With lead woodwind Simon Oczkowski crouched at his effects rig, Warsawpack kicked off their CMW set with a stunning new track, one drenched...

The return of the Woo incited a constant barrage of catcalls and fanfare. Tricky Woo played a host of new songs and some old favourites, tha...

Matlock Records alums Test Tone Channel filled the diamond in the rough role for this year's festival. Although only a few people saw it, th...

Sheltered by a giant white sheet, the musician's silhouettes danced with shadows of various sizes and shapes, all to the tune of the band's...

Although their Saturday set would have been better-suited for a backwoods bush party, the duo made due, treating the audience to rousing sto...

You may still be listening to that old Cat Power record to put you to sleep. Or maybe you’ve gotten used to Dirty Three lulling you into you...

While their last effort, This Is Dancefloor Numerology was easily their best to date (that is, until now), those accustomed to the playful,...

Speaking with Tim Kinsella is an eye-opening experience. A self-proclaimed "sloppy pot head" and occasional bartender at a run-of-the-mill p...

Every person has their own way of dealing with hard times. When a close friend dies (or more tragically, takes their own life), people are f...

Deep Elm has hit a wall on their emo crusade. As one of the many offenders in the dreaded mainstream consumption of the genre, the label is...

"I can’t ignore the melodies that are in my head. I’ll sit in class and hum and most of the time I don’t take notes because of that. I have...

It would be a shame for The Sweetest Noise to fall into the wrong hands. With a sound that toes the line between smooth jazz and luminous or...

The Shipping News have pulled something off that few bands could ever dream of. As a way to break up the monotony of playing with the same g...

Balls Falls might just be too witty for their own good. Their musical proficiency is indisputably solid and their aptitude for writing lasti...

Hamilton's Kitchens and Bathrooms couldn't have released Utter A Sound at a better time. With a recent surge of interest in math rock around...

Jerk With A Bomb seem fairly detached from the place they call home. Bands that come from larger, more populated areas often extract a consi...

Rockets Red Glare make music for musicians. Complicated, detailed and perfectly executed, their songs are sure to provide a real challenge f...

Though they'd probably cringe at the classification, the Burdocks make progressive rock cool again, replacing the stale rock theatrics and c...

When the five members of avant-rock collective Tortoise arrive in Canada this month for the Eastern swing of Exclaim!'s 12th Anniversary Con...

It's always refreshing when a band comes out of nowhere and blows your socks off. With this, their debut album, the Forms offer a great firs...