Ethel Cain’s Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour descended on Toronto this week, taking over the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the first of two sold-out nights.
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Dandelion Honey for the Ears: Löwenzahnhonig Talks Blossoms, Horizons, and Their New Album
Löwenzahnhonig, the Zurich trio whose name translates to “dandelion honey,” make music that really does feel like honey for the ears.
Cafuné Bites Back: Bite Reality Confronts the Algorithm After “Tek It”
Cafuné didn’t mean to go viral. Their sensational track Tek It off their first record Running was a bittersweet indie-pop anthem born in a Brooklyn apartment.
Public Circuit’s Modern Church Is Built on Sweat and Synths
Public Circuit treats the dance floor like a place of worship. Think of a church rebuilt from sweat and distortion: strobe lights as stained glass, the crowd as congregation.
fakemink Concert Review: Dirty Luxury Shakes Toronto’s MOD Club
Toronto has always thrived on contradictions. It’s the type of music city that, in the late 2000s, birthed the distinct nihilistic electro-punk sounds of Crystal Castles and by the mid-2010s, gave rise to Drake who turned Toronto into the global capital of moody rap.
Notes from the Edge of Memory: Ben Howard’s Retrospective Tour
If you came to Ben Howard’s I Forget Where We Were 10th Anniversary Retrospective Tour expecting a note-for-note rendition of the British singer-songwriter’s most widely lauded album, you might be disappointed: this retrospective is about meeting the album in the present moment.