I feel like I shouldn't even need to tell you anything more about Julie & The Wrong Guys other than the members; Juno-winning Julie Doiron, Cancer Bats members Mike Peters and Jaye Schwarzer, and Eamon McGrath.
Their new songs gives me some "House of the Rising Sun" vibes, and considering it's called "Homeless" is probably no coincidence. It's off their new 7" and you're going to want to crank this one loud.
Photo by Cheryl Hall
The pair of brothers have returned. Ryan & Kurt Dahle and Todd & John Kerns, better known as The Age of Electric have recently been on a reunion tour, and now announced a brand new EP which will be out February 17 next year on We Are Busy Bodies.
"Keys" is the first single, one of 4 previously unreleased songs that were recorded during the Make a Pest a Pet session. Check it out below!
Project Limelight is a free performing arts program for children who are raised in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and for the past few years, Vancouver musician Chersea has been working with them as their Musical Director.
Just last week, they released a video for a new song called "Paradise" which was written by Chersea and the girls of Project Limelight, giving them the chance to write, record, and perform their own song. Check it out below!
Over the last few months, Light Organ Records has been hosting the Railtown Sessions, a series of short shows streamed from their HQ, combined with an EP from each of the four artists.
Tomorrow night is the culmination of this, with Sarah Jane Scouten, Rob Butterfield, Johnny 99, and Debra-Jean Creelman coming together at the Fox Cabaret for a show.
Check out the sessions below, or pick up the vinyl at the show tomorrow!
PHOTO: JUSTIN BROADBENT
Your Boy Tony Braxton is back with a new video for the song "Kick".
Much like the album Adult Contempt itself, the house-party-dance-circle video was inspired by 80s and 90s; "[Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam’s] “I Wonder If I Take You Home" video was the main inspiration. Also Janet videos,” says Shad, the man behind YBTB. “I like how the retro-vibe and playfulness of the song/video play alongside lyrics about desiring to mature.”
Check it out below, and if you're in Toronto, make sure you catch him opened for Tokyo Police Club tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday at the Mod Club!
If you ever have the chance to see Matt & Kim live, you better do it. Unless you hate dancing, running around, high energy, and booty shaking. And that's just the duo themselves.
Get a taste for yourself in this compilation of the band's 2016 live shows, set to "Fall to Pieces" off their newest EP, We Were The Weirdos.
Photo credit: Dwayne Lars
Last Friday, Winnipeg’s Mobina Galore released a brand new EP Singles & B-Sides.
"“Spend My Day” is our favourite song on the Singles & B-Sides EP so it was a clear choice to make this our first video. It was a creative collaboration between ourselves and Chris Gaudry (videographer) and was filmed at four locations in our hometown of Winnipeg, MB. The weather has been fairly mild which allowed us, in November, to capture the outdoor visual we were looking for and not freeze! We’re extremely happy with the way this video turned out and hope the storyline sparks some emotion in everyone who watches it." says the duo of Jenna & Marcia
So if you need something to jolt you awake this morning, just crank the volume for "Spend My Day"
It's my last day/night at Trans Musicales 2016 and this evening is the band I've been waiting to photograph: Reykjavíkurdætur.
Reykjavíkurdætur (which means Daughters of Reykjavik) is a collective of 20 female rappers from Iceland, whose lyrics focus on gender, politics, violence and sex. They rap in Icelandic, but you can catch some english every now and then, specifically the f-bombs and some slang words.
I'm not sure how many of them are making the journey to Rennes, but I'm beyond excited to photograph them and see them perform, even if I don't understand most of what they're saying!