
22 March 2019
Musician Spotlight Series: Nuela Charles
By Kelly Bedard // Music
The Musician Spotlight Series shines a light on up-and-coming bands and solo acts creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their music, their …

16 April 2016
Exclusive Interview: YUKA
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
The classic RnB revival gets a boost later this month with Toronto band YUKA‘s fourth release – their first on vinyl – called From the Ancients. For Yuka, the RnB/soul …

24 October 2015
Simone Denny: The Stereo Dynamite Sessions, Vol. 1
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
It may come as a surprise to find that Stereo Dynamite Sessions, Vol. 1, just released in Canada on October 16, 2015, is the debut solo album from Simone Denny. …

07 October 2015
Alabama Shakes at Boston Calling Music Festival
By Elizabeth Moss // Music
She came, she sang, and oh boy did she conquer. Frontwoman Brittany Howard led Alabama Shakes in a tour-de-force takeover of the recent Boston Calling Music Festival’s closing act. A …

02 April 2014
The Band Called FUSE: Impossible Dream EP
By Vincent Perretti // Music
Artists have a tendency to show their roots whether it’s the music that inspired their current love for music or the nations that raised them. The Band Called FUSE hails from a …

03 July 2013
Video of the Day: “Her Favorite Song”
By Vincent Perretti // Music
Ahh… there’s the Mayer we know and love; crooning into a soda can microphone with some hilarious imagery around him. The video for “Her Favorite Song” is like one giant …

21 May 2013
Strong Blood: Trixie Whitley at the Drake
By Mike Strizic // Music
April 30, 2013- Drake Underground “Oh man. If this is what I sound like at twenty-five, I’m gonna sound, like, ninety in a few years.” Trixie Whitley is nursing a cold that …

04 December 2011
At the Global Cabaret
By Kelly Bedard // Music
The last weekend in October was one of the coolest weekends I’ve ever spent in my beloved Toronto. Downtown, in the heart of the ever-gorgeous Distillery District, sits the city’s …

09 July 2011
Adele, the new queen of hearts
By Kelly Bedard // Music
I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t love Adele. The soulful singer blasts from speakers in the cool shops on Queen West, features on the ipods of everyone from …

29 June 2011
Live from Toronto, it’s the Queen of Soul
By Kelly Bedard // Music
On Friday, a legend infiltrated David Pecaut Square outside Metro Hall to kick off the Toronto Jazz Festival with a free outdoor concert. From only a few meters away it …