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...

Alex Lahey The Best of Luck Club

Published May 15, 2019

Melbourne, Australia's Alex Lahey made a strong first impression in 2017 with the release of her debut album, I Love You Like A Brother, a c...

The National I Am Easy to Find

Published May 14, 2019

The National have always been the kind of band that enjoy a longer gestation period when making a new album. Following a four-and-a-half yea...

Alex Lahey's New Album 'The Best of Luck Club' Is "a Dive Bar" Full of Supportive Strangers

Published May 13, 2019

When it came time for Alex Lahey to record her new album, The Best of Luck Club — the followup to her debut album, 2017's I Love You Like a...

The National and Mike Mills Discuss Their Forthcoming "Small Miracle" Album and Film

Published May 04, 2019

According to frontperson Matt Berninger, the National's forthcoming new album, I Am Easy to Find, almost didn't happen.   "We weren't orig...

Spiritualized Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, April 12

Published Apr 13, 2019

Touring has never been about making money for Jason Pierce. In fact, while most musicians travel the world playing gigs to earn an income, S...

Teenage Fanclub Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, March 8

Published Mar 09, 2019

Gerard Love has one hell of a sweet voice. Some fans will argue that it was the best one in Teenage Fanclub: a soft, sugar-sweet tone that w...

Anemone Started as a Word, Then Became Montréal's Best New Psych Band on 'Beat My Distance'

Published Feb 20, 2019

Before Anemone was a band, before they'd released their new album Beat My Distance, even before Montréal songwriter and band founder Chloé S...

Deerhunter Reveal the Influence of Cate Le Bon and Whitney Houston on 'Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'

Published Jan 17, 2019

"How bored are you right now? How bored will your readers be?"   Bradford Cox can talk for hours about many topics. Twice in the span of 9...

Deerhunter Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Published Jan 15, 2019

Named after the late French author Jean Baudrillard's 2007 book, Deerhunter's eighth full-length arrives with a lot of the same existential...

Calpurnia, Let's Eat Grandma and Lil Berete Led 2018's Gen Z Revolution

Published Dec 13, 2018

Generation Z made their presence known loud and clear by giving us some of the year's most inspired and intrepid music. Adolescence may be a...

Lowest of the Low Shakespeare... My Box!!

Published Nov 16, 2018

Toronto has no shortage of musical flag-bearers when it comes to representing the city these days. But long before Drake and Broken Social S...