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Samuel Engelking
Toronto in the 2010s: Why we can't forget the lessons of the decade
It’s clear that the city is growing – but in what direction? Read more
Samuel Engelking
Interview: Toronto band Ice Cream want to break free
On their new album, FED UP, Amanda Crist and Carlyn Bezic take restrictive late capitalism and the male gaze and give them a satisfying rock release Read more
Jenna Hum
Toronto's rock and roll photo gallery Analogue Gallery turns 10
The Queen West gallery will celebrate with its annual Sound Image competition for emerging music photographers. Check out some of those photos here. Read more
Revisit NOW's cover story on Spirit of the West from 1989
"Folk has always been a fantastic medium for delivering social comment and protest," said John Mann in this interview. "What's drawn us to the folk scene is its basic lack of pretension." Read more
Rannie Turingan
Don Pyle is Toronto's punk rock barber
The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet legend splits his time between playing music and trading stories from the chair at Town Barber Read more
These musicians are taking a stand against Spotify
Faced with paltry royalties and environmental concerns, musicians are speaking up against big streaming – a few even pulling their music from the services Read more
What are Toronto’s most important music venues?
Daniel Tate and Rob Bowman, authors of new book The Flyer Vault: 150 Years Of Toronto Concert History, pick four historical hot spots Read more
Natalia Manzocco
What's with all the concert ticket scams on Facebook?
Those people offering to sell their tickets on Facebook event pages? Many of them don’t exist. Here's how to spot a scammer. Read more
Matthew Stone
Toronto concerts in November 2019: our 15 most anticipated
FKA Twigs, Sleater-Kinney, Danny Brown, the brand new Eisbaer Festival and more live shows we can't wait to see this month Read more
How streaming killed underground micro-labels
The vital role once held by small record labels has all but vanished, writes Arachnidiscs Recordings founder Jakob Rehlinger Read more
Halloween 2019: Toronto's best parties and concerts
Promise, Dudebox, TIFF, Dan Burke, Hotnuts, CATL, Do Right! Music, Silver Snail and Extinction Rebellion are getting spooky this year Read more
Toronto's most vital DJs come together for one huge party
The city’s underground electronic scene often exists in siloed subgenres, but Red Bull Music Festival's Encounters party brings them together at the Symes. ISO Radio will live-stream it. Read more
Yuula Benivolski
How Toronto's New Chance linked up with Jamaican reggae legend Willi Williams
The local experimental electronic musician is teaming with the Armigideon Time singer for the Music Gallery's X Avant festival – and a collaboration that will stretch into the future Read more
How women musicians use persona to subvert gendered expectations
Saddled with gendered conceptions of authenticity, today’s singer/songwriters blend fact and fiction in new and interesting ways Read more
Samuel Engelking
Orville Peck masks modern anxieties in cowboy fringe
The Toronto breakout singer on millennial cowboys, fan tattoos and the similarities between drag queens and country stars Read more
Interview: Jeremy Dutcher wants his songs to soar beyond the record
The Polaris Prize-winner says Indigenous and non-Indigenous people have to come together because the world is on fire Read more
Cristina Butty
Night Owl Festival keeps growing in a challenging year
The Toronto psych fest, now in its fifth year, is propelled by a community that's stepped up during a difficult time Read more
Nuit Blanche 2019: 10 events for music lovers
Charlotte Day Wilson, Sean Leon, Fiver and Daniel Lanois are among the musicians performing or contributing to works at this year's free all-night art festival Read more
Samuel Engelking
Toronto music venue The Garrison turns 10
As other music venues vanish, Shaun Bowring is using his Dundas West bar to advocate for local nightlife Read more
Toronto concerts in fall 2019: our 15 most anticipated
From masked country crooners to gigantic raves, psych-rock to brass band poetry, here's what we're most looking forward to this season Read more