That Time Thrush Hermit Sabotaged Their Own Breakout Show

Published Aug 05, 2020

The third instalment of Edgefest 1995 may have been advertised as Sloan's farewell show, but ask anybody there that day and they'll tell you...

Remembering Sloan's "Farewell" Concert 25 Years Later: How Edgefest '95 Became an Iconic Turning Point in CanRock History

Published Aug 05, 2020

For nearly 30 years, long-standing pop-rockers Sloan and their timeless, feel-good tunes have become ingrained into Canadian music's fibres....

Joel Plaskett and Sloan Honour Late Halifax Songwriter Matthew Grimson with New Release

Published Jul 13, 2020

Matthew Grimson was a beloved singer-songwriter in the Halifax music scene who sadly passed away on June 19, 2018. Once called "Canada's mos...

Dogleg Won't Let Coronavirus Kill Their Buzz

Published Mar 20, 2020

"It's been a bit a real rollercoaster," Alex Stoitsiadis tells Exclaim! "A lot of high highs and a lot of low lows."   This wasn't how Dog...

Embrace Drawn From Memory / If You've Never Been

Published Mar 19, 2020

When Embrace first emerged at the tail end of Britpop, they were immediately heralded as the next Oasis (and confused with Ian MacKaye's '80...

Lauv ~how i'm feeling~

Published Mar 05, 2020

Lauv isn't yet a household name, but if you've been paying any attention to pop music, commercial or alternative, you've certainly heard his...

Ben Lee Drake Underground, Toronto ON, January 22

Published Jan 23, 2020

It's hard to believe that the 15-year-old wunderkind the Beastie Boys signed to Grand Royal all those years ago is now a 41-year-old man. Bu...

Rob Zombie / Various House of 1000 Corpses / The Devil's Rejects / 3 From Hell

Published Nov 04, 2019

Whether it's as the ghoulish, head-banging frontman of White Zombie or the no-mercy, grindhouse auteur, Rob Zombie deserves to be recognized...

Sunset Rollercoaster Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, October 16

Published Oct 17, 2019

Without any real buzz or press, Taipei DIY yacht rockers Sunset Rollercoaster have amassed a respectable cult following in North America. Wh...

Jonathan Fire*Eater Tremble Under Boom Lights

Published Oct 16, 2019

In the opening chapter of Lizzy Goodman's captivating NYC rock oral history, Meet Me in the Bathroom, she details the tragic tale of a band...

Stereolab / Off World Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 2

Published Oct 03, 2019

The last time Stereolab played Toronto it was 2008, the year before the band called for a "hiatus/ sabbatical/ pause/ intermission/ breather...

Oso Oso / The Sidekicks Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON, September 21

Published Sep 22, 2019

One of the last times Long Island's Oso Oso (aka Jade Lilitri) played Toronto, it was to promote 2017's The Yunahon Mixtape at the Hard Luck...

Built to Spill Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, September 20

Published Sep 21, 2019

Built to Spill have always found a way to make things work. One of the most influential bands from indie rock's heyday, they've never left u...

Stereolab Dots & Loops (Expanded and Remastered)

Published Sep 12, 2019

Released just over a year after 1996's breakthrough, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Stereolab's fifth studio album, Dots & Loops, encapsulated the...

​Bodywash Bring the "Comfort" on Their Debut LP, 'Comforter'

Published Aug 24, 2019

Montreal's McGill University has often been regarded as a breeding ground for the city's renowned music scene, thanks to the success of band...

Sleater-Kinney Return to Their Roots as a Duo on 'The Center Won't Hold'

Published Aug 20, 2019

In the second week of June this year, Sleater-Kinney announced their tenth album, The Center Won't Hold. Produced by Annie Clark, the Grammy...

Sleater-Kinney The Center Won't Hold

Published Aug 14, 2019

Sleater-Kinney have never shied away from pushing their minimal two-guitars-and-drums setup to the max. If 2005's The Woods wasn't enough of...

​Sleater-Kinney Explain How St. Vincent Shaped Exploratory New Album 'The Center Won't Hold'

Published Aug 01, 2019

Just one week into 2019, Sleater-Kinney teased a surprise collaboration from the studio on Twitter, one that would have critical bearing on...

Chromatics / Desire / In Mirrors / Tess Roby Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, May 27

Published May 28, 2019

The last time Chromatics played Toronto, singer Ruth Radelet was not yet a member, synthesizers were secondary to guitar noise, and their la...

​Weyes Blood Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, May 24

Published May 25, 2019

Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) has done the rounds in Toronto, playing many of its cosiest venues over the years. Her performance at the H...