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

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.

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.

Pierce the Veil pierces their silence with latest studio album-, ‘Jaws of Life’
May the world of emo punk rejoice. Pierce the Veil has made a triumphant return with their fifth studio album Jaws of Life; reminding the music scene, as well as anyone with a Hot Topic membership, that this group is very much alive, kicking, biting and screaming.

A night at the El-Mo: Daniel Monte conducts a classic-rock concerto under the Neon Palm
Combining the charisma of rock with the sophistication of a symphony, Daniel Monte’s Friday-night performance at the El Mocambo warrants a standing ovation.

Smells like Teen Spirit: All-age anarchy marks end-of-year party at Supermarket
Agoria Productions’ final angst-fest event of the year gives the kids a chance to ‘Party like it’s 1999’-, showcasing local art, and closing out 2022 with a BANG!

Velours – Miss You The Most
Canadian singer/songwriter Velours continues to establish an intensely profound catalogue of alternative vocality with the new release of her heart-wrenching, acoustic anthem, ‘Miss You the Most.’

RAQS – Paranoid
Heads up, Toronto, the city has fostered an up-and-coming homegrown dreamgirl. With the release of her latest single, ‘Paranoid,’ Canadian singer/songwriter RAQS sways into the spotlight with a sleek, dark, signature edge and an expansive art-pop sound.

LØLØ – Debbie Downer EP
As she continues to make her way up the musical ranks and gain widespread notoriety as a local pop-punk sensation, Toronto-born singer/songwriter LØLØ has unleashed a tidal wave of brutally profound sentimentalism with the release of her newest EP, ‘Debbie Downer’.

Vilivant – Running on Empty
This September, independent rock n’ roller VILIVANT has brought school back in session with the release of her newest single, ‘Running on Empty’. The track is bound to teach you a lesson on what ‘loud’ sounds like, just in case you’ve forgotten.