Tag: Music
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Wavelength Music Festival to host Lowell and The Acorn
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE What do Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Tokyo Police Club have in common? They have all played at Toronto’s Wavelength Music Festival. From Feb. 13 to 15, there will be 21 independent bands and artists taking the stage at various venues downtown Toronto. Wavelength is a Toronto-based arts organization run…
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Singing for women of all sizes
STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY An Edmonton woman is generating an overwhelming amount of attention after she posted a YouTube video of her own version of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” Natty Valencia, 20, put a new spin on the already body-positive pop song, which celebrates women’s curves, and altered it for women of all…
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Fighting Season: A local band with big aspirations
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ For Evan Rutland, making it big in the music industry is more than a pipe dream. The 21-year-old former Sheridan student and bassist of Fighting Season is well on his way to making his dream a reality. In two years, the pop punk Hamilton band has released an EP and two…
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LIVE COVERAGE: Indie Week Launch Party
COVERAGE BY VANESSA GILLIS Indie Week is coming to Canada! On Wednesday, October 15, The Hideout in Toronto will be hosting the Indie Week Launch Party, which will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature indie bands from Australia, Japan, Ireland, England, and, of course, Canada. Visit canada.indieweek.com to see the full lineup for the festival,…
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Live Event: The Weeknd, live this weekend
COVERAGE BY AMANDA SPILKER On September 21 the Weeknd, an R&B singer, will return home to Toronto to play at the Molson Amphitheatre. With the opening acts of Schoolboy Q and Jhene Aiko, the concert is set to start at 7:30 p.m. and run for two hours. http://www.theweeknd.com
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Sheep Dogs to headline the Sound of Music Festival
STORY BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE June 12 weekend will mark the 35th anniversary for Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival. Every year Spencer Smith Park, located on the waterfront in Burlington’s downtown core, attracts roughly 200,000 people. The largest free music festival in Canada is the annual event that officially kicks off the beginning of summer for…
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Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs – an insider view
BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT & MARICA PEJAKOVIC Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs are a Toronto band fighting their way to the top. This indie/folk/rock foursome is on tour right now. We sat down and talked with them before their first show of the tour; here’s what we got: photos, video, live footage and two articles.…
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Forget fame and fortune, it’s all about the fans
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS In the music industry, success is usually measured by fame and fortune. But, for Look Here Junior, it is about how many people come to the shows. “We have a really supportive fan base. If we could just have a base like that in Canada and most cities we go…
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Small-town band with a big-time dream
STORY BY SAM TASKIE Mackenzie Salhany, a Musical Theatre student, is on her way to becoming a pop star. Lead vocalist Salhany’s five-member band, LUXA, consists of Ross Burant on guitar and vocals, Dan Minchom on bass guitar, Sam Migliazza on synthesizer and vocals and Pierre-luc Lalonde on drums. LUXA performs pop songs including covers…
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Halton promoter brings music to teens
STORY AND PHOTO BY RENÉE LALONDE In the vast suburban sprawl of Halton Region, finding constructive ways to focus the attention of teenagers can be difficult. Pocketed between the bright lights of Toronto and densely populated Hamilton, teens in Oakville and Burlington are left with few opportunities to socialize beyond their classroom walls. To combat…
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A pitch perfect performance
PHOTOS AND STORY BY PAIGE GALEA Students continued with Sheridan’s mission to get creative last Saturday in the SCAET auditorium. The Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program and the Animation Arts and Design students teamed on a collaborative choir and animation performance like no other. Lux Aurumque By Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque, the choral music…
