Articles by Ben Okazawa

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  Sappyfest Gets Saltwater Hank, Pete Moss, Puberty Well for Initial 2024 Lineup

  PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024

  Sappyfest has announced the first slate of performers gearing up to take Sackville, NB, by storm this summer. This year, festivities will...

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  Simu Liu Is Beefing with a Famous Toronto Restaurant

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024

  Simu Liu leads many lives. He's a superhero, a Ken doll, a one-time Fall Out Boy stunt double, a budding musician and he has recently branc...

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  Karan Aujla Announces Canadian Leg of 2024 World Tour

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024

  Karan Aujla has announced that he'll perform in three Canadian cities to kick off his world tour this summer. The Burnaby, BC-raised...

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  Stacey Kent Trio, Alison Young Trio Announce Joint Concert at Toronto's Royal Conservatory

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024

  The Royal Conservatory of Music has announced that Stacey Kent and Alison Young will play a joint concert at Koerner Hall in Toronto on May...

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  'The Bear' Star Matty Matheson Launches Matheson Food Company Mac & Cheese in Grocers Across Canada

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  He may not cook on The Bear, but Matty Matheson is actually the show's only real chef. Now, the Ontario-born restaurateur is commodifying...

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  Metro Boomin Claims He Was Hacked by a Torontonian When He Posted Drake, 21 Savage Disses

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  As the battle between hip-hop's "Big Three" of Drake, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar begins to fizzle out, key player Metro Boomin has chimed...

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  Lil Yachty Is the New Face of McDonald's Canada for Some Reason

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2024

  Lil Yachty became an Exclaim! favourite in 2023 for his daring project Let's Start Here — which landed among our top 50 albums of the year...

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  Lizz Wright, Sanah Kadoura Announce Joint Concert at Toronto's Royal Conservatory

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2024

  Lizz Wright and Sanah Kadoura have announced that they'll play a co-headlining set at the Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall in...