Articles by Kevin Jones
Plaster
Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON June 14
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012
Connecting even more prestige to M for Montreal's tradition of showcasing unique and impressive bands at Toronto festivals, Montreal's Plas...
Badbadnotgood
The Hoxton, Toronto ON June 14
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012
With a reputation for re-imagining new-school hip-hop gems through their own blistering avant-jazz musicianship, Toronto's Badbadnotgood we...
The Hundred in the Hands
Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 14
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012
Well fitted to Parkdale's late-night dance haunt Wrongbar, with its customarily long lineups of eager patrons marking the club like a beaco...
Grand Analog
Tattoo Rock Parlour, Toronto ON June 13
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2012
Easing into the festival's open night of music, local dub-hop outfit Grand Analog finally got down to business following a short delay with...
The Belle Game
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, Toronto ON June 13
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2012
Having travelled four days by train for their prime-time showing on the festival's opening day, Vancouver collective the Belle Game -- perh...
Oh No
Onomite
PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2012
While not exactly a concept album, Oxnard beat conductor Oh No's latest long player, Ohnomite, for which the adventurous producer was grant...
Stylus Awards 2012 featuring Michie Mee, Maestro Fresh Wes, Kreesha Turner, the Airplane Boys
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON May 28
PUBLISHED May 30, 2012
Canada's annual celebration of urban and club culture, the Stylus Awards, received a bit of a slimming down this year, stepping away from i...
Various
Studio One Sound
PUBLISHED May 28, 2012
The long-running gold standard in scintillating collections of classic, top-shelf selections from the vaults of Jamaica's legendary Studio...