Mount Eerie Announces Toronto Matinée Show
Phil Elverum last stopped by Toronto in April, when he played a captivating show at the Concert Hall while on tour for Mount Eerie's latest
Payton Knox•May 22, 2025
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Metric to Livestream Toronto 'Fantasies' Anniversary Show
Although they're no longer touring with Bloc Party due to some "sudden production decisions" that broke their agreed-upon terms, Metric are
Megan LaPierre•May 22, 2025Relive a Chaotic Week on the Internet with Netflix's OceanGate Documentary
Remember that week in June two years ago when we were all obsessed with whether or not those four rich people were going to implode at the
Sydney Brasil•May 22, 2025TWRP Plot North American Fall Tour
Toronto-via-Halifax synthpop electro-funk astronauts TWRP are currently on tour with Ninja Sex Party, but have announced that they'll be
Megan LaPierre•May 22, 2025Forth Wanderers End Hiatus, Detail Album 'The Longer This Goes On'
Shortly after releasing their buzzy sophomore self-titled album in 2018, Forth Wanderers went on hiatus. They cancelled a tour due to vocal
Sydney Brasil•May 22, 2025POP Montreal Gets Eliza Niemi, TEKE::TEKE, cootie catcher for First Wave of 2025 Lineup
Running from September 24 to 28, POP Montreal will be returning to its home city for its 24th edition, and organizers have unveiled the
Karlie Rogers•May 22, 2025Kneecap Respond to Terror Charge: "This Is a Carnival of Distraction"
Liam O'Hanna, who performs as Mo Chara in the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap, has been charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a
Megan LaPierre•May 22, 2025SOCAN Foundation Announces SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards Winners
The SOCAN Foundation has announced the winners for this year's fourth annual SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards: Ontario's NIA NADURATA
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Aysanabee Set to Headline Kamamooshkaming Sagiiwehwining in Downtown Toronto
Kamamooshkaming Sagiiwehwining: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival has unveiled the full artist lineup, schedule, and market vendors for
Payton Knox•May 21, 2025Addison Rae Reveals 'Addison' Tracklist
Exclaim! named Addison Rae's "Diet Pepsi" as one of the best songs of 2024, and I have a core memory of watching a couple of really drunk
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025Toronto Jazz Festival Announces 2025 Programming with Broken Social Scene, Mavis Staples, Jeff Goldblum
The Toronto Jazz Festival returns to the city this summer for its 38th year. Running from June 20 to 29 across multiple venues like Massey
Karlie Rogers•May 21, 2025Twenty One Pilots Announce New Album 'Breach'
Twenty One Pilots are breaching containment with the announcement of their seventh studio album 'Breach,' which arrives this September via
Karlie Rogers•May 21, 2025The Armed Detail New Album 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
Experimental hardcore collective the Armed have returned with their sixth album. 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
Sydney Brasil•May 21, 2025Motherhood Map Out Western Canada Tour
Fredericton artpunks Motherhood released their new album 'Thunder Perfect Mind' earlier this year, and now they're taking their East-Coast
Allie Gregory•May 21, 2025Brian Eno Urges Microsoft to Cut Ties with Israeli Military, Will Donate Fee from Windows 95 Startup Sound to Victims in Gaza
Brian Eno, the composer of the startup sound for Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system, as well as many other works, has issued an open
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025Four Tet and William Tyler Announce Debut Collaborative Album '41 Longfield Street Late '80s'
After previously joining forces on the 2023 12-inch single "Darkness, Darkness," Four Tet's Kieran Hebden and Nashville-based guitarist
Payton Knox•May 21, 2025Jimmy Fallon Fumbled a Date with Nicole Kidman by Playing 'Mario Kart'
Barring 'Monopoly,' 'Mario Kart' is probably the last game you want to play on a first date. Getting blue-shelled in the final lap brings
Sydney Brasil•May 21, 2025Alex G Announces North American Tour with Nilüfer Yanya
Aside from scoring Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw the TV Glow' last year, Alex G hasn't released new music of his own since 2022's 'God Save the
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025Charli XCX Is Okay If Her Next Album Flops
Charli XCX has been making music for a long time, but she only put out her magnum opus 'BRAT' last year. Since our attention spans have
Sydney Brasil•May 21, 2025Lights, Destroyer, the Weather Station to Headline Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Boréal
After announcing Klô Pelgag as the first artist of the 2025 season last November, Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB) has
Karlie Rogers•May 21, 2025Arkells Announce KEE to Bala Barn Burner
It's gearing up to be a big summer for Arkells; not only are they bringing the Rally back to Hamilton, but they've announced that they'll
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025All-American Rejects Are Playing House Party Shows by Request
In the 2008 rom-com 'The House Bunny,' All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter played the love interest of quirky sorority girl Emma
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025Great Lake Swimmers Share "One More Dance Around the Sun," Plot Canadian Tour with Elliott BROOD
Toronto-based indie-folk outfit Great Lake Swimmers have shared their latest single "One More Dance Around the Sun," the band's first new m
Karlie Rogers•May 21, 2025Girlpool’s Avery Tucker Announces Solo Career, Releases Debut Single “Big Drops”
Girlpool's Avery Tucker is rising from the ashes of the beloved indie duo's 2022 disbandment with today's (May 21) release of his debut
Payton Knox•May 21, 2025Foreigner Singer Kelly Hansen Announces Impending Exit from Band
Foreigner are touring Canada this fall — and it sounds like they'll have a new singer in tow, as frontman Kelly Hansen has announced that
Megan LaPierre•May 21, 2025CDSM Announce North American Tour
CDSM (Celebrity Death Slot Machine) have a new album on the way this week, and in anticipation of Convertible Hearse's arrival this Friday
Allie Gregory•May 20, 2025Kesha Changes "DELUSIONAL" Cover Art Following AI Controversy
After facing backlash over the use of AI in the original cover art for her single "DELUSIONAL," released back in November, Kesha is now
Payton Knox•May 20, 2025Emotional Oranges to Embark on First North American Tour with Live Band
Fresh off the release of their new album 'Orenjii,' Emotional Oranges — the Los Angeles, CA-formed R&B duo of Azad Right and Vali Porter
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version)" Premieres in 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Swifties have been patiently awaiting 'Reputation (Taylor's Version)', and they're one step closer to the second-last Taylor Swift
Sydney Brasil•May 20, 2025The Weather Station, Sheer Mag, Charlotte Cornfield to Perform at Dartmouth's Nowadays 2025
Organizers behind Dartmouth's Nowadays have announced the first wave of acts set to perform in the city's downtown core as part of the third
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Dropout Kings' Adam Ramey Dead at 32
Adam Ramey — vocalist of rap-metal group Dropout Kings — has died. He was 32 years old. The band announced that he died yesterday (May 19)
Sydney Brasil•May 20, 2025Peppa Pig's Mummy Welcomes Third Piglet, Evie
Congratulations are in order for Mummy Pig — mother of Peppa Pig — who has announced the arrival of her and Daddy Pig's third piglet. The
Sydney Brasil•May 20, 2025Winter Announces New Album, Plots North American Tour
Los Angeles dream-popster Winter has announced a new album and a corresponding tour taking place across North America this fall. The tour
Allie Gregory•May 20, 2025The Psychedelic Furs Map Out North American Tour
The Psychedelic Furs have announced an upcoming North American tour with special guest Gary Numan, taking them across 19 different cities
Karlie Rogers•May 20, 2025Home Front, Dillinger Four, Slash Need Set for Toronto's Flowers in Concrete Festival
Toronto hardcore punk promoter Not Dead Yet has teamed up with England-based independent record label Static Shock Records for the first
Payton Knox•May 20, 2025Vancouver's Music Waste Details 2025 Lineup with Non La, Gadfly
Vancouver's incomparable DIY festival Music Waste returns for its 31st edition this June 5 through 8 at the Cobalt, Green Auto, KW Studios
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Shubh Maps Out North American Arena Tour
Punjabi-Canadian rapper and singer Shubh has mapped out a small arena tour of North America, including a couple dates in his home country
Allie Gregory•May 20, 2025Jeremy Dutcher Taps Toronto Symphony Orchestra for Solstice Performance
Jeremy Dutcher is joining forces with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra once again to celebrate the summer solstice, National Indigenous
Sydney Brasil•May 20, 2025Blood Incantation Announce 'Absolute Elsewhere' North American Tour
Supporting last year's 'Absolute Elsewhere' — one of the best albums of 2024 — Denver, CO-formed prog metallers Blood Incantation have
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Listen to Sarah McLachlan's Violent Itchy and Scratchy Ballad on 'The Simpsons'
Season 36 (yes, you read that right) of 'The Simpsons' ended on Sunday (May 18), and for it, the show enlisted Sarah McLachlan to sing a
Sydney Brasil•May 20, 2025Shawn Desman Maps Out 2025 Canadian Tour
If Drake has had any redeeming moments in a timeline of incredibly irredeemable moments (among the most recent being backing a petition to
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Hunx & His Punx Plot North American Tour Behind First New Album in 12 Years
Seth Bogart's Hunx & His Punx have announced a slate of North American tour dates supporting their forthcoming first new album in 12 years
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Jim Morrison Bust Stolen from Gravesite Recovered 37 Years Later
Whether or not Jim Morrison is actually alive and living in Syracuse as a documentary claimed earlier this year, a bust of the Doors'
Megan LaPierre•May 20, 2025Josh Freese Lists 10 Possible Reasons for Foo Fighters Firing
Josh Freese got unceremoniously booted from behind the Foo Fighters' drumkit last week, and as promised, he has returned with a list of the
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025Alan Jackson Says Goodbye to the Ol' Dusty Trail
Alan Jackson performed his final road show on Saturday (May 17) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, marking his retirement from touring at
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025Drake Backs Petition to Free Tory Lanez
Just as Drake was aiming to shift the Toronto curse's blame from him onto Justin Bieber for the Toronto Maple Leafs' loss last night, he's
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025Suede Detail New Album 'Antidepressants,' Share "Disintegrate"
Back in 2022, Britpop pioneers Suede released their ninth studio album 'Autofiction,' which they brought to Vancouver and Toronto on tour
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025Drake Pins Leafs Loss on "Bieber Curse"
The Leafs lost again, and no one is surprised, except maybe Drake, who placed a million-dollar bet on the team to take Game 7 against the
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025Dave Navarro Says There's "No Chance" of Jane's Addiction Playing Together Again
After the Jane's Addiction reunion ended in a violent onstage incident incited by frontman Perry Farrell last September, Dave Navarro has
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025'Sesame Street' Is Heading to Netflix
Unrelated to the White House's attack on PBS and NPR, 'Sesame Street' has found a new home at Netflix. After Warner Bros. effectively
Allie Gregory•May 19, 2025