Kashka ventures to read – and sing! – the comments
Kat Burns, aka Kashka, just gave us hope in the world: Maybe you should read the comments! Actually, you can even sing them and make a very cute and very long song out of them. This [...]
Dwayne Gretzky’s Nick Rose unveils 80s-inspired side project
By Tiffany Leeson and Regina Sienra If you’re familiar with the Toronto indie music scene, you must be familiar with Dwayne Gretzky. This shapeshifting cover band - that is way more than just a cover [...]
Remember Land of Talk? They are back! In vinyl form
By Regina Sienra Land of Talk came back from a long break on December 2015. Since then, everything we’ve heard from the band is good news. First it was the Spring shows, then some hints [...]
This company will turn your ticket stub into a floor mat
Are you the kind of concert goer that saves the ticket stub after a show? Do you have dozens or hundreds of stubs at home? Your beloved pieces of cardboard can get a new life [...]
This Is Not An Album Review: TUNS. Self-titled LP
By Tom Westoll TUNS, the hot new power pop trio comprised of wily can-rock vets (Matt Murphy, Mike O'Neill and Chris Murphy) is taking the nation by storm. The band is releasing it's long awaited [...]
Throw your very own Royal Canoe listening party in Winnipeg
By Regina Sienra Royal Canoe is going out of their way to throw some mini-listening parties for their fans in Winnipeg, their hometown. Something got Lost Between Here and the Orbit, Royal Canoe’s new album, [...]
Thank you, Mr. Downie: Celebrate The Tragically Hip this Saturday
By Regina Sienra Tomorrow, August 20, Canada will pause to celebrate the legacy of Gord Downie. To pay tribute to The Tragically Hip, a band that captured and reflected about a everyday life in the [...]
PREMIERE: Spationauts unveil debut EP, “Her Hair Encircles The Globe”
By Regina Sienra / Picture by Christina Bourne Spationauts, the new project of Carl Johnson and Chris Sleightholm, evidences that great things can come out from a hangover. Her Hair Encircles The Globe, the first [...]
Polaris Prize announces performers for the 2016 Gala
By Regina Sienra The Polaris Music Prize has announced both the performers and the members of the Grand Jury for its 2016 edition. Seven out of the ten shortlist nominees will play at the gala, [...]
John K. Samson is back with a new record – and some old pals
By Regina Sienra John K. Samson will be back this October with an album that may feature more Weakerthans’ sounds than we had hoped for. Winter Wheat, Samson’s second solo album, is coming out on [...]