Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

dvsn

Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON, October 19

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2018

So that happened. One kind of knew what to expect when the Red Bull Music Festival Toronto announced that dvsn would collaborate with the T...

Nuela Charles

Distant Danger

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2018

With her six-track Distant Danger EP, Edmonton's Nuela Charles is onto something. Born Manuela Wüthrich, the recording artist blends a mix...

Jessie Reyez

Being Human in Public

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2018

Has there been a recent Canadian artist who has created a global buzz compared to Toronto's Jessie Reyez? Her raw, naked, off-kilter, give-...

Ella Mai

Ella Mai

PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2018

It's always tricky when an emerging artist drops a full-length album after a big hit single. After the platinum-selling success of "Boo'd U...

Alina Baraz / Cautious Clay

Phoenix Concert Hall, Toronto ON, September 24

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2018

Alina Baraz is decidedly a part of that breezy pop-R&B corner of the modern music world where names like Jhene Aiko reside, melding downtem...

Estelle Tells Her Parents' Tale on Reggae Album 'Lovers Rock'

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2018

Even ten years removed, it's virtually impossible to write about UK singer Estelle without mentioning 2008's "American Boy." She's both coo...

Estelle

Lovers Rock

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2018

On its face, the fact that Estelle — known best for 2008 hit single "American Boy" — was returning after a three-year album layoff with a r...

Black Uhuru

As the World Turns

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2018

After a 15-year layoff, legendary reggae band Black Uhuru returns with a 15-track effort that shows they've still got it. Originally founde...