BORN RUFFIANS SET TO TOUR CANADA THIS FALL WITH TOKYO POLICE CLUB BAND ALSO REVEALS RUFF DRAUGHT, THEIR COLLABORATION WITH MUSKOKA BREWERY Born Ruffians are excited to announce that they will be touring Canada with Tokyo Police Club this fall. [...]
THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA TO PERFORM NEW MATERIAL AT THE MONARCH TAVERN THE BAND CELEBRATE COMPLETED RECORDING SESSION FOR UPCOMING ALBUM WITH PERFORMANCE AT THE TORONTO VENUE ON JUNE 10 Back in December, the Wilderness Of Manitoba played a [...]
CBC Music Festival 2016 | #CBCMusicFest @ TD Echo Beach, Toronto May 28, 2016 Thirty degrees, hotter still with the humidex. Every inch of shady real estate, from the VIP platform’s interstices of deck-overhang, to the audio engineer’s steely [...]
JUNO AWARD-WINNING ELLIOTT BROOD SET TO RECORD LIVE ALBUM AT THE DAKOTA TAVERN IN TORONTO BAND WILL PLAY THREE SHOWS ON JUNE 21ST, 22ND AND 23RD Elliott Brood have always been a band lauded for their captivating and frenetic live performances. [...]
Ryan Hemsworth w/ Harrison + RYAN Playground: Secret Songs Tour @ The Hoxton, Toronto May 27, 2016 The night goes off without a hitch as we head straight in the doors under the neon sign directing us into The Hoxton. After a quick frisk and a [...]
Brad Mehldau – Three Pieces Of Bach @ Koerner Hall, Toronto May 26, 2016 On a beautiful spring Thursday night, I caught a brilliant solo piano concert by one of the premier pianists of our time, Brad Mehldau. This particular solo piano [...]
The Range w/ Rome Fortune @ Velvet Underground, Toronto May 25, 2016 The Range, aka James Hinton, is finishing up his month-long North American tour (which started May 4) at the Velvet Underground – a downtown Toronto venue that recently [...]
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 [...]
Canadian Music Week 2016 Toronto, Ontario May 2-8, 2016 Now in its 34th year, Canadian Music Week is recognized as one of the premier entertainment events in North America focusing on the business of music. The Canadian Music Week festival spans [...]
THE PACK A.D. ANNOUNCES POSITIVE THINKING & PERFORMS IN TORONTO ON JUNE 4 @ LEE’S PALACE VANCOUVER DUO’S NEW ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 12 VIA CADENCE MUSIC The Pack A.D. don’t have the time or patience to fuck around. They are two [...]
Manifesto Teams Up With Wavelength: May 20 Two of Toronto’s most groundbreaking, community-based arts organizations are teaming up for a night of boundary-busting music and visuals. MNFSTO (Manifesto) x Wavelength features a co-curated [...]
THE ROAD HEAVY – “WORDS DON’T MEAN A THING” SINGLE (2015) Independent The Road Heavy recently released their brand new single “Words Don’t Mean A Thing” on Thursday April 28, 2016. This is the band’s [...]
JAUNT – “GENTLE REMINDER” SINGLE (2016) Independent May 3, 2016 Recently, Toronto’s easygoing indie quintet Jaunt released their brand new track “Gentle Reminder”. Jaunt has teamed up with well-respected music [...]
CONTEST CLOSED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE AS WATERS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY! SPILL WANTS YOU AND A FRIEND TO GO CHECK OUT THE AS WATERS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY ON WEDNESDAY MAY 18th AT THE PISTON IN TORONTO! SUBSCRIBE TO THE OFFICIAL SPILL [...]
Living Hour @ Smiling Buddha, Toronto April 24, 2016 The evening kicks off at Smiling Buddha – an intimate venue and dive bar at College St. and Dovercourt Rd. that regularly hosts emerging Toronto alternative indie-rock bands. The opening trio [...]
CASTLEMAN – “THE WEIGHT” SINGLE (2016) Independent April 22, 2016 Castleman’s “The Weight”, written and performed by Alistair, is an exploration of the human psyche and the modern world. One music reviewer calls the [...]
DARCYS – “MIRACLE” SINGLE (2016) Arts & Crafts April 21, 2016 Toronto’s beloved alt pop duo Darcys have unveiled “Miracle,” a bright, summery single produced by recent Grammy and JUNO-award winner Shawn Everett [...]
TORONTO-BASED KINKY BOOTS GUITARIST/SINGER-SONGWRITER AS WATERS LAUNCHES NEW VIDEO FOR BECK-PENNED SONG OFFICIAL CD RELEASE FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM MAY 18th AT THE PISTON, TORONTO Toronto-based singer, songwriter and ‘Kinky Boots’ guitarist (born [...]
TORONTO’S FIRST ANNUAL LITTLE YORK FOLK FESTIVAL HAPPENING MAY 1st AN EVENT FOR TORONTO’S RICH AND VARIED FOLK AND ROOTS MUSIC COMMUNITIES TO MIX-AND-MINGLE, WITH AWARD-WINNING PERFORMERS, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, DANCES AND MORE! Little [...]
THE PACK A.D. REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR “SO WHAT” NATIONAL TOUR COMES TO TORONTO ON JUNE 4 AT LEE’S PALACE WATCH THE VANCOUVER DUO’S NEW VIDEO FOR “SO WHAT” With power duo Pack A.D.’s latest single already tearing up the radio waves it’s time to [...]
TRAITRS – “WITCH TRIALS” RITES & RITUAL (2016) Pleasance Records April 11, 2016 Traitrs are a Toronto-based band comprised of Sean-Patrick Nolan and Shawn Tucker. Long-time friends, the pair formed as Traitrs in mid-2015. [...]
Yuck @ The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto April 9, 2016 It was a full house at The Silver Dollar Room that stopped by to see British Guitar-Pop band Yuck, on the Toronto stop of their current North American tour. In spite of the unseasonably cold [...]
URSA MAJOR – “5AM/INTRO” (SINGLE) – 2016 Independent April 8, 2016 This brand new track comes from Ursa Major’s forthcoming EP Lo Fi Sky. Ursa Major is a 19 year old singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and [...]
Nap Eyes w/ Century Palm & Cian Nugent @ The Garrison, Toronto April 7, 2016 The Garrison is a great venue for soft, airy music. Typically the crowd and performers have an understanding regarding volume, and those who don’t hang out in the [...]
