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Honey Jam Celebrates 25 Years of Championing Canadian Female Artists
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2020
Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe started 2020 by crossing a big item off of her bucket list. "There was one big, spectacular thing I was able...
CERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next?
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020
The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between s...
Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic
PUBLISHED May 27, 2020
Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and he...
Toronto's Luna Li Is the Breakout Star of Physical Distancing
PUBLISHED May 22, 2020
On March 20, Toronto multi-instrumentalist Luna Li tweeted out a home performance video with the caption "harp jams all day." The 40-second...
How Dan Mangan's Side Door Is Paving the Way for the Brave New World of Live Music
PUBLISHED May 21, 2020
When Vancouver songwriter Dan Mangan co-founded the concert company Side Door in 2017, he thought he was creating an "Airbnb for gigs" — an...
Lido Pimienta Mines Colombia's Dark Past for Her Vision of a Vibrant Future
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2020
Moving in from afar, a camera slowly focuses on Lido Pimienta in flowing blue and white robe in front of a church, in the centre of a plaza...
Lex Leosis Talks About Levelling Up Every Aspect for 'Mythologies' and the Future of the Sorority
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2020
Rap group the Sorority — the one-time foursome turned threesome — made Cancon stars out of Polaris Music Prize-winning MC Haviah Mighty, Ke...
Burd & Keyz Honours His Partner's Legacy and Keeps an Eye on Toronto Up-and-Comers While Building His Producer Buzz
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2020
Being a Toronto producer has a ring to it in boardrooms today, but ten years ago, it was all about pushing a few dollars into a dream. "M...