Cadence Weapon (also known as Rollie Pemberton) grew-up in Alberta with a hip-hop DJ as a dad and quickly started rapping at the age of young age of 13. Flash f... More...
Growing up in Chicago, Tasha first learnt guitar as a teenager from her mother. Since then Tasha has grown into a true artist, unafraid to feel deeply with a di... More...
“Isolation in the mess to analyze the head and chest / No outside cure for loneliness, it gets me every time”
Does that sum up our pandemic feels or what huh? ... More...
There is no doubting the undeniable & constant talent that is erupting out of Toronto. The never-ending different stories & perspectives being told thro... More...
“So I heard the bad news. Nobody likes me, and I’m gonna die alone in my bedroom, looking at strangers on my telephone...” That’s how Muna’s self-love anthem of... More...
Puffy L'z loves Regent Park. A huge smile stretches across his face as he takes me through the newer, gentrified parts of his Toronto neighbourhood to the older... More...
Haviah Mighty has always been a musician - but now she is ready to take it to the next level.Raised off of Gerrard Street in Toronto amongst four other musi... More...
Koran Streets is a soldier.Born in Oakland, California and raised in South Berkeley, the 29-year old rapper and actor grew up between homeless shelters and ... More...
Nilüfer Yanya is West Londoner in her early twenties who’s wise beyond her years. She attended school at Pimlico (with noted Jessie Ware collaborator Dave Okumu... More...
It's been over seven years in the making and time is finally on their side. On paper, they shouldn't work, but they do. We met the Toronto duo over coffee, nest... More...
Kardinal Offishall is still fighting for Toronto to be heard - even two decades after being featured on the most important song in Canadian rap history.This... More...
Maddee is just trying to be the Bobby Caldwell of her generation.The 19-year old Toronto native found her voice in the practice room of her Grade 12 music c... More...
If you're aware of the Montreal rap scene at all, you'll probably already know about Nate Husser from his work with The Posterz. Since the group's last release,... More...
K. Forest just wants to tell his story.The rising singer/songwriter grew up in Brampton, Ontario and first gained local notoriety with the release of his de... More...
It's been almost four years to the day since Australia's export Cut Copy last visited the Danforth Music Hall. A lot has changed since then. Three out of the fo... More...
The story of Once a Tree is one of determination.The British Columbia-raised duo, composed of Jayli and Hayden Wolf, was formed after the two connected to m... More...
Brooklyn-based indie act Beach Fossils have returned after four years with their wonderful latest record Somersault. Their new album is the follow up to 2013’s ... More...
It's obvious that Madeintyo and 24hrs are brothers.Whether they're performing on stage together or just chatting about the next move, there’s a natural chem... More...
Earlier this fall, Toronto's own rising star Joseph of Mercury released his debut self-titled EP and since it came out we've had it on repeat. We here at Sidewa... More...
Even when he was homeless, DillanPonders always knew he wanted to be a rapper.Described by Noisey as “a mess” in 2014, the 25-year old Toronto native is pro... More...