NXNE ANNOUNCES 2018 DATES AND RETURNS TO YONGE-DUNDAS North by Northeast (NXNE) is pleased to announce the 2018 edition will be held June 8-17. Now in its 24th year, the festival returns to Toronto’s downtown epicenter, Yonge-Dundas with free [...]
ROLAND GIFT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, MOVIE AND DECEMBER UK TOUR DATES Roland Gift, one of modern music’s true torchbearers and the charismatic front man of the Fine Young Cannibals, is back in the pop arena with his new solo album, the [...]
BURGER RECORDS’ LEVITATION ROOM FALL TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 8th Fusing the lo-fi buzz of 21st century garage punk with the sunburnt drift of vintage psychedelia, Levitation Room was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2012 by longtime [...]
ALICE MERTON ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR DATES “NO ROOTS” OUT NOW ON MOM + POP MUSIC Alice Merton announces her debut U.S. tour. Ms. Merton continues her rise on the Billboard Alt Radio Top 40 coming in at number 19, and is currently #33 at [...]
LISA LOEB TO BE HONOURED AT THE 2018 SHE ROCKS AWARDS BY THE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) is pleased to announce acclaimed platinum-selling artist Lisa Loeb as the first honoree at the [...]
HEY OCEAN! RETURN FROM HIATUS THREE BRAND NEW TRACKS PREVIEWED David Vertesi, David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball of Hey Ocean! have returned from an extended hiatus as a band (and time spent away creating their own splendid solo albums) and [...]
BEAU’S BREWERY RELEASES BEER CONCEIVED AND BREWED COLLECTIVELY WITH RHEOSTATICS To create this one-of-a-kind beer, the team at Beau’s met with Rheostatics founding member Dave Bidini to brainstorm recipe ideas. “Finding warmth in cold [...]
MINISTRY SIGN TO NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS TOUR DATES WITH DEATH GRIPS Groundbreaking industrial-metal pioneers, MINISTRY, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently wrapped up recording their new album AmeriKKKant , [...]
THE SOUNDS ANNOUNCE RUN OF CALIFORNIA DATES IN SUPPORT OF LATEST EP It’s been just about a year since THE SOUNDS were in the U.S. celebrating the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album Dying to Say This To You, but for the Swedish [...]
BELINDA CARLISLE ‘HEAVEN 30th ANNIVERSARY’ UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED American singer Belinda Carlisle announces she’s back on the road with a very special UK tour this Autumn with the ‘Heaven 30th Anniversary Tour’ in October 2017 [...]
HOWARD JONES ELECTRIC BAND TOUR UK 2017 HOWARD JONES ANNOUNCES FIVE VERY SPECIAL UK ELECTRIC BAND CONCERTS FOR 2017 Howard Jones returns for a UK tour in November, his first since 2014, with his new and extended Electric Band; following a 24 [...]
ROBERT PLANT ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF NEW ALBUM CARRY FIRE Robert Plant has announced the first North American headline dates on his upcoming world tour celebrating the release of his eagerly anticipated new album Carry [...]
CHARLES BRADLEY PASSES AFTER CANCER BATTLE (NOV 5, 1948 – SEP 23, 2017) Charles Bradley has passed away today following a battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer last fall. The cancer had gone into remission and resurfaced [...]
SUNRISE RECORDS CELEBRATES OFFICIAL GTA GRAND OPENING NEXT WEEKEND AND ANNOUNCES BIG LOCAL ARTIST CONTEST CELEBRATIONS WILL INCLUDE GIVEAWAYS, SNACKS, AND DISCOUNTS + LOCAL ARTISTS COULD WIN NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION Sunrise Records has officially [...]
PETER MURPHY INVITES DAVID J FOR THE BAUHAUS PORTION OF HIS RESIDENCY AT SF’S THE CHAPEL Along with releasing a new video for his fans, Murphy announces a third Mr. Moonlight show added to his month-long residency – all three shows to be [...]
deep. PRESENTS BLACK COFFEE AT MAISON MERCER OCTOBER 20 On Friday, October 20, Toronto’s most dynamic venue Maison Mercer welcomes guests for another edition of deep. featuring globally renowned DJ-Producer Black Coffee! Not only has Black [...]
SQUEEZE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM THE KNOWLEDGE ON OCTOBER 13 With its pedal steel and cinematic atmosphere evoking images of the mythical western, “Innocence In Paradise,” is a fine example of the partnership between Chris Difford and Glenn [...]
D.O.A. ANNOUNCE THE FIGHT BACK TOUR D.O.A. are fresh back from a rockin’ summer tour that included stops in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Taiwan. Now they are ready to [...]
THE COHEN FAMILY PRESENTS TOWER OF SONG: A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO LEONARD COHEN ELVIS COSTELLO, LANA DEL REY, FEIST, PHILIP GLASS, K.D. LANG, THE LUMINEERS’ WESLEY SCHULTZ AND JEREMIAH FRAITES, DAMIEN RICE, STING, PATRICK WATSON, ADAM COHEN AND [...]
THE NILS’ 1987 CULT CLASSIC POWER-POP ALBUM REISSUED BY LABEL OBSCURA To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Nils’ influential 1987 debut LP, Label Obscura is proud to reissue a deluxe remastered LP, available on vinyl for the [...]
BARENAKED LADIES ANNOUNCES NEW LP FAKE NUDES & TOUR DATES With over 14 million albums sold, multiple JUNO Awards and Grammy nominations, world renowned rockers, Barenaked Ladies are excited to announce the release of their fifteenth studio [...]
WALTER BECKER OF STEELY DAN HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 67 There are very few details at this time but it was announced via Becker’s official website earlier today. Becker was absent at both of Steely Dan’s performances during July’s Classic [...]
ELECTRONIC ROCKER IAMX RELEASES UNFALL THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL ALBUMS Male/Female. Human/Machine. Rock/Electronic. Analog/Digital. It’s a binary world and Chris “IAMX” Corner is not afraid to flip it inside out. As part of Sneaker [...]
THE ELWINS ANNOUNCE NEW LP BEAUTY COMMUNITY + FALL TOUR AND NEW SINGLE “HEY! YA, YOU” Toronto-based pop-rock quartet, The Elwins are gearing up for the release of their third full-length LP Beauty Community out October 13 via Hidden [...]
