Photos: GIUNGLA at The Hideout Toronto
Italy’s Emanuela Drei – aka GIUNGLA – riffed, shredded, and blitzed The Hideout’s new College Street and cued up a mess of emotional textures.
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Photos: Xavier Omar at The Velvet Underground
R&B prodigy Xavier Omar kicked off CMW 2017 by shutting down The Velvet Underground with a “crooner’s playlist” that was way too real.
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Photos: Jacques Greene at The Velvet Underground
Greene’s tour closer at The Velvet Underground cued up ‘Feel Infinite’ and took the red pill as he floated some serious ‘R.’ meets ‘Mezzanine’ vibes.
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Photos: Floating Points at Danforth Music Hall
Sam Shepherd and his ensemble broke barriers at The Danforth — tapping into the complex end of ‘Elaenia’ while making innocent hearts sing.
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Photos: Architects at Danforth Music Hall
Architects hit a new decibel at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall — removing heads from bodies with Make Them Suffer and Stray From The Path.
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Photos: Maggie Rogers at The Mod Club Theatre
Maggie Rogers’ Canadian debut was full of highs as the NYU alumna played to her strengths and put on a masterclass in abstract pop.
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Photos: Minus The Bear at Saint Andrews Hall
The Seattle vets wowed (and paralyzed) Detroit’s Saint Andrews Hall with a trip through ‘VOIDS’, ‘OMNI’, ‘Infinity Overhead’, and more.
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Photos: Mac DeMarco at House Of Vans Toronto
Vans’ summer pop-up series turned 99 Sudbury into a creative hub as there were art expos, skate parks, and slow jams courtesy of Mac DeMarco.
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Photos: Big Sean at Rebel Toronto
Big Sean’s headliner was an undeniable classic as the Detroit MC flipped ‘I Decided.’, ‘Dark Sky’, and a handful of G.O.O.D. Music covers.
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Photos: At The Drive-In at Rebel Toronto
At The Drive-In destroyed Rebel Nightclub as they tore through ‘Relationship Of Command’ and a two-song encore that deserves a Pulitzer.
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