Soybomb, the DIY venue and skater hangout located above Cyclemotive on Queen West, got stuck with two months’ back rent after some roommates apparently bailed on short notice. (It’s also home to several people and pets.) Facing financial hardship, the proprietors issued a plea to the punk scene, and five bands have come to the rescue. S.H.I.T., Foxmoulder, HX KY, Jack Moves and Brandon Quigley’s Inconsistent Choir play a fundraiser in the 156 Bathurst space on January 31. Doors are 8 pm and entry is $5-$10.
Queen West restaurant/drinking hole/live music venue the Sister has been sold, and the new owners are going back to its former name. No, not Mitzi’s Sister, but old-school the Tennessee, immortalized in Lara MacMillan’s song Goodbye Tennessee. The new owners also plan to up the live music quotient. A call for bands went out on Facebook on Monday, January 19, and, no surprise, there’s a lotta interest.
The intensely mustachioed father of Toronto rapper Drake is prepping a new single and needs a collaborator. Memphis-based drummer Dennis Graham posted on Instagram last Friday, January 16, that he’s looking for “a classy female rapper” to collaborate with. “Not looking for ghetto style rapper,” he clarified. If you meet that description, send him a DM.
Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard covered Toronto dream-pop band Alvvays‘s song Archie, Marry Me in Seattle last fall. Now clips of that performance, which was part of an arts community fundraiser, are making the rounds on social media after Seattle radio station KEXP recently posted the entire set online. Enjoy Gibbard’s crystal-clear enunciation in its full glory.
Local EDM overlord Deadmau5 is all over the news this week with his headlining slot at Bonnaroo and at the Guvernment‘s final party on Sunday (January 25). He’s also giving producers a shot at Insta-fame with a remix contest around the Dillon Francis reworking of Some Chords. The winner will get his or her work highlighted in a mau5trap mix available via Beatport, plus a modular synth and software. btprt.dj/1yAXimj
