CONTEST: City And Colour
THE PRIZE: ONE PAIR OF TICKETS + A COPY OF “LITTLE HELL” City And Colour perform alongside The Avett Brothers, Hey Rosetta! and Grey Kingdom. One of the most intimate songwriters to ever grace a stage, Dallas Green is set to perform with his supporting band at the Molson Amphitheatre on September 12th and as we’ve been fans since The Death Of Me EP, we’re making sure one avid listener gets to witness the show. With help from... Read More
CONTEST: Bloc Party
THE PRIZE: TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE BLOC PARTY IN TORONTO Bloc Party return with a deafening live performance you don’t want to miss. Having slayed the summer with a few dates already, Bloc Party are set to make their return to Toronto with a pair of shows at the Danforth Music Hall on September 10th and 11th. To help show our support, we’ve teamed up with Live Nation Ontario to give away two pairs of tickets to two lucky winners for... Read More
CONTEST: Osheaga 2012
THE PRIZE: ONE PAIR OF WEEKEND PASSES + MUSIC One of Canada’s biggest festivals gets ready to rock Montreal. Seriously. The Osheaga Music & Arts Festival this year is in a way, visually enthralling with a chart full of artists spread across five stages and three days in the heart of Montreal. If you haven’t already tried to sell your vinyl collection or your spouse to see the likes of The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Brand New, Feist, The... Read More
CONTEST: The Full Flex Express Tour
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE + VINYL Skrillex. Diplo. Grimes. The Full Flex Express Tour. Toronto. When it comes to trains, we know a thing or two as a combined 100-hour trip there-and-back to Austin, Texas will do that to you and because of that, it’s hard not to be ecstatic about The Full Flex Express Tour, an electronic take on past ventures by The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Edward Sharpe and Mumford & Sons. Set to launch at the... Read More
CONTEST: Fiona Apple
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE + VINYL Fiona Apple. Sound Academy. Toronto. The critically acclaimed Manhattan songwriter has returned and in support of her latest effort, The Idler Wheel…, Fiona Apple will be performing north of the border. Because of her new record embodying the same classic moments that defined her career, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Live Nation Ontario and Sony Music Canada to give away two pairs of tickets... Read More
CONTEST: Refused
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE Refused + OFF!. Sound Academy. Toronto. Refused coming to Toronto is a big deal – so much that our staff is already fighting over who can show off the tag “media” – and one lucky winner will get to endure sweat, tears and maybe blood when they hit the stage this summer. With help from our friends at AEG Live, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the punk icons’ gig with OFF!... Read More
CONTEST: Brand New
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE Brand New. Sound Academy. Toronto. We often have conversations with bands about which artist has a flawless discography and if the tables were turned, the answer for a few of us would more than likely be Brand New. The Long Island alt rock group are known to evolve which is why their four albums (with a possible fifth on the horizon) are too hard to pass up. Being major fanboys/fangirls of summer and having moshed... Read More
CONTEST: Odd Future
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE Odd Future. Sound Academy. Toronto. Over the past few years, hip hop collective Odd Future have seen their live performances mature over time, making organization a key to success while still being able to blanket it with the pure mayhem of a punk rock show on steroids and a sugar rush. In support of their upcoming OF Vol. 2 mixtape, the group plan to bring it back to the Canadian city for a third time and BLARE... Read More
CONTEST: Yelawolf
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE Yelawolf. Phoenix Concert Theatre. Toronto. When you get your shot, you take advantage of it and that’s just what Alabama rapper Yelawolf did last year with the release of his label debut Radioactive. In support of his full-length, the Shady Records member is finally doing a solo tour that reaches past the border and BLARE and Union Events Ontario are giving away a pair of tickets to his upcoming headlining... Read More
CONTEST: Jack’s Mannequin
THE PRIZE: TICKETS TO TORONTO DATE Jack’s Mannequin. Sound Academy. Toronto. Known for being a fighter and a lyricist that incorporates every sort of emotional element into his songwriting, Andrew McMahon has made Jack’s Mannequin a name to hang onto for comfort and inspiration. In support of their latest record, People And Things, the group are touring across North America and BLARE and Live Nation are giving away two pairs of tickets... Read More