Review: Aqua Alta, ‘Dreamsphere’ LP
I’ve been listening to Aqua Alta‘s debut LP Dreamsphere nonstop for a couple weeks now, and it’s finally time for you to get it for yourself – it’s out today via Star House Collective in Canada! As you...
View ArticleSong of the day: Aqua Alta, “Coral Castle”
Right around now two years ago, I did an interview with Jenn Grant and Daniel Ledwell about their 2013 ECMA nominations. It was one of my first real interviews ever, and I was terrified. Of course,...
View ArticleSong of the day: Rae Corcoran, “All Year” (Jenn Grant cover)
I have this app on my phone called Timehop. Every day it gives me a little time capsule of that day in (my) history, showing me old tweets, Facebook posts, and Instagrams. I LOVE IT. I’ve always been...
View ArticleReview: Joshua Radin, Rachael Yamagata, Cary Brothers in Toronto
I went to the Mod Club for the first time Tuesday night (I’m still new-ish to Toronto, don’t forget!), for a fantastic triple bill: Joshua Radin, Rachael Yamagata, and Cary Brothers. This trio has been...
View ArticleI’ve missed you.
Hey Sea Legs, I’ve really missed you. I didn’t at first. When I moved to Toronto I was dead set that I would carry on with updating you, writing reviews and sharing new music. I didn’t think anything...
View ArticleSong of the day: Caitlin Harnett, “Benny”
Oh my, this girl. I first became aware of Caitlin Harnett last fall when she was recording her upcoming full-length. I heard about this Australian girl who, for reasons unknown to me, had come halfway...
View ArticleSong of the day: Sarah Harmer covers Caribou’s “Odessa”
People will always find reasons to have a problem with the Polaris Prize, generally because an album or ten they thought should be on the Short List (or the Long, for that matter!) wasn’t. Hell, we...
View ArticleSong of the day: The Town Heroes, “Holdin’ Up Grants”
This video arrived in our inbox yesterday, and I was instantly flooded with memories of an amazing weekend in Charlottetown, PEI. It was ECMA weekend this past April, and I was there both on a media...
View ArticleSong of the day: Elizabeth & the Catapult, “Wish I Didn’t”
I have recently become obsessed with Elizabeth & the Catapult and I think you will too. She’s from Brooklyn, NY. She composed her first songs on an upright piano, using a running clothes dryer as a...
View ArticleEdgefest 3 in photos
Click to view slideshow. Edgefest 3, a 90s throwback night, was held at Echo Beach in Toronto this past Saturday night. Check out our photos above and read our review here. All photos © Jen Ochej for...
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