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’?
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…
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A momentary lapse in touring
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
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
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!
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Returning to grassroots: The essential connection between performer and audience
Fans are the life preserver the independent music scene is searching for.
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Masterclass: Living in the Now with Daniel Monte
In this masterclass, students will learn to seize the day.
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FKB are the champions: The band that fell to earth-, and won a national talent search
The B-Side follows up with FKB, the winner of Jim Beam’s National Talent Search at the 2023 Canadian Music Week Indie Awards.
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Inside a goldmine gone dry: Is this the end of the working-class musician?
A once thriving arena of talent, culture and self-expression continues to become unsustainable.
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Bend it like Beckett: Defying genres and genders with Toronto’s alt-pop poster child
This is the dawn of Emma Beckett-, where real stardom needs no other label.