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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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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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.
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ALMOST FAMOUS: THE FABULOUS WAYS OF THE MODERN-DAY ROCKSTAR
Meet FKB, the band that fell to earth-, and landed themselves on the Canadian Music Week stage.
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WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF EMO: CHASTITY’s LOVESONG TO LONESOME YOUTHS
Grab your eyeliner and an all-black getup, because Chastity’s Brandon Williams is about to take you to church.
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![Bad Waitress, Katelyn Molgard, Kali Anne Butala, Nicole Cain, Moon, at Monarch Tavern. Shot by Jess Bertan.](https://agoria.ca/thebsideblog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/badwaitressheader.jpg)
PUNK’S NOT DEAD: IT’S JUST BEEN ASLEEP FOR TWO YEARS
For the record, Toronto four-piece Bad Waitress is nothing short of a textbook punk band, and most definitely not a girl band.
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MEET THE MCBROWN GROUP: THE MOST ANGSTY JAZZ BAND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF… (YET)
The B-Side’s Q&A interview with experimental jazz band, The Mcbrown Group.
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TORONTO’S PUNK ROCK ROBINHOOD
This one man show is working tirelessly to keep Toronto’s music scene alive.