Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Chloe Charles

With Blindfolds On

PUBLISHED May 26, 2016

Toronto's Chloe Charles has a distinct, curious rasp to her voice. The guitarist/singer-songwriter's musical approach is poised and urgent,...

Tanika Charles

Soul Run

PUBLISHED May 11, 2016

Tanika Charles is a vibrant soul, and her long-awaited album reflects that.   A mainstay in the Toronto music scene, the R&B/soul singer-so...

Tanika Charles Discusses Her 'Soul Run' and the Emotional Toll of Music

PUBLISHED May 11, 2016

Tanika Charles got a bit emotional discussing her long-gestating debut album Soul Run over the phone; it was hard to determine if it was du...

JMSN

It Is

PUBLISHED May 9, 2016

Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and musician JMSN (born Christian Berishaj) has been drawing from his personal life to cr...

Konono N°1

Konono N°1 meets Batida

PUBLISHED May 2, 2016

The experimental "Kinshasa meets Lisbon" pairing of Congolese band Konono N°1 and Angolan/Portuguese artist Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão) jus...

​Where I Play

LAL

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2016

For Toronto's LAL, the phrase "find safety" serves as both album title and mantra. It's also the name of the duo's fourth full-length studi...

Daniel Caesar

Mod Club, Toronto ON, April 15

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2016

Being in attendance for an artist's first major concert appearance is a remarkable thing. You can say you "were there when," but more impor...

Cocofunka

Chúcaro

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2016

The Costa Rican band known as Cocofunka offer up a disparate mix of funk, Latin rock, reggae and soca influences with their latest project,...