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Performing in the wasteland of Whitby, Ont.

Lucas Bustinski, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

Like Mad Max, but there’s white women walking dogs instead of rabid raiders Alex Wardle, Static Point’s drummer, was surrounded by a padded cell of heavy moving blankets from floor to ceiling. In front of him was his drum set completely covered in microphones; two small diaphragm condensers as overheads,…

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The Scene is Dead: What happened to Toronto’s ‘blitz kids’?

Caleb Jackson, November 9, 2024

 Gentrification, grunge and public fear all had a part to play in pushing goths deeper into the shadows. It’s the 1990s. The air is electric as you walk along a darkened Toronto street, Queen St. W. To your left and right you see pale faces not unlike the moon shining…

Artist Features Four people on a stage

A momentary lapse in touring

Lucas Bustinski, July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Musicians say touring is increasingly difficult as costs rise and payouts remain low When Texas King, a London Ont.,-based rock band, was driving from Edmonton to Calgary on their 2019 tour, it began snowing heavily. Traffic was at a crawl to account for the decreased visibility. Suddenly, the three-hour drive…

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Canadian Music Week goes sky-high at Toronto’s avant-garde event space

Jess Bertan, May 22, 2024September 25, 2024

The Ivy takes live music to new heights as an addition to CMW’s venue roster.

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Harmonies Unleashed: TMUsicians’ annual Battle of the Bands makes a resounding return

Luis Ramirez-Liberato, May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

The stage is set, the lights are low, and the crowd goes wild. Six bands enter, and one leaves victorious. After five long years, TMUsicians’ Battle of the Bands is back!

Articles Taylor Simpson, Indie Night In Canada shot by Leo Montero

Returning to grassroots: The essential connection between performer and audience

Lucas Bustinski, November 14, 2023April 23, 2024

Fans are the life preserver the independent music scene is searching for.

Artist Features Daniel Monte performs at Vaughn Playhouse Theatre, shot by Leo Montero

Masterclass: Living in the Now with Daniel Monte

Lucas Bustinski, August 23, 2023April 23, 2024

In this masterclass, students will learn to seize the day.

Artist Features FKB playing at History for Canadian Music Week, Taken by Leo Montero

FKB are the champions: The band that fell to earth-, and won a national talent search

Jess Bertan, August 22, 2023April 23, 2024

The B-Side follows up with FKB, the winner of Jim Beam’s National Talent Search at the 2023 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.

Articles

Inside a goldmine gone dry: Is this the end of the working-class musician?

Lucas Bustinski, August 18, 2023November 14, 2024

A once thriving arena of talent, culture and self-expression continues to become unsustainable.

Articles Emma Beckett Headlines Horseshoe Tavern, shot by Janine Van Oostrom or The B-Side Blog

Bend it like Beckett: Defying genres and genders with Toronto’s alt-pop poster child

Jess Bertan, May 23, 2023August 30, 2023

This is the dawn of Emma Beckett-, where real stardom needs no other label.

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