Toronto

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  Efrim Manuel Menuck / FET.NAT / Fresh Snow / Scattered Clouds

  Jam Factory, Toronto ON, June 15

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2018

  "This next song concerns itself with the reality that we currently live in and the urgent question of our time, which is 'What does it mean...

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  Kendrick Lamar / ScHoolboy Q / Jay Rock / Ab-Soul / SiR / Lance Skiiiwalker

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, June 12

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2018

  Even some conspicuous absences and a severe case of swollen vocal chords could not kill the victory lap vibes of Top Dawg Entertainment's l...

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  Camp Cope / An Horse

  Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, June 10

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2018

  "I think we're ready to rock now," Georgia McDonald, lead singer and guitarist of Australian punk band Camp Cope (pictured), said softly in...

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  Hop Along / Bat Fangs

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2018

  When someone in the crowd asked frontwoman Frances Quinlan why her band is called Hop Along she responded with, "It was a nickname I had in...

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  Telephone Explosion Year Ten with Odonis Odonis, Freak Heat Waves, New Fries, Teenanger, Andre Ethier

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2018

  In 2008, Toronto record label Telephone Explosion Records quietly emerged as a vital outpost for underground culture, its steadily expandin...

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  Cuco

  Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2018

  Despite his fun-loving demeanour, Cuco (Omar Banos) seemingly couldn't catch a break on Sunday afternoon. Rain fell throughout the 19-year-...

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  Allie X

  Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2018

  Taking the Garrison Stage beneath a muted, overcast sky, Allie X brought a splash of colour to Field Trip on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't ju...

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  Japandroids

  Field Trip, Toronto ON, June 3

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2018

  For most of their set, Japandroids seemed determined to drive away the pouring rain through sheer force of will. Wrapping up a month-long N...