AUSTRALIA’S DZ DEATHRAYS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES TOUR INCLUDES QUEBEC CITY, MONTREAL, OTTAWA, TORONTO Australia’s DZ Deathrays, have announced North American tour dates including stops in Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. [...]
BRAIDS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “JONI’ FROM THEIR JUST RELEASED ‘COMPANION’ EP WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “JONI” HERE Last week, Montreal trio Braids released a complement to their critically lauded 2015 LP [...]
TORONTO’S DUNDAS WEST FEST LINEUP ANNOUCED THE DEARS TO HEADLINE THE FREE LOCAL FESTIVAL Taking the Lakeview Avenue Stage at this year’s Dundas West Fest include The Dears, Neon Wave, Germaphobes, Matrox, Run With The Kittens, The [...]
THE TRAGICALLY HIP’S MAN MACHINE POEM TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED 11 CANADIAN DATES REVEALED FOR THE 2016 SUMMER TOUR Following the announcement yesterday of Gord Downie’s cancer diagnosis the band have now released a handful of Canadian [...]
ENGLISH BEAT KICKS OFF SUMMER 2016 TOURING WITH SOUL ASYLUM SUMMER SHOWS WITH B-52S, CULTURE CLUB, UB40, AND THIS FALL WITH SQUEEZE As UK’s legendary ska/punk/pop/soul band The English Beat readies its first new studio album in over three [...]
TUNS ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM EAST COAST SUPER-GROUP OF CHRIS MURPHY, MATT MURPHY, AND MIKE O’NEILL TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM ON AUGUST 26 VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS TUNS is proving that they’re not going to be that supergroup that sounds great [...]
THE JOY FORMIDABLE SET TO RELEASE HITCH IN CANADA WITH CADENCE MUSIC CANADIAN JUNE DATES ANNOUNCED FOR TORONTO, QUEBEC CITY AND MONTREAL The Joy Formidable are happy to announce their latest album Hitch, is set for a June 3rd (digital) and June [...]
NO FEST ANNOUNCES FULL LINE UP FEATURING SPEEDY ORTIZ, GREYS, CHASTITY BELT, FAKE PALMS, VALLENS, CASPER SKULLS & MORE 2-DAY FEST WILL HIT THE GARRISON IN TORONTO | APARTMENT-SIZED AFTER-PARTY TO FOLLOW Buzz Records have announced the full [...]
GORD DOWNIE OF TRAGICALLY HIP DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER 2016 TOUR TO PROCEED AS SCHEDULED – DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED The Tragically Hip officially announced this morning that lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with brain cancer. [...]
SPILL NEWS: JIM BREUER AND BRIAN JOHNSON TEAM UP ON NEW ALBUM FEATURING NEW SINGLE “MR. ROCK N’ ROLL” Comedian Jim Breuer along with backing band The Loud & Rowdy have just released their latest single “Mr. Rock n’ Roll” [...]
ZAKK WYLDE ANNOUNCES ZAKK WYLDE EMOJI SET- NEW U.S. + CANADIAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ANNOUNCED FOR OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST – BOOK OF SHADOWS II OUT NOW Guitar icon ZAKK WYLDE has released a new custom emoji set available [...]
POP EVIL TO SUPPORT 3 DOORS DOWN IN THE U.S. ‘US AND THE NIGHT’ TOUR TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY – ALL NEW LP UP OUT NOW POP EVIL today have announced a new batch of select U.S. dates supporting 3 DOORS DOWN with friends in RED SUN [...]
NXNE Port Lands – ScHoolboy Q • Born Ruffians • Tiken Jah Fakoly Land of Talk • HIGHS • Tasha the Amazon Plus more from NXNE Club Land Today, North By Northeast (NXNE) and Budweiser are excited to announce more programming for the NXNE [...]
ART BERGMANN THE APOSTATE OFFICIALLY RELEASED TODAY + BC/ONTARIO TOUR UPDATED TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 20th IN VANCOUVER – ONTARIO DATES SET FOR JUNE Today marks the official release of Art Bergmann’s The Apostate, the Canadian music [...]
ORIGINAL MISFITS REUNITE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1983 TO HEADLINE RIOT FEST DENVER + CHICAGO ORIGINAL MEMBERS – GLENN DANZIG AND JERRY ONLY WITH LONG-TIME GUITARIST DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN SET TO SHARE STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE [...]
TORONTO URBAN ROOTS FEST (TURF) SET TO ANNOUNCE FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2016 ON MAY 26th TURF WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 16th TO 18th AT FORT YORK GARRISON COMMON HISTORICAL SITE EARLY-BIRD SALE EXCLUSIVE TO 2015 TICKETS BUYERS BEGINS ON [...]
ARCHIE AND THE BUNKERS ‘HI FI ORGAN PUNK’ COMES TO LONDON – EUROPEAN TOUR UPDATE THE CLEVELAND ‘HI FI ORGAN PUNK’ COMBO’S SELF-TITLED ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW Archie and the Bunkers, which consists of teenage [...]
DOOMSQUAD ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR WITH HOLY FUCK + SHARE SANO REMIX OF “SOLAR ASS” Hand Drawn Dracula Following the recent release of their standout LP Total Time on Bella Union, Toronto electro-psych group DOOMSQUAD have announced a run [...]
HAMILTON’S YOUNG RIVAL STREAM NEW EP STRANGE LIGHT STRANGE LIGHT WILL BE RELEASED MAY 13TH ON PAPER BAG RECORDS Young Rival are streaming their new EP Strange Light here ahead of its release on May 13th. Following hot-on-the-heels of [...]
MOBY RELEASES ‘MUSIC FROM PORCELAIN’ THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HIS MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY THE RELEASE OF HIS MEMOIRS, PORCELAIN “Music From Porcelain” is the companion album to Moby’s book of memoirs entitled, Porcelain, [...]
WILL BUTLER CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF HIS DYNAMIC LIVE SHOW WITH FRIDAY NIGHT On June 17, Will Butler returns with Friday Night, an album of live performances from Butler’s tour supporting his debut album, Policy. Recorded mostly at Lincoln [...]
SUM 41 ANNOUNCES SIGNING TO HOPELESS RECORDS WITH NEW ALBUM DETAILS COMING SOON WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO Celebrating their 20th Anniversary since starting the band, SUM 41 has announced their signing to Los Angeles’ Hopeless Records. [...]
ARTWALK TO OPEN WAYHOME FESTIVAL WITH VISUAL ARTISTS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY DARCYS AND PRIVATE FEAST IN THE FOREST Republic Live announced last night that the WayHome ArtWalk has been expanded in programming this year and will take place [...]
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARDS Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce the winners of the 1st Annual Live Music Industry Awards, which took place today at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Presented by El [...]
