The NOW guide to CMW 2017
The conference is pretty dude-heavy and old-school, but there are fresh, diverse voices in the music programming
Carla Gillis
April 12, 2017
The conference is pretty dude-heavy and old-school, but there are fresh, diverse voices in the music programming
Rheostatics and Grapes of Wrath sessions from the cult favourite CBC Radio show get released on May 5 by Toronto’s Artoffact Records
But the experimental four-piece’s performance approach was uncharacteristically straightforward
So we arranged a conversation between the creators and Ghomeshi complainant Lucy DeCoutere to talk about it
The Toronto group’s ringleader, Tim McCready, on the dos and don’ts of live-band karaoke
Meanwhile the condo boom explodes, raising real estate prices and shuttering businesses in its wake. The crisis is finally on the city’s radar, but will change happen fast enough to save our music incubators and cultural hubs and stop more artists from leaving Toronto?
“This is a merger of two like-minded companies at different stages in their life cycles”
Another live music venue down in “Music City”
Known for his high-concept performances, the Montreal scratch DJ found a way to top himself for his new record
The new record shop throws a grand opening in-store on February 18
Six local musicians tell us where they’ve had the best experiences buying and fixing their instruments
The new monthly series focuses on soul, hip-hop, funk and R&B throwbacks and drum breaks