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Review: Caribou surrenders to the current on Suddenly
Rating: NNNN In his 20 years making music under various monikers, electronic musician Dan Snaith has continually established himself as an expert architect of soundscapes... -
Ace of Wands mix music and mental health activism
Ace of Wands with When Particles Collide, Joan Smith & The Jane Does and Kate Boothman at the Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Friday (February 22),... -
Review: Pedro The Lion’s Phoenix has everything that makes them a cult classic
Rating: NNNN It’s been 15 years since Seattle’s Pedro the Lion released a full-length record. The band is the brainchild of David Bazan, a notoriously affecting songwriter... -
Review: Kaia Kater’s Grenades is so timeless it’s unsettling
Kaia Kater - GrenadesAcronym,Smithsonian FolkwaysFolkRating: NNNNKaia Katers new record feels timeless in a way thats almost unsettling. The singer/songwriter, born in Montreal and now based... -
Elisapie’s The Ballad Of A Runaway Girl is musically and narratively stunning
Rating: NNNN Among a vast crowd of talented musicians from the North, Salluit-born, Montreal-based singer Elisapie has distinguished herself as one of the most prolific. In... -
Review: The Dirty Nil are totally committed to the power of rock on Master Volume
Rating: NNNN The more Dundas, Ontario, rock trio the Dirty Nil have changed, the more they’ve stayed the same. The group started as high school friends... -
How former pro skateboarder Jesse Landen ended up in Jiants
JIANTS with THE BANDICOOTS and TV SETs at the Baby G (1608 Dundas West), Thursday (July 5), 9 pm. $TBA. Many athletes have a breaking... -
Five acts to catch at Estonian Music Week
ESTONIAN MUSIC WEEK at various venues, May 24-29. $20-$90. estonianmusicweek.ca. Before there was the independent Republic of Estonia, there was a song festival. It began in 1869... -
Michael Rault’s new album isn’t original, but it is well-executed
Rating: NNN Michael Rault does his thing very well. Depending on who you speak with, that thing might be bell-bottomed 70s pop rock, or unshowered 60s... -
Chastity build community around a barn in Whitby
Ashburn is a quiet rural hamlet, just a short pace north of Whitby. It’s an unremarkable agricultural community in the Durham region, where the streets... -
Sterling Road DIY space Unit 2 crowdfunds expansion plan
A DIY community event space nestled in a small industrial park between the Junction and Parkdale has big plans for 2018. Unit 2 looks unassuming:... -
LOLAA’s dance-pop is a celebration of Mexican identities, Latin American culture and love
LOLAA with HOW SAD and NIKKI’S WIVES at Adelaide Hall (250 Adelaide West), Thursday (May 25), doors 8 pm. $10. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. “We put...
