Local Music
Isaac Roberts
Best Toronto music of the week: Luge, Ebhoni, Sauna and others
Our favourite Toronto songs and videos of the week: a brand-new music video from weirdo rockers Luge, the first taste of Ideé Fixe’s new supergroup and a full playlist of new autumnal bops. more
A day in the life of Jessie Reyez, Toronto's next big pop star
Cover story: Jessie Reyez takes us on a tour of her favourite Toronto spots, from Kensington Market to the 905. With a breakthrough new EP and her biggest headlining tour yet, the self-assured singer/songwriter is staying hungry. more
Amanda Fotes
Not Dead Yet 2018: five Toronto musicians tell us what punk means to them
Ahead of the annual punk and hardcore festival Not Dead Yet, we caught up with local Toronto bands around the city to talk community, resistance, localism and more. more
John Londono
Fucked Up strive for something bigger than themselves on Dose Your Dreams
Toronto's Fucked Up are not the tightest knit band (to say the least), but they've kept it together for Dose Your Dreams, an adventurous new album that draws a whole community into their tenuous orbit. more
Michelle da Silva
Inside Invisible City’s new digs on Dundas West
Invisible City, the Toronto record shop and label, has left Geary for the spot above Bambi’s nightclub on Dundas West. more
Kate Killet
Venus Voices: people at Venus Fest tell us what representation means to them
Portraits and live shots of fans and artists at Venus Fest, Toronto's second annual community-focused celebration of women and non-binary artists in music. Bully, Zola Jesus, OSHUN, Partner and others. more
Justin Broadbent
Review: Metric go back to the beginning to sound new again on Art of Doubt
Album review: on Metric's seventh album Art Of Doubt, the long-running indie rock band shows familiarity doesn't have to be a curse. more
David D. Goldberg
The opposite of flashy, Grossman's Tavern turns 70
While long-running Toronto music venues vanish, legendary blues bar Grossman's Tavern on Spadina is still operating more or less the same as it always has more
Best new Toronto music of the week: Joel Eel, Sean Leon and more
A roundup of our favourite local songs and videos of the week, including the Toronto electronic artist Joel Eel's LP Performing A Crime, Devontée's Head Gone, plus new ones from Sean Leon and Catl. more
Brodie West gathers some of Toronto's best improvisers for his first Quintet album
Album review: Clips, the first album billed to the Brodie West Quintet, is a testament to the versatility that can be found in a jazz group with a ton of chemistry. more
Review: 17-year-old Toronto rapper Lil Berete impresses on his debut mixtape
Lil Berete, the current pride of Regent Park, could stand to personalize his northern trap style on his debut mixtape Icebreaker, but the potential here is vast. more
Samuel Engelking
Local Hero: Molly Johnson has some things to say
Ahead of her Kensington Market Jazz Festival, fiery local treasure Molly Johnson talks community, equity and the state of Canadian jazz. more
Vanessa Heins
Dilly Dally are tired of anger
Dilly Dally, the Toronto rock band, want to provide hope instead of anger, and they've found affirmation in femininity, therapy and the music of S Club 7. Read this interview with Katie Monks leading up to their sophomore album Heaven. more
Jessie Reyez to play hometown release show at Danforth Music Hall
Jessie Reyez's hometown date on her Being Human On Tour tour leads this week's list of just announced Toronto shows. Also: Dinosaur Jr., Brockhampton, Cuff The Duke and lots of others. more
Tanja-Tiziana
Wavelength reinstates Jonny Dovercourt as artistic director
Jonathan Bunce, better known as Jonny Dovercourt, has resumed as Wavelength's artistic director after an third-party inquiry found no evidence to support abuse allegations made by ex-employee Dorice Tepley. more
R. Kelly Clipperton
Toronto's John Orpheus bring Afro-diasporic music downtown
Toronto's John Orpheus debut their dreamy new Lost video and talk about Haus Orpheus, their DIY collective creating space for their community in the city. more
Diemonds' third album reveres rock 'n' roll... maybe a bit too much
Album review: the eponymous album from Toronto hard rockers Diemonds acts as a defining statement for the band. more
Heather Rappard
Best Toronto music of the week: Bile Sister, Fucked Up, a l l i e and others
Best Toronto music of the week: A roundup of our favourite local songs and videos of the week, including a brand-new Bile Sister track, new stuff from K-OS, and a full playlist of fresh tracks. more
Colin Medley
Matthew “Doc” Dunn shows why he's a hidden Toronto gem on Lightbourn
Matthew "Doc" Dunn, The Cosmic Range instrumentalist and U.S. Girls collaborator reins, in his spacy and jazzy tendencies on his new album Lightbourn, while showing how expansive a folk record can be. more