Kurt Vile and the Violators are psych-tinged country-fried rock personified. The very type that washes over you like a soothing, albeit heavy, wave. At Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall, band leader, singer-songwriter Kurt Vile, lurched amid assorted guitar pedals, his long…
American singer, songwriter, and record producer Bazzi brought The Infinite Dream Tour to Toronto’s REBEL on November 3, 2022. The show was the long-awaited follow-up to The Cosmic Tour back in August 2018. This tour supporting his third album is…
Toronto alt-rock group Monowhales packed Lee’s Palace on October 21, 2022, to deliver an exhilarating performance on the Tunnel Vision tour. Released in September 2022, Tunnel Vision is the band’s latest album, a project that sees Monowhales stepping fully into…
The 23-year-old Toronto-based rapper and viral TikTok star, Akintoye, performed his first-ever live show in front of a sold-out crowd at Velvet Underground on October 28, 2022. He brought with him an energetic lineup of local artists from the Greater…
Known for his vocal prowess, Nigerian-born English singer-songwriter Jacob Banks headlined at HISTORY on October 26, 2022, along with Australian singer-songwriter Meg Mac. Fans were thrilled to see both artists as they were set to perform songs from their recently…
Noah Cyrus brought The Hardest Part tour to Toronto on October 25, 2022. The sold-out Phoenix Concert Theatre was packed with fans eager to experience the singer-songwriter’s debut album live. The Hardest Part sees Cyrus turning to her roots, telling…
Xylo brought the Unamerican Beauty tour to Toronto’s Drake Underground on October 26, 2022. This is her first tour debuting the album. Embarking as a solo act, Xylo was known as a duo before her brother’s departure in 2018. The last time she…
Although the music of 1990’s alternative rock icons The Smashing Pumpkins may be dour, the atmosphere inside Scotiabank Arena was anything but. Celebrating the 27th anniversary of their seminal 1995 double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Billy Corgan and…
Latin-tinged prog rockers reform for their first tour in a decade. Birthed from the ashes of post-hardcore band At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta allowed vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López to move their music in a variety of…
Alexander 23 brought the Aftershock tour to Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall on October 18, 2022. Released in July 2022, Aftershock is Alexander 23’s latest album and most mature songwriting yet. Covering themes of heartbreak, loss, and grappling with your own identity, Aftershock is…