Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Shabaka and the Ancestors

Concert Hall, Toronto ON, June 28

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2017

Shabaka and the Ancestors aimed for transcendent — and briefly got there last night (June 28) at their first Canadian appearance at the Tor...

Mavis Staples

Koerner Hall, Toronto ON, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

The warm, positive energy generated and diffused by Mavis Staples last night (June 27) caused perma-grins on many a face in the crowd.   Ca...

Joss Stone

Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, June 26

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2017

This year's edition of the Toronto Jazz Festival eagerly billed Joss Stone thusly: "Before Adele, before Jessie J, before Amy, before Flore...

Kingston All-Stars

Dubwise

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2017

After delivering a solid outing with the Presenting Kingston All-Stars project earlier this spring, Montreal-based producer and artistic di...

SZA

CTRL

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2017

The official major label album debut for Solána Imani Rowe, professionally known as SZA, is upon us. 2014's Z was technically termed a mixt...

Bryson Tiller Discusses Staying 'True to Self' and Working with Canadian Producers BOI-1DA and Wondagurl

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2017

As Bryson Tiller celebrates his first No. 1 album with the recently released True To Self project this week, he's consciously enjoying the...

Battle of Santiago

La Migra

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2017

Toronto outfit Battle of Santiago describe their breakout sound as "a distinctive blend of Canadian art-rock and Afro-Cuban jazz twisted th...

Benjamin Booker

Witness

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2017

Benjamin Booker's followup to his durable 2014 self-titled debut album plays out as an ode to humanity. Drawing from his experiences growin...