Fiver
Fiver and the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition Twist Country Music into New Shapes
PUBLISHED May 4, 2021
When a band first starts out, or is looking to take their act to the next level, common wisdom is to learn some covers. Lose the stress of...
Fiver Announces New Album with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2021
Last year, Fiver (a.k.a. Toronto-based singer-songwriter Simone Schmidt) joined forces with a trio of Halifax music scene fixtures, dubbed...
Feist, Partner, PUP and Hundreds of Other Toronto Musicians Share Open Letter Demanding End to Encampment Evictions
PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2020
This year, a large number of unhoused people have had their encampments threatened by the City of Toronto, who claim their tents go against...
Constellation Records Readies "Corona Borealis" Singles Series
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2020
Montreal's Constellation Records has collected extended and previously unreleased tracks from its artists for a new singles series. The la...
Fiver
You Wanted Country? Vol. 1
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020
You wanted country? Well, you're gonna get it. Simone Schmidt's latest incarnation as Fiver is that of dust-blown country crooner, a distil...
Fiver Enlists the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition for New EP
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020
Bringing in a whole new crew of collaborators, Fiver has just announced plans to release a new EP with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous C...
Fiver Turn 'Audible Songs From Rockwood' Into a Theatrical Production
Summerworks, Toronto, ON, August 10
PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2019
Simone Schmidt has transformed their 2017 album, Audible Songs From Rockwood, (released under their Fiver moniker) into a stark, affecting...
Toronto's Venus Fest Unveils 2019 Lineup with the Vaselines, Charlotte Cardin, Tei Shi
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2019
Once again, Venus Fest is set to take over Toronto, and the lineup for the third annual event has just been announced. Venus Fest 2019 wil...