Articles by Matt Bobkin

Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Shawn Mendes to Perform at Grammys

PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2019

The 61st annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 10, and now organizers have revealed the first batch of performers fo...

Meet Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies, the Community-Minded Folkies With Plenty of Business Savvy

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2019

To Olivia Borkosky, music is all about community.   "Music just brings people together in a way that's pretty unique," says the founder, vo...

Meet Marlaena Moore, an Edmonton Singer-Songwriter Aiming to Make the Next 'White Album'

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2019

It's been nearly three years since Edmonton-based singer-songwriter Marlaena Moore released her sophomore album, GAZE, but she's not withou...

Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2019

Forming a tribute band can be an easy way to attract attention: wrangle up a bunch of local musicians, learn the songs of a noteworthy arti...

Listen to Pacer's Energetic and Earnest New Single "Bangers"

PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2019

Toronto alt-rockers Pacer are ringing in 2019 with a bang — just days ahead of their first show of the year, at the Horseshoe Tavern on Jan...

Meet Paul Jacobs, Montreal's Prolific, Garage Rockin' One-Man Band

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2019

Paul Jacobs had a problem. The young drummer, who grew up in Leamington, ON, was a lifelong fan of '60s pop, garage rock and psychedelic mu...

Meet Orville Peck, the Mask-Wearing Outlaw Making Country Music Rebellious Again

Class of 2019

PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2019

Orville Peck is all about the fringe — and not just the trim that hangs at the bottom of his trademark leather mask. The enigmatic country...

'Stranger Things' Unveils Season 3 Release Date

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2019

The year 2018 came and went with no sign of Stranger Things Season 3, but Netflix has assured us that 2019 will not meet the same fate. The...