was a three-volume [...]
BERNIE WORRELL WAVE FROM THE WOONIVERSE ORG MUSIC The legacy of Bernie Worrell continues to develop despite his passing in 2016. The estate of legendary keyboardist, primarily known for his work with the revolutionary Parliament and Funkadelic, [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS THE WESTBOUND SOUND: WESTBOUND RECORDS CURATED BY RSD, VOL. 1 ORG MUSIC Established in 1968, Westbound Records rose to prominence throughout the 1970s among Detroit’s premier funk labels. While their roster would include the [...]
PEARL JAM DARK MATTER MONKEYWRENCH RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Four years following their underrated, and unfortunately seemingly forgotten, 2020 album, Gigaton, Pearl Jam has returned with Dark Matter. The album marks one of [...]
MAD ONES WHAT IT TAKES FORTUNE STELLAR RECORDS Self-described as Toronto trash-pop, Mad Ones have returned with What It Takes, their fifth full-length album. Clocking in 26 minutes, the 10-track record captures a grungy sound that falls [...]
KHRUANGBIN A LA SALA DEAD OCEANS/NIGHT TIME STORIES, LTD. Khruangbin has returned with A La Sala, their fourth studio album and first since 2020’s Mordechai. Over the course of 12 songs, the nearly instrumental trio continues to develop their [...]
KABIR DALAWARI LAST CALL SHIFTING PARADIGM RECORDS Having made an impressive debut with 2022’s Awareness, Kabir Dalawari has returned with his second album. Featuring the performances of Dalawari on drums, Kyle Brooks on alto sax, Chris Maden on [...]
JML ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE POWER OF NETWORKING FEATURING GHOSTFACE KILLAH, RAEKWON, RICO LOVE, MURDA BEATZ, BANX & RANX HOTEL X, TORONTO JML Entertainment hosted The Power Of Networking conference at Toronto’s Hotel X. The panel focused [...]
GARY CLARK JR. JPEG RAW WARNER MUSIC Five years ago, Gary Clark Jr. established himself as one of the most impressive creative forces to emerge in the last decade with his impeccable opus, This Land. Since then, the anticipation for his fourth [...]
LIGHTMARES DEAR LIFE TARANTULA TAPES Sudbury, ON’s very own Lightmares are back with their newest album, Dear Life. Their fifth full-length release follows 2021’s NÜ TOYZ and sees the trio expand their sound within the pop punk genre. The band [...]
THE BLACK CROWES HAPPINESS BASTARDS SILVER ARROW RECORDS Currently in the midst of their third reunion, The Black Crowes have hit the touring circuit steady, with only an EP of covers – 1972 – released in 2022 to wet the appetite of fans eagerly [...]
THE LAZYS @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 1, 2024 Hot off the release of their most recent single, 2023’s “Rattle Them Bones”, their first new song since their 2018 album, Tropical Hazards, The Lazys are in the midst of their current run of [...]
ZAKK SABBATH DOOMED FOREVER FOREVER DOOMED MAGNETIC EYE RECORDS Having earned the title as the definitive Black Sabbath tribute act due to their electrifying live show, Zakk Sabbath, led by Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, [...]
