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Revelations from CMW: Tampons, A&R hawks and heavy metal acceptance

By Ben Stevenson

Having recovered from Canadian Music Week, we have a few observations to share beyond the usual “this band played, they were good” reviews. »

CMW Preview: Dentata’s got bite

By Ben Stevenson

3 a.m. is no time to begin writing. But Canadian Music Week has had me up all night, bouncing from one sweaty, gross venue to the next. I guess many of us will have to do the same thing today. It’ll be a tough slog. Toronto’s Dentata are much tougher than that. In fact,... »

The best and worst of NXNE 2011

By Ben Stevenson

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 »

11 bands to watch in 2011

By Marsha Casselman

It’s been a year since our last Bands to Watch list, and through a ton of web-trolling and dive bar boozing we’ve stumbled upon some sweet new bands. This and we’ve got news some of the more established local bands have releases in store. Here are the Southern Ontario bands on our radar in... »