THE KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 11th YEAR, SEPTEMBER 18 TO 20 WITH FIRST ARTISTS CONFIRMED ALEX BIRD, HILARIO DURAN, ROBI BOTOS, RICH BROWN, JANE BUNNETT, MARC JORDAN & ROBERT PRIEST The Kensington Market Jazz Festival [...]
FOGHAT RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR “MY BABE” | THE FIRST SINGLE FROM LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. RELEASING ON OCTOBER 30 FOGHAT RECORDS More than 55 years after forming in the U.K., FOGHAT–Roger Earl (founding drummer), Bryan Bassett [...]
NAMELESS FRIENDS RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CLARA” AS CROSS-CANADA TOUR DATES HEAT UP INDEPENDENT With strong principles, even stronger riffs, and a healthy dose of glitter, Toronto LGBTQ+ rock band Nameless Friends are putting a [...]
THUNDER QUEENS EMBARK ON JOURNEY TO FIND THEMSELVES ON NEW SINGLE “BLUEBELLS” SOPHOMORE ALBUM DEEP BELOW COMING SEPTEMBER 24 ON VICTORY POOL Teen rock trio Thunder Queens are one month away from the release of their highly [...]
BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE ANNOUNCES 2027 NO SPEED LIMIT TOUR Bachman-Turner Overdrive have announced their 2027 No Speed Limit Tour, which hits the road early next year across the U.S. The trek sees founding member Randy Bachman revving up again [...]
CITY AND COLOUR, FINNEAS, OUR LADY PEACE, AMANDA MARSHALL AND JEFF TWEEDY AMONG PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS AND MARIE-MAI TO HOST SEPTEMBER 26 CELEBRATION AT MASSEY [...]
FOLK CANADA ANNOUNCES 2026 ONTARIO FOLK MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES THE 32nd ANNUAL ONTARIO FOLK MUSIC AWARDS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE STUDIO IN HAMILTON (ON) ON OCTOBER 14 DURING THE ANNUAL FOLK CANADA CONFERENCE Folk Canada is pleased to announce the [...]
BURRY SHARES NEW SINGLE “NO HARD FEELINGS” NOMINATED FOR POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR AND MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR AT NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC WEEK THIS NOVEMBER Bold and boundary-pushing Halifax indie pop artist, Burry, shares their newest [...]
SLOTHRUST EXPLORE QUEER ROMANCE & SLEEP PARALYSIS ON NEW SINGLES “DYSTOPIAN CEMETERY” AND “TWISTED PARADISE” | NEW LP OUT SEPTEMBER 18 EQUAL VISION RECORDS Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision [...]
HANNAH GEORGAS & LYN HEINEMANN LAUNCH NEW PROJECT ‘SO FAINT’ | ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES BEETLE BOMB RECORDS So Faint is the collaborative project of Lyn Heinemann and Hannah Georgas, born from a chance encounter in a Vancouver [...]
BUTCHER BABIES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM NIGHTBLOOM | UNVEIL NEW VIDEO FOR “BLAME IT ON THE WIND” JUDGE & JURY RECORDS Metal powerhouse Butcher Babies have announced their highly anticipated new album, NIGHTBLOOM, due out October 2nd [...]
BECK ALBUM RIDE LONESOME OUT SEPTEMBER 18 | NEW SONG “DISAPPEARING ACT” OUT NOW | NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 16 CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Beck brings a ray of early evening sunshine into our worlds with “Disappearing [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO A PREVIEW OF THE AC/DC PWR/UP POPUP AT STEAM WHISTLE BREWERY ON SEPTEMBER 14! ENTER NOW AND OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 1 OF 5 PAIRS OF PASSES TO THE AC/DC PWR/UP POPUP PREVIEW AT STEAM WHISTLE [...]
JON SPENCER ADDS NYC DATE TO UPCOMING TOUR | NEW ALBUM OUT NOW VIA SHOVE RECORDS | WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “MR. LION” FEAT. ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARCELLUS HALL SHOVE RECORDS Jon Spencer can’t take any more on his latest long-player, [...]
RISE AGAINST RELEASE TWO NEW SINGLES “KATY BAR THE DOOR” AND “LIVING UNDERCOVER” LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS The iconic Chicago punk rock quartet, Rise Against, released two new singles, “Katy Bar The Door” and “Living Undercover.” These two new [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE MINYO CRUSADERS AT LEE’S PALACE ON SEPTEMBER 29! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO SEE MINYO CRUSADERS PERFORM LIVE AT TORONTO’S LEE’S PALACE! SPILL [...]
DJ SHADOW ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF HIS MUCH-ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM ENDTRODUCING OUT SEPTEMBER 18 VIA MO’WAX/[PIAS] RECORDINGS DJ Shadow has announced details of a 30th anniversary edition of his acclaimed and much-loved [...]
SIGNALS FROM THE FUTURE: INTRODUCING THE LUCY DREAMS PERFUME A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE DIGITAL AND THE ANALOG Lucy Dreams has this to say: Lucy sent us a code. We translated it — molecule by molecule — into scent. She wanted to manifest in the real [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE CHIODOS IN TORONTO AT THE CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 19! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE CHIODOS SHOW AT THE CONCERT HALL IN TORONTO! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS [...]
CAT CLYDE ANNOUNCES CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH DEAN JOHNSON IN WESTERN U.S. & CANADA ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM MUD BLOOD BONE OUT NOW VIA CONCORD RECORDS Métis Canadian alt-folk artist Cat Clyde and Seattle-based singer-songwriter Dean Johnson have [...]
BETTY MOON’S 2003 ALBUM DOLL MACHINE ARRIVES ON STREAMING PLATFORMS FOR THE FIRST TIME ORIGINALLY RELEASED THROUGH SEXTANT RECORDS/EMI, MOON’S THIRD ALBUM IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC VIA EVOLVER MUSIC Singer, songwriter and [...]
BARENAKED LADIES RELEASE ALL-NEW ACOUSTIC VERSION OF “CLEARLY LOST” RAISIN’ RECORDS MULTI-PLATINUM Rock band Barenaked Ladies distill decades of lived experience into their disarmingly catchy new song “Careful (For Dee).” An unguarded look [...]
PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED (PiL) FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN 8 YEARS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 3 | ALIVE LIVE ALBUM OUT NOW PiL/A WAY WITH MEDIA John Lydon’s iconoclastic band, Public Image Ltd (PiL) begin their extensive North American tour on September 3rd. [...]
N0TRIXX’S “NARC (I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU’RE DEAD)” NEW SINGLE + VIDEO OUT NOW | TOUR DATES TAKEN FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM A CATALOGUE OF MADNESS AND MELANCHOLIA Russian-born, Lancashire-based bedlamcore artist n0trixx has released [...]
