toronto-music-festivals

Strands is playing this weekend at Wavelength Music Festival. We can’t get enough of this duo.

Here are our picks for the must-see shows and parties for this year’s NXNE festival.

This year NXNE was bigger and better than ever, with tons of free concerts, shows on streetcars and the invasion of an island! There was a lot to see and do and eat and eat and eaaaat and drink. Here are some music highlights and some general lowlights, because I can’t ever be happy. NXNE… Read More »

This past weekend, we teamed up with Audioblood to host in-store performances from three very different but equally great bands. Toronto’s Inlet Sound, Adelaide’s The Aves and Halifax’s The Town Heroes took over Model Citizen in Kensington Market, and we took a break from coveting screenprinted t-shirts and unique jewellery to have a dance attack.… Read More »

Allow me to provide some context. It’s been five years since I’ve done NXNE. I mean REALLY done it  – the kind where you’re OD-ing on Red Bull and candy, limping from feet blisters and your ears are constantly ringing when you decide to go to bed at 5 am in the morning. The kind… Read More »

Parks, puppies, acoustic guitars, sitting and singing in the sunshine all weekend long: The Live in Bellwoods Great Heart Festival exemplifies the best of the Canadian music scene, a place where, as long as you’re down, you’re always welcome to join in for a song.