Drop Top Alibi w/ One In The Chamber, Uforia &The Matte Black Finish @ The Hideout, Toronto February 2, 2018 To celebrate the release of their latest music video for “Home” off their debut self-titled EP, Drop Top Alibi took over Toronto’s [...]
WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN GEARED TOWARDS THE ARTISTS A CONVERSATION WITH INDIE WEEK FOUNDER DARRYL HURS While most do not know Darryl Hurs by name, those who are active members of Toronto’s musical community — musicians and supporters of the scene — are [...]
LAST BULLET – “GIMME TIME” 80-69-64 (2017) Independent Toronto January 27, 2018 Last Bullet. This is it. After almost nine years together, one of Toronto’s hottest rock bands is calling it quits, much to the shock and [...]
ICONIC CANADIAN REGGAE ARTIST SNOW CELEBRATES THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 90s NO. 1 HIT “INFORMER” NEW VERSION OF TRACK TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 26th Darrin Kenneth O’Brien, the Canadian reggae artist known as SNOW, is celebrating the 25th [...]
Typhoon @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto January 23, 2018 For a band that wrote such a dark and moody album as 2018’s Offerings, Typhoon is a band that sure knows how to put a smile on a crowd’s face. Despite some minor technical issues to start [...]
CATL – “BABY, YOU ALL WRONG” BIDE MY TIME UNTIL I DIE (2018) Toronto Romanus Records (US) January 22, 2018 Toronto’s catl have been bashing out Mississippi blues-inspired rock ‘n’ roll for the better part of the last decade. [...]
Cadence Weapon Cadence Weapon Upper Class Recordings Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, artist Roland “Rollie” Pemberton, better known as Cadence Weapon, recently dropped his fourth full-length release. The new self-titled album, has earned him [...]
WOLFE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO TORONTO’S THE GREAT HALL WOLFE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL “WINTER BALL” TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 17th EVENT HOSTED THIS YEAR BY LANA GAY Wolfe Island Music Festival is excited to return to [...]
Flobots w/ Tropidelic @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto January 17, 2018 The polar vortex in Southern Ontario couldn’t keep fans of Flobots away from going to the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern for the “Rise + Shine Tour”. A small [...]
JAMES BRYAN – “BACK IN THOSE LOVING ARMS FEAT. DIVINE BROWN” SINGLE (2018) Toronto Independent January 17, 2018 Few songwriter/producers balance musicality and inspiration in the studio as effortlessly as James Bryan. Hailed as [...]
THE WET BANDITS – “THE OPTIMIST” SINGLE (December 14, 2017) Toronto Independent January 16, 2018 Want a quick cure for the winter blues? Have a listen to today’s Track of the Day. A fast paced, energetic little power [...]
Wine Lips w/ Possum & Seance Sisters @ The Bovine Sex Club, Toronto January 14, 2018 Toronto three-piece Wine Lips offers up a dose of infectious punk-infused garage rock. The Saturday night set at famed local Toronto venue The Bovine saw [...]
URVAH KHAN – “GIRATE YA BATTY” SINGLE (JANUARY 10, 2018) Toronto Independent January 14, 2018 Don’t let her size fool you. Urvah Khan is a giant among women, and that lion knows it. Don’t be fooled — SHE is [...]
LITEYEARS – “STAY THE NITE” SINGLE (JANUARY 12, 2018) Toronto Independent January 12, 2018 Today is the day that Toronto band Liteyears drops the first of five brand new singles off their upcoming LP, one single per week. [...]
FRIGS ANNOUNCE DEBUT LP + SHARE NEW TRACK “TALKING PICTURES” Rising Toronto post-punk four-piece FRIGS today announce their debut full-length album, Basic Behaviour, due out February 23 via Arts & Crafts. The band also shares the [...]
IN MY COMA – “TAKE A RIDE” NEXT LIFE (2017) Toronto Independent January 11, 2018 For Toronto-based alternative rock band In My Coma, their new album Next Life is a landmark musical statement enveloped by epic arrangements, [...]
August Burns Red w/ Born Of Osiris & ERRA @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto January 6, 2018 August Burns Red kicks off their tour supporting their new album Phantom Anthem with two Canadian dates, their second being Toronto at The Danforth [...]
TR/ST SHARES “DESTROYER” VIDEO STARRING RYAN HEFFINGTON + CO-DIRECTED BY HEFFINGTON & JUSTIN TYLER CLOSE NEW ALBUM OUT EARLY 2018 Nowness has premiered the video for TR/ST’s new single “Destroyer”. The track [...]
U.S. GIRLS – “MAD AS HELL” IN A POEM UNLIMITED (FEB 16, 2018) 4AD Toronto, Ontario January 5, 2018 U.S. Girls is American-born, Meg Remy’s musical moniker. The Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist’s music traces a [...]
MONOWHALES -“TAKE IT BACK” SINGLE (2017) Independent January 2, 2018 With a boundless, frenetic energy, Toronto’s MONOWHALES (formerly Ginger Ale & The Monowhales) have built a reputation as one of the most memorable and [...]
JEREMY SMITH – “LIKE A DREAM” SINGLE (2017) Independent Toronto January 1, 2018 Jeremy Smith is a Toronto native who has been writing and playing music for over 20 years. His music and lyrical style incorporate a contagious [...]
YOU ARE AN OCEAN – “BEAMS” TEACH ME TO LOVE (2017) Be My Sibling Toronto December 30, 2017 While Beams eagerly awaits their sophomore album record release tour across North America, the inspiration behind the album was not as [...]
LAST NIGHT ON EARTH NYE w/ SASHA, HENRY SAIZ AND DUBSPEEKA AT DANFORTH MUSIC HALL DECEMBER 31st This New Years Eve, the teams behind Toronto’s most memorable music showcases invites you to step into a world where song and dance ignite the [...]
July Talk @ Massey Hall, Toronto December 23, 2017 Three sold out nights at Massey Hall; July Talk returned home in a big way. I caught them on the third and final night of their stint at Massey Hall, and although there were some issues, July [...]
