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Going Live: AFI, PUP

In no time at all, the Cali alt heroes and Toronto punks occupied the Phoenix Concert Theatre and restructured everyone’s sense of hearing.

Going Live

The Syracuse punks and the noise trio flooded Toronto’s Silver Dollar Room with unstable riffs, feverish enthusiasm, and high grade potential.

Features, Going Live

Stoked And Broke: FIDLAR and HSY’s free house show was packed with sludge hits, invisible pull-ups, and enough sweat to kill off the polar vortex.

Going Live

The 19-year-old Brit and The Strokes’ guitar whiz took over Toronto’s Sound Academy with a flurry of riffs, hooks, and incomparable moments.

Interviews

Marie Rupolo talks to James Mercer about the duo’s chemistry, the pressure to be a contender, and why After The Disco feels like new territory.

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Doing another one of his annual sets up north, Brooklyn’s Kevin Devine dissected feelings and showed why he’s an unforgettable talent.

Going Live

Backed by some solid support, August Burns Red paid a visit to Toronto and thoroughly exposed why they’re irreplaceable in their genre.

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Backed by Lights and Hellogoodbye, Hayley Williams and co. electrified the Air Canada Centre with a set that felt tighter, explosive, and climactic.

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The double bill remodeled The Garrison with their indie-powered gifts and made it super hard not to fall in love with every one of their songs.

Going Live

Crooning through all the faves (including “A Wilhelm Scream”), James Blake’s gig at the Kool Haus was full of covers, intimacy, and digital soul.