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Bands to Watch 2012
You might notice our third annual Bands to Watch list has taken a stylistic turn from previous years. While Toronto’s rock and punk scenes mature, the electronic music and hip hop coming out of our cultural patchwork is impossible to ignore (see: the 2011 success of Austra, Azari & III, The Weeknd and Drake).... »
The best and worst of NXNE 2011
While we didn’t see as many obscure bands as we’d hoped for (too busy trying to get paid to write), we did stumble upon some noteworthy NXNE events, including near-nakedness, a hipster choir, and garage rock in the basement of a boat. - Marsha Casselman, Richard Trapunski »
Thaw Fest: PBRs, square guitars
To our delight, a new festival has been curated by Telephone Explosion label specifically aimed at the very bands we dig - Toronto’s ignored yet burgeoning garage punk. »
Burning Love, Crux of Aux smoke hardcore vets Coliseum at The Shop
Monday’s Coliseum show at west-end basement Parts and Labour was a purposeful lesson from the Kentucky hardcore vets we should appreciate our own damn scene. »











