OFFSTAGE: Perfume Genius
It’s rare to be given the opportunity to call an artist “genuine”. Not because a majority of musicians these days are lost in a sea of fabrication and trying to cultivate another style, but because there are a few that can portray a naked sense of emotion. Indie pop songwriter Mike Hardreas, otherwise known as PERFUME GENIUS, has that innate ability. Even during his set-up for his recent performance at The Drake Hotel in Toronto,... Read More
GOING LIVE: Young Prisms, Boy Friend
YOUNG PRISMS, BOY FRIEND THE DRAKE HOTEL, TORONTO / MAR. 10TH One of our picks for Best New Artists for the month of March, Bay Area rockers YOUNG PRISMS ventured out into the cold of Toronto with dream poppers BOY FRIEND and let loose inside of The Drake Hotel Underground, shaking the venue’s walls with a straightforward push of electric shoegaze that tickled and eloquently stung from start to fini. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ [Find... Read More
GOING LIVE: Matt Pryor, The Front Bottoms
MATT PRYOR, THE FRONT BOTTOMS THE DRAKE HOTEL, TORONTO / MARCH 2ND In support of his second release May Day, The Get Up Kids frontman MATT PRYOR paid a visit to Toronto’s The Drake Hotel, showing off his acoustic chops that ultimately replicated the tenderness in his solo work. Present with New Jersey’s latest talent THE FRONT BOTTOMS, both acts sided with stripped down punk, pushing out a sense of honesty that scratched at personal feelings.... Read More
GOING LIVE: Royal Bangs
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Q&A: Jessica Lea Mayfield
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BLARER OF THE MONTH: Cloud Nothings
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Q&A: Meaghan Smith
In today’s world, music has no boundaries and that alone has helped the careers of artists like Meaghan Smith. As the Canadian songstress told us, the room to be creative is the reason adult contemporary is far from dead Read More Read More
Going Live: The Fiery Furnaces
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