Armin Van Buuren, BAMBII, Chippy Nonstop Set for Montreal's Piknic Électronik 2025
After a record-breaking 2024 showing that drew over 272,000 festivalgoers, Montreal's Piknic Électronik returns this year for its 22nd
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025
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Jonny Greenwood Issues Statement After UK Concerts Cancelled Due to BDS Movement
Controversy continues to surround Jonny Greenwood and his collaboration with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa. Last year, he responded to being
Alex Hudson•May 6, 2025Matty Matheson's Hardcore Band Pig Pen Announce Debut LP 'Mental Madness'
Pig Pen — the Canadian hardcore supergroup featuring Matty Matheson, Wade MacNeil and members of Daniel Romano's Outfit — recently made the
Sydney Brasil•May 6, 2025Bladee Books 2025 World Tour
Named for his recent three-track EP 'Ste the Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt,' Swedish rapper/singer and viral sensation Bladee has announced
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025Duckwrth Maps Out North American Tour
LA rapper Duckwrth is bringing his album 'All American F⭐️ckBoy' across North America this fall. The All American Freak Show Tour disembarks
Sydney Brasil•May 6, 2025Dawson City Music Festival Gets Charlotte Cornfield, Julianna Riolino, La Sécurité, Rich Aucoin for 2025
Dawson City Music Festival has announced its full 2025 lineup of acts heading to the Yukon for the 47th edition of the festival, taking
Allie Gregory•May 6, 2025Nardwuar Is Getting His Own Nikes
Nike SB, we have to know! Who came up with the inspired idea for the skateboarding arm of the quintessential sneaker brand to collaborate
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025Nathan Fielder Introduces Wild Theory About Sully and Evanescence in 'The Rehearsal'
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger gets all the credit for landing a plane in the Hudson River in 2009, thereby saving everyone on board — but
Alex Hudson•May 6, 2025U.S. Girls Detail New Album 'Scratch It,' Share "Bookends"
The incomparable U.S. Girls are back with the announcement of a new album, previewed today by the sprawling 12-minute epic "Bookends," which
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025Grandaddy Celebrate 25 Years of 'The Sophtware Slump' on First North American Tour in 20 Years
Although they returned with their first new album in seven years, 'Blu Wav,' in 2023, Grandaddy still didn't break their touring fast
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025Beck Has Been in the Studio with an Orchestra
Beck hasn't released a full-length since 2019's 'Hyperspace' (and that album's subsequent 2020 reworking), but that may be about to change
Alex Hudson•May 6, 2025Lammping Team with Bloodshot Bill for New Album 'Never Never,' Share Title Track
Lammping — the experimental Toronto psych crew helmed by composer/producer Mikhail Galkin and drummer Jay Anderson, of Exclaim! New Faves
Megan LaPierre•May 6, 2025André 3000 Surprise Releases '7 piano sketches'
Outkast's André 3000 is continuing his reinvention from rapper to ambient artist, as he has surprise-released an EP called
Alex Hudson•May 6, 2025Vinyl Me, Please Enters Liquidation
Vinyl Me, Please — the Denver, CO-based record club company founded in 2012 — has announced its liquidation, 'Pitchfork' reports. The
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025The First-Ever Whitby Music Fest Is Coming in June 2025
A new music festival is coming to the GTA town of Whitby, ON. Town Brewery has established the Whitby Music Fest in an effort to bring a
Payton Knox•May 5, 2025Thom Yorke's New Visual Album Gets Canadian Screenings
Thom Yorke has made yet another non-Radiohead album in the form of 'Tall Tales,' collaboration with electronic producer Mark Pritchard
Alex Hudson•May 5, 2025Cautious Clay Map Outs International Tour
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cautious Clay has announced an international tour in support of his upcoming album 'The Hours:
Karlie Rogers•May 5, 2025Trivium's Matt Heafy Apologizes for Asking Crowd to Take Out Their Fleshlights
A lot of things happen at metal shows that the hypervigilant among us can truly only imagine. This was something that had already generally
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025James to Play 'Laid' in Full on North American Tour
One of the highlights of the relatively lacklustre third season of 'The Bear' was a needle drop of "Laid," the title track from the 1993
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025PACKS Book Show at Toronto's Dance Cave for Departure Fest
PACKS — the indie rock outfit led by Madeline Link — are headlining a show as part of the inagural Departure Festival. Set to take place
Sydney Brasil•May 5, 2025Niagara Jazz Festival Gets Shuffle Demons, Heavyweight Brass Band for 2025 Edition
Niagara Jazz Festival returns to locations around the Niagara Region this June for its 12th summer season. Today, organizers have announced
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025Jessie Murph Plots International Tour
Athens, AL-based singer-songwriter Jessie Murph has announced a 2025 international tour this summer in support of her upcoming sophomore
Karlie Rogers•May 5, 2025The KEE to Bala Announces 2025 Concert Series with Billy Corgan, Nelly, Down with Webster
Muskoka's the KEE to Bala has already announced a couple of the artists it will bringing to Ontario cottage country this summer, and now
Alex Hudson•May 5, 2025Spacey Jane Map Out World Tour
Ahead of the release of their new album 'If That Makes Sense' on Friday (May 9) via Concord, Australian indie rockers Spacey Jane have
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025Benson Boone to Backflip Across North America on 'American Heart' Tour
Benson Boone will be backflipping into cities around North America this summer and fall, as he has announced a tour behind his upcoming
Alex Hudson•May 5, 2025Julien Baker Cancels Tour with TORRES for Health Reasons
Julien Baker and TORRES kicked off a North American tour behind their collaborative country album, 'Send a Prayer My Way,' at the end of
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025Donald Trump Promises 100 Percent Tariff on Films Produced Outside of the US
Another day, another random Trump tariff. This time, he has said he is imposing a 100 percent tarrif on films produced outside of the US
Alex Hudson•May 5, 2025Terri Clark and Paul Brandt Plot Co-Headlining Canadian Tour
After joining forces for the 2023 Homecoming Tour, Canadian country music legends Terri Clark and Paul Brandt have announced an encore run
Megan LaPierre•May 5, 2025Pride Toronto Gets Rebecca Black, Haviah Mighty, CJ Wiley, Altered by Mom, Priyanka for 2025
Pride Month is just a few weeks away, and Toronto Pride has now unveiled its lineup of performers taking over downtown from June 27 to 29
Allie Gregory•May 2, 2025Watch Finn Wolfhard Join Djo on Stage in Toronto
Earlier this week, current Exclaim! cover star Djo — a.k.a Joe Keery — hit the stage at Toronto's History while on tour for his album
Karlie Rogers•May 2, 2025Mike Myers Announces Toronto Benefit Show with Colin Mochrie
Canadian comedy legend and "elbows up" advocate Mike Myers is returning home for a Second City benefit show in Toronto alongside Colin
Alex Hudson•May 2, 2025Babbu Maan Reschedules Canadian Tour
One of the biggest artists in Punjabi music, Indian singer-songwriter, actor and film-producer Babbu Maan has announced that he's bringing
Megan LaPierre•May 2, 2025Aly & AJ Plot North American Tour
The iconic status of "Potential Breakup Song" aside, sister act Aly & AJ continue to be prolific pop writers. They put out the great album
Megan LaPierre•May 2, 2025R.I.P. Stubbs, Cheekface's Mascott
R.I.P. Stubbs — Cheekface's mascott and the dog that graced the cover of their 2022 album, 'Too Much to Ask.' The band announced that
Sydney Brasil•May 2, 2025Jill Sobule Dead at 66
Singer-songwriter and activist Jill Sobule — whose 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl" is widely considered to be the first openly gay song to crack
Megan LaPierre•May 2, 2025Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund NPR and PBS
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut public funding of NPR and PBS. Trump has claimed that the broadcasters have "bias" in
Alex Hudson•May 2, 2025Neil Young Announces chrome hearts Album 'Talkin to the Trees,' Shares "Lets Roll Again"
Ahead of his upcoming tour with new band the chrome hearts, Neil Young has announced the previously-teased record they've made together
Megan LaPierre•May 2, 2025Nickelback Are Headlining a Patriotic American Music Festival
Back in 2022, Nickeblack's Chad Kroeger said that he was "ready for the world to hate us again," and now he's revealed how he's going to
Alex Hudson•May 1, 2025Silverstein Announce 'Pink Moon,' Second New Album of 2025
Silverstein are celebrating their 25th anniversary with twin albums. Having released 'Antibloom' already, they've now confirmed the details
Alex Hudson•May 1, 2025Wet Leg Map Out North American Tour
Wet Leg are continuing to whet appetites for their sophomore album 'moisturizer' with the announcement of a slate of North American tour
Megan LaPierre•May 1, 2025Sherwood Park, AB's RavenWood Music Festival Gets the Prairie States, Shred Kelly for 2025 Edition
RavenWood Music Festival returns to Sherwood Park, AB's picturesque Broadmoor Lake Park this July 11 and 12 for its sixth edition. The
Megan LaPierre•May 1, 2025Propagandhi Cancel All US Tour Dates Due to "Circumstances Beyond Our Control"
Winnipeg's Propagandhi are releasing their new album 'At Peace' tomorrow (May 2), but as we all know, things are not very peaceful between
Megan LaPierre•May 1, 2025DjRUM, Avalon Emerson, Helena Hauff to Perform at Exposé Noir's New Four-Day Electronic Music Festival this Month
Montreal's multidisciplinary non-profit Exposé Noir has just announced a new, four-day electronic and experimental music festival that will
Karlie Rogers•May 1, 2025BAMBII Details 'INFINITY CLUB II,' Shares New Single with Yaeji, Jessy Lanza
Toronto polymath BAMBII has announced the follow-up to her Polaris-shortlisted debut EP 'INFINITY CLUB,' detailing the aptly titled
Allie Gregory•May 1, 2025Pigeon Lake Music Festival Details Lineup for 2025 Concert Series
Alberta's Pigeon Lake Music Festival has announced an upcoming two-day summer concert series. Taking place in Mulhurst Bay, the concert
Karlie Rogers•May 1, 2025Billy Talent, Shaggy, the Fray Lead FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières 2025 Lineup
Organizers behind the 32nd annual FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières have unveiled the full lineup for this year's festival, set to run from June
Megan LaPierre•May 1, 2025Toronto's Orbital Ensemble Announce Debut Album 'Orbital'
Orbital Ensemble — the Toronto jazz fusion group helmed by Felipe Sena — are readying their first record. 'Orbital' arrives June 20 via We
Sydney Brasil•May 1, 2025Massive Attack, Pulp and More Show Support for Kneecap as Counter-Terrorism Police Investigation Continues
Numerous of their UK music industry peers have shown support for Kneecap as the Irish hip-hop trio are under investigation by the Counter
Megan LaPierre•May 1, 2025Ed Sheeran Reflects on Getting Named "Worst Dressed" for His Toronto Blue Jays Shirt
British softie Ed Sheeran has been performing a new song called "Old Phone" live, about the experience of finding his old phone from 2015
Alex Hudson•May 1, 2025Chicago Punk Label Red Scare Industries Sides with Canada for Ontario/Quebec Tour
Despite Donald Trump's persistent imperialist threats, there are still lots of Americans who are siding with their neighbours to the north
Alex Hudson•Apr 30, 2025