NXNE would not be complete without the opportunity to drink booze in a parking lot. To that end, Jägermeister and Exclaim! came together to host their annual NXNE BBQ on Friday. This year’s theme, “Appetite for Construction”, meant heavy machinery, [...]
Last night most of Toronto flooded Yonge-Dundas square for The National’s free headlining set at NXNE. Not as many people as Iggy Pop of Flaming Lips, but a dense crowd of astute fans, enough to stop traffic going south on [...]
Last night, Thursday June 13th, Toronto R&B superstar The Weeknd took over the Mod Club in his home town for an exclusive and intimate show. Tickets for the show were announced last-minute, with only one location in the city selling [...]
A muddy mess isn’t exactly the most ideal condition for sporting bad ass festival garb, and let me tell you first hand, that getting dressed for Governors Ball and keeping clean while on site was a real challenge. I packed [...]
Their first Canadian tour date on this leg of their tour, Glasgow electro poppers CHVRCHES expressed their love for Toronto in music form on Wednesday night. A super packed Hoxton bobbed along to hits like “Recover” and “Lies” but didnt [...]
After opening a Yonge and Eglington hub of everyone’s favourite go to gift shop just last month, The Drake General Store continues to expand as they open they’re largest shop yet tucked away on the concourse level of Hudson’s Bay’s [...]
Despite this being one of the muddiest years yet at Governors Ball Music Festival on Randalls Island, never one to disappoint, New York brought some serious game in the style department, ponchos in tow, to rock out to the awesome [...]
After a two year hiatus Broken Social Scene reunited to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their label Arts & Crafts. Headlining Field Trip, the musical friendship collective played their 2002 album and fan favourite You Forgot It In People from front to back [...]
Oxford UK band Foals were in Toronto last month and they rocked the shit out of the Kool Haus, and on Sunday night they did it again with their Governors Ball Music Festival set. As a (somewhat) last-minute addition to [...]
What does it mean to care about your craft? Well, it means sweating it out in knee-length chambray jackets in the sweltering heat and humidity. Decked out in matching outfits, Brooklyn’s own Twin Shadow took to the Skyy Vodka tent, [...]
On Sunday Night, Kanye West took over the main Gov Ball NYC stage to close out the three-day Music Festival hosted on New York City’s Randall’s Island. You could tell right away that there were more people on the island on [...]
Yeasayer took to the Sky Vodka tent on the final day of Governors Ball Music Festival loud and proud. Lead vocalist Chris Keating welcomed everyone, expressing how there’s nothing quite like playing for a hometown crowd, especially when many of [...]
As soon as Bloc Party opened their Field Trip set with the Silent Alarm subtle classic “So Here We Are” we knew we were in for a treat. The London based band who’s been in our hearts since 2003 brought out the [...]
While Saturday’s Field Trip was packed with indie rock acts, TRUST brought some sinister synth pop to the stage, a welcomed change of pace. Robert Alfonse (who was mysteriously cute as usual) hypnotized us with his haunting bellowing voice, playing [...]
Starting ten minutes late, unusual for a festival set, considering that Axl managed to get on stage 10 minutes early, Freddie Gibbs finally stormed on stage, to a packed Skyy Vodka Tent shouting “Mother Fuck the police!” Diving right into [...]
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