Oakville celebrates diversity at annual Culture Days
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK AND CAMILLE GUSHWAY With music playing, kids running everywhere and a hall filled with arts and crafts, this years’ Culture Days didn’t fall short of its title. The Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre celebrated its 6th annual Culture Days event on September 26. The event was created to celebrate […]
Arkells perform surprise encore late into the night at the Marquee
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Hamilton band Arkells surprised the pumped up crowd at the Marquee Friday night with an unexpected encore. After an 18-plus set, which opened with Come to light, the band walked off stage and through the hallways to the back of the bar. About 15 minutes later, band members Max Kerman (lead […]
Junos 2015 to be held in Hamilton
INFOGRAPHIC BY MOLLY MUSSELWHITE Next month Hamilton will host the 44th annual Juno awards. The event will take place at the FirstOntario Centre and hosted by Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard. Juno week will start March 9th and conclude on the 15th. Juno Event Schedule SiriusXM JUNO Awards Kickoff, March 12 […]
Song, dance and memories in the city that never sleeps
STORY BY MARK ELGIE They came, they saw, they sang and they danced. But before all of that came a 3 a.m. alarm, a bus ride to Pearson, a plane ride to New York and around $600 out of pocket. Thirty-five Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance students were invited to join the chorus in Jason […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
