2020 RIVIERA MAYA JAZZ FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL ONLINE FESTIVAL FILMED @ PLAYA DEL CARMEN, QUINTANA ROO (MX) NOVEMBER 27-29, 2020 The Annual Riviera Maya Jazz Festival is considered the most important jazz festival in Mexico. Now in its 18th year, [...]
BLUES ON THE BEACH PUERTO ESCONDIDO @ FRESH RESTAURANT ZICATELA (MEXICO) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 For many surfers and snowbirds, Mexico’s Pacific coastal town, Puerto Escondido, is a great place to escape the winter blues. On February 24, 2020, [...]
TORONTO SUMMER ELECTRONIC MUSIC EVENTS – PT 1 With the close of Victoria Day weekend and Detroit’s Movement Festival, the long-awaited summer season in electronic music has officially begun. Toronto’s amazing array of events is incredible [...]
ELECTRIC ISLAND 2019 PREVIEW HANLAN’S POINT, TORONTO ISLAND | MAY 19 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 Canada’s number one open air concert + picnic series across Canada, Electric Island, kicks off its seventh season on May 19, 2019. Heavyweight [...]
30th ANNIVERSARY SOCAN AWARDS @ THE SHERATON CENTRE HOTEL, TORONTO APRIL 1, 2019 Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie, and B.C. native Carly Rae Jepsen dominated the 30th Anniversary SOCAN Awards red carpet tonight. The annual awards ceremony, hosted [...]
VUJADAY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BARBADOS A CONVERSATION WITH FESTIVAL ORGANIZER RYAN KRUGER Canadians have a reputation for throwing some of the world’s premiere electronic music festivals in exotic locations. Vujaday is no exception. On April 3-7, it [...]
Honey Beard Reverie EP Independent Today, the dance-driven four-track Reverie is released to the world. Recorded in Toronto and mixed and mastered in London, England, the EP follows Toronto-based synth duo, Honey Beard’s full albums: Dreamless [...]
AEMCON – ALBERTA ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONFERENCE AEMCON, a.k.a. the Alberta Electronic Music Conference is gearing up for its third year November 15-18, 2018. It returns to Calgary’s stunning Studio Bell in the National Music Centre (NMC) and [...]
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black: The Documentary Eagle Rock Entertainment/BBC Studios November 2, 2018 (TIFF Debut In Canada – September 5, 2018) Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Eagle Rock Entertainment/BBC Studios) is Eagle Rock’s [...]
SONGS OF SOURCE A CONVERSATION WITH DARREN AUSTIN HALL Darren Austin Hall is a fixture in the growing sound healing community. Inspired by the cosmos, nature, and his growing family of crystal and alchemy bowls, this ceremonial musician has [...]
VOLATILE ATTRACTIONS: SAUL HOLIFF, JOHNNY CASH AND MANAGING A MUSIC LEGEND A CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN HOLIFF The University of Victoria Archives is the new home of a monumental piece of music history. On June 20, 2018, the highly-anticipated [...]
Nils Frahm Encores 1 Erased Tapes Nils Frahm has released the extended 5-track player Encores 1, the first companion release to his universally acclaimed and currently touring seventh album, All Melody. For those who found All Melody lacking in [...]
Nils Frahm – All Melody World Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 23, 2018 It’s amazing to think that eight years ago only one audience member showed up – late and out of breath – to Nils Frahm’s concert at The Drake. “When he [...]
MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL @ PHILIP A. HART PLAZA, DETROIT – FESTIVAL PREVIEW MAY 26-28, 2018 Movement, one of the world’s best electronic music festivals, has announced another solid lineup for May 26-28, 2018. Heavyweights Claude [...]
Jamison Isaak EP1 Flora Since 2010, Abbotsford, BC’s Jamison Isaak has been creating “compelling, melodic and atmospheric” music under a variety of guises: synth-poppy Teen Daze, dancey Pacific Coliseum, and folky Two Bicycles. EP1 is Jamison’s [...]
Nils Frahm All Melody Erased Tapes Nils Frahm fans have been waiting two years for their favourite pianist-composer to retrofit Saal 3, Funkhaus, in Berlin with a new studio. Here Frahm recorded All Melody, his 8th album set to be released on [...]
VUJADAY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BARBADOS – FESTIVAL PREVIEW APRIL 4-8, 2018 From April 4-8, the stunning Caribbean island of Barbados joins the international destination festival circuit. The debut of Vujaday, a new electronic music festival and [...]
Duran Duran (Featuring Andy Wickett) Girls On Film 1979 Demo EP Cleopatra Records Pressed on bright red vinyl, Cleopatra Records has released Duran Duran Girls on Film 1979 Demo EP featuring original frontman Andy Wickett (a.k.a. Fane) on [...]
RESISTANCE A CONVERSATION WITH DERRICK MAY It is fitting that Derrick May, one of the godfathers of techno, returns to headline Apollo Inc.’s Resistance Party with Volvox on Friday, December 22, 2017. “I think that theme resistance (with the [...]
THEE FFF A CONVERSATION WITH FRANCOIS LEBARON AND FREDERICK LAURIER What happens when Felix Da Housecat stops by the studio of Montreal’s dynamic duo Hoopalaï (Francois Lebaron and Frederick Laurier)? Groovy Chicago House and dark, minimal [...]
BOX OF KITTENS (BOK) 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY PREVIEW @ SECRET QUEEN WEST WAREHOUSE, TORONTO November 25, 2017 | 10PM-4AM Ten years ago, four techno-loving DJs in Toronto came together “to fill a hole” in the Toronto music scene. The idea was for [...]
Big City Cough w/ Animal Parts: Born At Night Album Release Residency @ The Dakota Tavern, Toronto November 21, 2017 As they await Big City Cough, a hushed crowd is aglow from the stringed lights draped across the stage at Dakota Tavern. Its [...]
Diana Ross Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection Motown Records Ain’t no stoppin’ Ms. Ross As the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards, Diana Ross proves her talent and elegance stand the test of time. [...]
Various Artists Deeplomatic Flavours Vol. 1 Deeplomatic Recordings UK record label Deeplomatic Recordings celebrate their 80th release with Deeplomatic Flavours Vol.1. It is the first in a new series of special compilation albums featuring [...]
