Articles by Max Mertens

Cloud Nothings

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, May 9

PUBLISHED May 10, 2015

Cloud Nothings' best songs are like a humid early summer's day before a rainstorm, building up pressure until they can no longer take it, e...

JMSN

Tattoo, Toronto ON, May 8

PUBLISHED May 9, 2015

Frontman of a power-pop band; major label producer and songwriter; background vocalist on Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city. Detroit...

Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

It's only been a few weeks since Jazz Cartier's debut project Marauding in Paradise dropped, but to hear the 22-year-old Toronto rapper tel...

Lucki Eck$

The Garrison, Toronto ON, May 7

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

There's no denying Lucki Eck$ has talent. In his short career, the young Chicago rapper has collaborated with Chance the Rapper, Danny Brow...

Harrison

Studio Bar, Toronto ON, May 7

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

There's a glut of young Toronto-based producers out there right now making waves on SoundCloud, but Harrison stands out from the pack for a...

Clairmont The Second

Tattoo, Toronto ON, May 2

PUBLISHED May 3, 2015

He might not have been old enough to get into Tattoo on a regular night, but at only 17 years old, Clairmont The Second is a Toronto newcom...

GoldLink

Tattoo, Toronto ON, May 2

PUBLISHED May 3, 2015

A sharp 10 p.m. curfew didn't stop people from turning out to Tattoo to catch rising DMV rapper's GoldLink's first headlining set in Toront...

Peanut Butter Wolf and J. Rocc

Tattoo, Toronto ON, May 1

PUBLISHED May 2, 2015

Anyone who's ever played a DJ set in Toronto knows it can be a daunting task to get audiences here moving. Luckily for those attending Tatt...