Review of Rose Cousins’ We Have Made A Spark
Shervin IainezRose Cousins is not a new artist. The Charlottetown by way of Halifax artist has been releasing music for the better part of a decade and I’ve technically heard her before as she’s...
View ArticleOh my gawd!!! …The Flaming Lips are free for NXNE!
J. Michelle Martin-CoyneSo what are you doing June 16? Are you one of those so conditioned by years of Toronto Radiohead shows selling out in a heartbeat that you tripped over yourself getting tickets...
View ArticleOwen Pallett, Basia Bulat, Bry Webb and more gather for the Newman Boys Benefit
Frank YangFriday nights usually find Torontonians spoilt for entertainment options and tonight will be no exception, but if you’re at all unsure of what to do with your evening then consider heading...
View ArticleSongs to see and hear from Bruce Peninsula, Army Girls, Purity Ring and more
Norman WongWe’re going to close out the week with some new and hopefully interesting stuff to listen to, domestic-style. Unless you’re not Canadian in which case this will all be strange and foreign...
View ArticleGrimes leads historical reenactment of War Of 1812. Or something.
John LondonoI didn’t study a whole lot of history in school – to my regret – and the topics I did cover didn’t include the War Of 1812. I did, however, take a lot of math courses so I am able to...
View ArticleHandsome Furs call it a day
Liam MaloneyThe Canadian music scene got a little/lot less rock last night when word got out that Handsome Furs – the Wolf Parade spin-off that arguably equalled or bettered that project – had hung it...
View ArticleYamantaka//Sonic Titan and 39 other artists are your 2012 Polaris Music Prize...
Derrick BelchamIt figures that the first year that I would have been able to actually attend the long-list unveiling for the Polaris Music Prize, they up and move it from its usual home atop the Drake...
View ArticleLadyhawk are back. No, the other Ladyhawk.
KillbeatIt was pretty fun times to be an artist named for (or almost named for) a Matthew Broderick vehicle back circa 2007/2008. Pip Browne was turning heads with her hooky, ’80s synthpop-referencing...
View ArticleEvening Hymns stream last Toronto show, slate next Toronto show
FacebookThe last time that Evening Hymns graced a Toronto stage, it was back in August as part of the Summerworks festival and came a few days before the official release of their gorgeously heavy...
View ArticleI am back in town. Chairlift are coming to town. Coincidence? Absolutely.
Tom HinesSo Chicago was great, thanks for asking. Terrible weather forecasts came not to pass, though storms yesterday did wreak a little havoc on getting out of town. But that’s neither here nor...
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