Articles by Matt Bobkin

Triples Explore the Toronto Streets in New "Long Life" Video

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2019

Sister rock duo Triples — aka Toronto's Eva and Madeline Link — are gearing up to release their full-length debut, Big Time, on Art of the...

R.I.P. David Berman of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2019

Singer-songwriter David Berman of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains has died. His label, Drag City, announced his passing in a statement. He...

Is This New Pokémon Based on Gene Simmons from KISS?

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2019

As the Pokémon franchise gears up to release new games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for the Nintendo Switch console on November 15, the...

Aquakultre

Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

Halifax-based hip-hop artist Lance Sampson, better known as Aquakultre, is still riding high after winning the 2018 CBC Searchlight contest...

WHOOP-Szo

Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

It's easy to get lost amidst WHOOP-Szo's maelstrom of massive riffs, and lead singer Adam Sturgeon's voice often adds to the chaos. But it...

Julie Doiron

Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

It's hard to make a non-house show feel like a house show, but Julie Doiron pulled it off with her solo performance at Sackville's Vogue Ci...

Julie Aubé

Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 3

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2019

Though New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province, Sappyfest does have a strong Anglophone slant, so singer-songwriter Ju...

Apollo Ghosts

Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 3

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2019

Vancouver singer-songwriter Adrian Teacher has put out a ton of material with a series of projects, including COOL TV and Adrian Teacher an...