Wavelength Music Festival ft. Dutchess Says, Partner & More
Wavelength Music Series is a Toronto institution. Last weekend they celebrated their sweet 16 with an annual music festival. Held over 3 days, the diversity of ... More...
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Rochelle Latinsky
Live Music: Wintersleep at The Drake Hotel, Toronto
Fans and friends of Wintersleep were treated to an exclusive live first listen of the band's upcoming album ‘Great Detachment”. We were lucky to be in the audi... More...
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Live Music: New Fries & Ought at The Horseshoe Tavern
The amazing thing about watching a band become progressively more comfortable in their own skin on stage is knowing that on occasion we were there to witness the transformation. This would be the theme last night when both New Fries and Ought took th... More...
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Lee’s Palace’s 30th Birthday Featuring Lucero
Lee’s Palace has been celebrating their 30th anniversary with a series of shows featuring both the venue and fan favourites. Last month we caught The Constantin... More...
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Lee’s Palace 30th Birthday: The Constantines & Nap Eyes
We hit up Lee’s Palace last night to help celebrate the historic venue’s 30th birthday. It was truly a celebration with balloons and streamers festooned all a... More...
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TURF 2015: Pixies, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Punch Brothers, & more
The unintentional theme for the third edition of TURF became praying for no rain and, taking every opportunity to see the bands who were booked to play multiple sets throughout the fest. This included The Elwins and Rich Aucoin earlier on the weeke... More...
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TURF 2015: Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Zeros, Wilco, Royal Canoe, & more
The weather people called for rain on Day 2 of TURF and got it right. Nevertheless festival goers were in good spirits taking refuge in the beer tents, which ... More...
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TURF 2015: Of Monsters and Men, Murder by Death, The Avett Brothers, & more
Due to the Pan Am games taking over Toronto this summer the 3rd edition of TURF (Toronto Urban Roots Festival) was moved to September. Praying to the weather ... More...
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Festival de Musique Emergente: Ariane Moffatt, Deerhoof, Doldrums & More
We started day one Festival de Musique Emergente with Montreal Based electropop trio Syzzors. Having seen Doldrums play at SappyFest earlier this summer we knew we had to stick around to see the wizardry that is Airick Woodhead. The beauty of atten... More...
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Preview: Festival de Musique Émergente/Emerging Music Festival
We couldn’t be more excited to head to Festival de Musique Émergente/Emerging Music Festival. This festival tucked away in the heart of Quebec offers an incre... More...
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SappyFest X Day 3: The Lonely Parade, Doldrums, Shotgun Jimmie & More
As the final day of SappyFest 10 dawned on us we took time to explore the beauty of Sackville. A walk through the Waterfowl park and a few moments of quiet co... More...
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SappyFest X Day 2: Angel Olsen, DIANA, Mozart’s Sister & More
The magic of SappyFest continued into day 2. We made it to the mainstage just in time to catch Adrian Teacher and the Subs play. Teacher, one of many Polaris Prize nominated artists consistently proves why he deserves to have the kind of loyal crow... More...
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SappyFest X Day 1: BA Johnston, PUP, Last Ex & More
Day one of SappyFest X was one for the record books. We took our time easing into the fest by catching an early evening set by Montreal’s Heat. Followed by so... More...
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SappyFest 10 Preview + Playlist
While half our team is off to Osheaga this weekend the other half is excited to be heading out to the town of Sackville, New Brunswick to celebrate the 10th y... More...
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Born Ruffians Announce New Album & Share “We Made It”
Born Ruffians dropped their latest single and release date for their forthcoming new album Ruff. The first single "We Made It" has already made it onto our summer playlist and we anxiously awaiting their tour this fall. Paper Bag Records will be re... More...
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Drink Well with The Drake Hotel
If you’re looking for some of the best patios in the city look no further than The Drake Hotel. Their patio adjacent to Queen Street west and their intimate f... More...
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NXNE 2015: FRESH SHOW AT LEE’S PALACE
Sometimes it’s hard to make a wall of wailing guitars and drums interesting. We can say with certainty that Fresh Show is the exact opposite of disinteresting... More...
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NXNE 2015: M for 159 Manning
Walking into 159 Manning it looked like we weren’t the only ones playing hooky to hang and watch bands. You could tell that the organizers had worked hard to ensure diversity of acts and the packed lineup consisted of bands both local and afar. Tha... More...
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NXNE 2015: #Paper100 at Lee’s Palace
On Thursday June 18th, Lee’s Palace was transformed in celebration of Paper Bag Record’s 100th release, which coincided with NXNE. There were no specific set ... More...
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NXNE 2015: DIANA at The Drake Underground
It isn’t a North By North East without popping onto a bike and venue hopping.
Needing a pick me up we booked it to The Drake to catch the last of DIANA’s set... More...
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Rochelle Latinsky
Rochelle has been sneaking into see bands play since the young age of 16. Nearly half a lifetime later she no longer has to sneak in but is still going strong. She is one of Sidewalk Hustle's long term contributors.