From the GM Heritage Centre ^ CARS! DETROIT! AMERICA! GM Canada was unveiling some big news at the North American International Auto Show (#NAIAS2013), and Sidewalk Hustle was brought along for the ride down south. (Get it?) Okay, so here’s [...]
Santigold, it seems, was intent on putting on a show at Osheaga yesterday. While many non-headliners are tasked with condensing sets and paring down the “flash factor” in the name of logistics, the American wonder woman, neé Santi White, took [...]
August 6, 2012
Live Music, Music
I don’t like when people call Young Galaxy “dream pop.” I also don’t like that they only rocked a 40-minute set, especially with three incredibly diverse and full albums to their name. It just feels odd, and unfair. The Vancouver-based five-piece is one [...]
August 5, 2012
Live Music, Music
Kandle Osborne is musical progeny. Her father, Neil, fronted the band 54-40, and produced her eponymous debut EP, which saw a physical release earlier this summer. The Victoria, B.C. native is an accidental rising star, learning to play the guitar in her teens [...]
August 5, 2012
Live Music, Music
Watching MGMT live is like watching an evolution, and getting an education. The boy duo, known less commonly as Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, have come a long from Connecticut. Hell, they’ve come a long from their first album, 2008′s Oracular Spectacular, and [...]
August 5, 2012
Live Music, Music
Florence Welch at sunset. Wake me if I’m dreaming. Welch is a pro, isn’t she? I’ve seen her live in support of her debut Lungs several times, and she keeps getting better as the audiences keep multiplying in numbers. Yes, the statuesque Brit has [...]
August 4, 2012
Live Music, Music
In his mere 17 or so months on the music block, The Weeknd, a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye, has already been there, done that. Tesfaye – a two-time Polaris Prize nominee who’s already played big fests around North America and Europe – [...]
August 4, 2012
Live Music, Music